During the first week of spring the unseasonably warm weather caught most people by surprise. It also rendered my husband a great idea. When we got back from the grocery store that Saturday morning, Greg told me to get changed, suggesting we go for a hike since the weather was so warm. Although we are not avid hikers, we do have a favorite spot where we like to spend some quiet time, and not far from where we live. I like...

I was home from college for the summer, and my mother dragged me off to church with her on the first Sunday of my summer vacation. I don’t particularly like going to church. I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. I heard that in a song somewhere. After we took our place in the pews, the preacher came out and started the service. But he wasn’t the same preacher that we had the last time I came here. Th...