Living Abroad
My week has been full: tutoring, taking on-line classes, going to the vet, taking the car to the autobody shop, keeping doctor’s appointments, and consulting with the senior publishing specialist at BookBaby. No time for writing a post. So, I’d like to share an excerpt from an article that appeared in The Daily UW, the […]
Read MoreAn Unexpected Place
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- by Linda Highman
I find myself in an unexpected place. Every night while in England, I got into bed, wondering “What does God have in store for me when I get back home?” He had surprises. Among them were these: a job opportunity and a totalled car, both offering the means by which to publish Doggie Devotionals. And […]
Read MoreLife Happens
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- by Linda Highman
“Be anxious for nothing; but in everything, through prayer and supplication, make your requests known unto God. ” Philippians 4:6 The more experienced I become in living Christ-like, the more experience I am given to live like Christ and to see how “all things work together for good to them who love God, to them […]
Read MoreCare and Trust
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- by Linda Highman
Without scampering or barking, Sammy came to me. I had returned from a seven-month absence from him, and I was collecting him from the gracious family that had cared for him while I was in England. He nosed me and accepted my strokes, but our reunion held small excitement. He rode calmly on the drive […]
Read MoreA Father’s Day Tribute to Cal
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- by Linda Highman
As the final leg of our trip to Stonehenge and Highclere in April, we went to Wales. In Chepstow we visited Rick’s oldest grandson, Cal. His three children, under age ten, are evidence of the good parenting they’ve received from him. They were friendly and comfortable amid adults whom they see infrequently including me, a […]
Read More3 of 3704
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- by Linda Highman
The question is asked in White Christmas, “What does a retired general do?” The same sort of question can be asked of the estates of former aristocrats. Most people of the 21st century have scarce knowledge of the feudal system of economics and government which existed in Europe from about 500 AD to 1500 AD […]
Read MoreChange of Plans 2–London
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- by Linda Highman
After arriving in England, I learn that a former boarder of ours has moved to London from Hong Kong. Toby lived with us for his final year at Portland Christian High School. He moved with us from one address to another as 2015 turned to 2016. Plans are to meet in London on May 28th–last […]
Read MoreJune 10th/10th of June
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- by Linda Highman
If you visit the United Kingdom for any length of time, you must relearn how to express a date. Take a birth date, for instance. Written with numbers in America, it would look like this: 06/10/76. In Britain, it appears as 10/06/76. It is so easy to say, “Just keep in mind that the numbers […]
Read MoreRoundabout
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- by Linda Highman
When visiting England, one of the first things to learn is where to sit in a car. The front passenger seat is not on the right but on the left. When turning left, the turn occurs immediately; the street is not crossed first before the actual turn is made. This left-right difference is easy to […]
Read More80 Years Since….
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- by Linda Highman
Disabled as he is, Rick spends his days at home in front of his screen, working at his computer or watching TV. When he is in TV mode, it often is the daily news that holds his attention. I don’t sit down to watch the news, but I hear it as I pass by. Last […]
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