After a fairly sleepless night in Galway, Clare and I woke to a delicious breakfast at The Sliding Rock Inn. Afterward, we went upstairs, packed up, and then headed out to meet Clare’s “baby brother” (he’s 23) at a convenience store a few blocks away. The weather was gloomy–cold and rainy–which did not fit with […]
Lessons Learned in Ireland: Day One–Tipperary
I went to Ireland for the first time in 2019 and left with a plan to return two years later. Of course, that didn’t happen, COVID being what it was . . . But when world returned to something akin to normal, a plan was hatched. Before I get into the second trip, let me […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Rachel’s Tomb
Eva Marie Everson The day had been perfectly perfect. My coauthor, Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, and I had busied ourselves around the city of Jerusalem, hitting landmarks, historical locations, and a few shops. As we neared the noon hour, Miriam made a casual comment concerning Rachel’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of Bethlehem, separated by the […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Old First Church, Bennington, VT
Our grandson and his girlfriend announced their engagement. We couldn’t have been more thrilled. Then they announced their engagement party which would precede the wedding by about two years. Kids today. The party would be held at the Albany Pump Station (Brewery & Restaurant). In New York. State. Almost an entire eastern seaboard from Orlando, […]
The Story Behind the Picture: Tel Hazor, Israel
by Eva Marie Everson On a crisp September morning in 2001, I stood beside my husband in the middle of 5th Avenue, New York City, as a plume of smoke rose to the south. We were both in shock; the morning’s events were beyond anything we could have imagined would happen to us during our […]
Sometimes …
Sometimes He calms the storm . . . and sometimes He calms His child. Whatever storm you may be in right now–or you may be in sometime in the future–God is there. If you “shush,” and “be still” (Psalm 46:10), you can hear Him. His voice often comes as a whisper (1 Kings 19:12), but […]
A Tribute to Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Dear Lucinda, Cindy. For years, whenever I drove through Thomasville (your hometown), I’d send a text message to you (later on, never while driving) saying, “Guess where I drove through today!” You’d know, of course. You’d answer back, “Thomasville!” The City of Roses had always been a connection for us, but it wasn’t our only […]
A Single Act of Kindness
Eva Marie Everson My friend Michelle and I went to Park Avenue recently. “Park Ave” as the locals call it, is a lovely brick-street section of Winter Park, Florida with specialty shops and restaurants predominately on one side and a park on the other. The shops have enticing window displays with front doors shaded by […]