by Ellie | Jul 17, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
The most important question you’ll ever have to answer is, Do you believe in God? The second most important question: How will your answer affect the rest of your life and beyond? I believe in God for two starter reasons: The Big Bang, and the Intelligence...
by Ellie | Jul 3, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
REEPICHEEP, the unlikely mouse hero of Narnia’s Prince Caspian, devoted himself, body and soul, to the lion king, Aslan. Not only can I tolerate that sort of mouse, but honor it. A noble animal. I, though, have been surrounded, so it seems, by hordes of the less...
by Ellie | Jun 19, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
IN MY LAST BLOG, I promised a preview of my almost-finished novel, An Unpresentable Glory. A quick overview (aka Elevator Pitch): Un.pre.sent.a.ble Glo.ry noun The spiritual reward for helping a desperate stranger do the unmentionable. The return from sneaking a God...
by Ellie | Jun 5, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
Summer is upon us, a time for reaping the harvest of seeds sown. I dug in garlic cloves last fall and was surprised to see sprouts in March, despite our long, frigid winter. Early this spring, I sowed a mix of greens, the thinnings of which can now round out a...
by Ellie | May 22, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
Getting to and from my Wheaton College 60th class reunion had us humping across looonnnnngg stretches of asphalt desert. Think Syracuse NY (well, actually Homer) to Portage IN = 650 miles, 11 hours. Think St. Joseph Island, Ontario, back to Homer = 700+ miles, 12...
by Ellie | May 1, 2015 | blog
Years ago, I read a love fantasy that puzzled me until at least halfway through. It depicted a grumpy old hag—totally unattractive to the male figure in the story. But as time went on, she began to take care of herself and surprisingly, became well-endowed and...
