Beech Tree News Network

Growing up as a young boy in the farmland of Michigan I am no stranger to the outdoor world. Many times have I heard the crunch of snow under my boots during the frigid winters or felt sweat stinging my eyes while baling hay beneath the hot August sun.

On one very rainy day, my granddaughter, Sabria, discovered that our TV doesn’t work if the rain is particularly hard, but her magic erase board does, regardless of the weather, so we took turns drawing and erasing for several minutes.

Nothing serious, just meandering: I’ve ever had a leisure suit, a gold neck chain, a decent set of jumper cables, or a sailboat.  The only one of theses that sort of grieves me is the sailboat, but at 80 now, I’m resigned to the fact I’ll probably never hoist mainsail or makefast the job (that’s

Jesus’ mother Mary stands out as a great example of a godly woman. She was the one chosen by God to be Jesus’ mother (Lk. 1:28), and as a result, she has become the focus of admiration, but sadly, gossip and slander, and even idolatrous acts.