Where’s the Justus?
Where’s the JustusBy Brenda Black Quickly! Name the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009… If you guessed Susan Boyle, you’d be wrong. She was runner up. But Boyle was catapulted into infamy not only for her haunting, ethereal voice … Read More
Thirty Birds Made Me See
Thirty Birds Made Me SeeBy Brenda Black I never saw them until they bolted from behind a hedge row. Some of the wild turkeys escaped on speeding and spindly legs while others took to flight. Where seconds earlier there was … Read More
Real Remedy for What Ails You
From an infomercial the syncopated rise and fall of a smooth talking spokesmodel begins her spiel. Are you tired? Stressed? Feel like the world is falling apart all around you? Do you go to sleep worried and wake up even … Read More
Helping Hands of God
Helping Hands of GodBy Brenda Black On any given day, there is tragedy and triumph somewhere in the world. Often it is in the midst of horrific circumstances that victories are significantly more visible. On an island a mere 1,975 … Read More
Shining Life
Shining Life By Brenda Black Lindsay’s lemon yellow scarf matched her sunny smile as she sat across from me in a busy college cafeteria. In the midst of all the chaos, we talked about goals and God and life and … Read More
Two Years to the End
©2010 Brenda Black Chicken Little couldn’t hold a candle to throngs who wail the sky will fall in 2012. Movies abound concerning the end of time on planet earth, derived from secular, Christian, New Age, Indian folk lore and Nostradamus … Read More
Patience Pays Great Dividends
I do not have to imagine any longer. I do not have to wait and wonder. I will not be worried because my beautiful pet is home safely! The joy and relief permeates the air as much as the smell … Read More
Patience Pays Great Dividends
I do not have to imagine any longer. I do not have to wait and wonder. I will not be worried because my beautiful pet is home safely! The joy and relief permeates the air as much as the smell … Read More