Monthly Archives: August 2015

Dear Reader: Another new word to add to our “how to stay in the groove” contemporary vocabulary!   “She-Shed”! For years now the term “man cave” has been recognized as the coveted spot in the home where the man of the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday afternoon as I was walking around the house to get the water hose to spray my hanging ferns… something sitting on the fence caught my attention. It was a half-eaten pear. The beauty of this simple sight … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On May 17, 2014 Naval Admiral William H. McRaven (Ninth Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command) started his commencement speech at his alma mater (University of Texas) with this suggestion on how to change your perspective on life. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A favorite prayer at Hampton Plantation uttered by the workers there (that Archibald Rutledge would recall with great pleasure) was: “O Lord, prop me up in all my leaning places!” Yesterday I was re-reading chapters from Archibald Rutledge’s … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Guess what today is? The FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the blog! It was on August 7, 2010 that the very first blog post appeared! Now true confession time…for awhile after the November 19 “photo situation” when Chapelofhopestories.com became a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I got this picture from Anne Wednesday morning….taken from a cottage on Cape Cod…I thought… Wow! From Motel Six to this in one day? The picture looks like the front covers of some of my summer romance … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Many times when I sit down to write the blog I already have a glint of an idea starting to take form…other times several thoughts have clustered into a myriad of ideas..and, still, then other times…like last night…I … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Recently I updated my membership to Timrod because I simply have missed going in to that old historical building and smelling that wonderful old “library” smell that takes me back in time….I love seeing card catalogues again…and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A couple of weeks ago, our pastor, Jeff Kackley, asked me if I would do the Children’s Message during the August 2 church service since he and his family would be on vacation. I agreed…already picturing  just the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I find myself these days moving from  bench to  bench throughout my garden…(depending on the time of the day and the sun’s rays) so I can see the garden from a different perspective. It is amazing how just … Continue reading →