by SGIUMC | Aug 8, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
Sand! There is sand everywhere in my house! When I walk on the beach wearing shoes and socks, the sand finds its way to my bare feet, nestles between my toes, and sticks to my ankles. If I’m barefooted, I try to wash off the sand before entering the house, but the...
by SGIUMC | Aug 8, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
I spoke with a woman in the store this morning. During our conversation, she said she’d once been in a church with a large congregation, and when she went to the altar for Communion, she returned to her pew and discovered her purse had been taken. How sad that during...
by SGIUMC | Aug 8, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
When we moved to FL from MI, we were given weird tales of flora and fauna. Gators that lurked everywhere, dining each evening on cats and dogs. Snakes, all poisonous, hiding under each leaf, eager to puncture and inject their venom. Poisonous plants and trees,...
by SGIUMC | Jul 9, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
The oleanders are fully in bloom! My yard is scented with a honey-like aroma that stuns me with its warm headiness. I inhale deeply, unable to breathe in enough of the scent, as attracted as a bee to the sweet fragrance. Lovely as the masses of white, pink, and...
by SGIUMC | Jun 8, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
The days are growing longer now, as the sun continues to stay overhead later into the evening and waken earlier each morning. When I rise from bed, I can already see the blush of dawn and the sky is starting to lighten. I could consult the newspaper and identify the...
by SGIUMC | Apr 18, 2017 | Prayers from the Island
There is a controlled burn on the mainland. Acrid smoke hangs heavy in the air; its path covers everything and blurs my vision. We’re told the burn is necessary because it destroys underbrush that catches fire far too easily, quick fuel for blazes than can then be...
