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 | Apr 17, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
The scheduled arrival of our guests coincided with a Gala Celebration we needed to attend. Okay—just tell them where the house key is; come in and make yourselves at home. Did they ever! We arrived home at 9 PM to find them at table, eating pancakes and maple syrup....
by Ellie | Mar 20, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
Last Sunday I met with a young man, age 16, who is writing a Young Adult novel. He had asked me to read it and talk with him about the good and the bad. While I was doing this, another person called, wanting to talk about a novel he’s writing. Two people, consulting...
by Ellie | Jan 23, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
We just got home from a trip to Florida. Do I hear you say BOR-ING? Maybe yes, maybe no. I’ll try to make this a different sort of travelogue. Direction 1: The weather was just fine—a little rain here and there, a lot of clouds and only a few days of shorts weather,...
by Ellie | Jan 13, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
MOST PEOPLE look forward, but at 3:30 one morning, I decided to look back. WHAT THREE THINGS HAVE HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY LIFE? Hard to whittle to three, but I’ll try. The first has to be my acceptance of God’s invitation to join his family. No specific date;...
