The great seal has found his rock at Pawley’s Island. “The Yingling three” — Lila, Rebecca, and Frannie are happy because they have a huge float in the ocean to hang on to and climb up on. Readers of the Pew know how much I enjoy the beach and ocean. The peace the rhythm of…

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Grandma Danny used to say, “if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” Each of us has sixth sense to weed out something that seems not quite right, but too often we fail to heed our own trust meter. We fall prey to the siren song being sung by Madison avenue. They promise…

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You  turned my wailing into dancing, you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. — Psalms 30:11-12.   The psalmist sounds like he has met the love of his life and in a way he has. His heart is singing to God. Many of…

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Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy. Psalms 98: 7-9 At times the poetry of Psalms is all we need to remind us of the joy of life.  Over the years I have learned…

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Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord. — Psalm 27:14 Article after article talk about today’s world of instant gratification. Grandma Danny’s world of “Patience is a virtue’ has been substituted for “I want, and I want it now!” Thank goodness God doesn’t operate on our current world’s timetable…

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