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Trippin’

Trippin’

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My son, Josh, and my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have just returned from a three-week cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas to the Baltic Sea. We began our tour with three days in London before boarding the ship in Southampton, England. From there we visited Oslo Norway, Copenhagen Denmark, Tallinn Estonia, St. Petersburg Russia, Helsinki Finland, Stockholm Sweden, Skagen Denmark, and Stavanger Norway before returning to Southampton. Our ship carried 5,200 people including over 1,000 crew members. I gained…

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Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie

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I dearly love cherry pie. This year a dear new friend invited me to pick cherries at her place. I wish I’d taken a picture of her tree. With the copious rains we’ve had this season, the tree produced a bumper crop. There is nothing like fresh cherries. If you haven’t been blessed to be able to pick from someone’s tree, canned cherries are the next best thing. Here is my recipe if your mouth is watering for this delicious…

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Basil Pesto Recipe

Basil Pesto Recipe

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I look forward to this time of the year when you can go out and pick some basil for a yummy meal. This is delicious smeared on french bread slices also. Since pine nuts are so expensive I sometimes substitute sunflower seeds.   Basil Pesto Hands-on Time 10 Mins Total Time 10 Mins Yield Makes 2 cups June 2011 RECIPE BY SOUTHERN LIVING Use this pesto recipes to stir some summertime goodness into hot cooked pasta, rice, or grits for a…

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Old Glory

Old Glory

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Twenty-one years ago our church installed a new flag pole. They asked Dan Quisenberry, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, to write a poem for the occasion. Dan was my mentor and an excellent poet. When asked, Dan turned to me and said, “I don’t have time, but Sally can do it.” My heart leaped into my mouth. I had never written a commissioned poem before. Writing a poem in my journal that no one saw was entirely different thing…

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Wedding Anniversaries

Wedding Anniversaries

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Yesterday would have been our 57th wedding anniversary. I don’t know how so many years have flown so quickly. I wrote this poem on the occasion of our 49th anniversary to my husband. Love Poem Over the years, my love, we’ve fallen in ditches, trudged a few fields, and picked our way along some difficult paths. Those treks have been bearable because you were by my side.   He died fourteen months ago. Oh, would that he were still here!…

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Weddings

Weddings

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With June being the most popular for weddings I thought I’d share with you a recent event. As an ordained chaplain, it’s my pleasure to officiate at weddings. This particular bride wanted “unconventional vows.” I looked high and low online. Every one didn’t fit the bill. Some were downright ridiculous. I finally gave up and said, “I can write something better than these.” And I did. They are scriptural, yet simple. This is what a wrote. I (groom’s name), take…

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Serendipitous Surprise

Serendipitous Surprise

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This past Friday Channel 4 set up broadcasting in Overland Park downtown under the clock tower. I had seen Mark Alford speaking about D-Day the day before.  I got the notion to take him my Hard Times in the Heartland book that includes stories about my dad during WW II in France and Germany. When I arrived a crowd gathered behind Mark and Abby Eden. Did I dare approach them? Would someone stop me? I observed one man walk up to…

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Jesus’ Authority Over Tornadoes

Jesus’ Authority Over Tornadoes

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Sometimes we don’t take advantage of what Jesus has provided for us. In John 14:12 He said, “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” When the disciples were in a storm on the Sea of Galilee their boat was in danger of sinking when Jesus was asleep in the stern. They woke Jesus and said to…

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Memorial Day Rituals

Memorial Day Rituals

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Old habits die hard. Two activities stand out to me on Memorial Day. The first is to go to Wal-mart, buy flowers, and decorate my parent’s grave and now my husband’s. My parents are buried in the 1st National Cemetery in Fort Scott, KS. Every year, the cemetery conducts a memorial service for those who served our country in our defense. My son and I attended the service this year, although it had to be held inside because of the…

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A Kudo

A Kudo

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As a writer, much of your time is spent alone without any feedback. I love it when I hear from a reader–especially when they have enjoyed the read. Recently I received this feedback from my WW II book Hard Times in the Heartland: “My dear friend – I could hardly put the book down.  I love the discussion questions – they made me ponder as to how I would answer them. “You are such a thoughtful writer. I know your mother…

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