Hallelujah!
After the cold, gray, dreary months of winter, folks often declare that spring–with its increasing warmth, bursting color, and new growth—is their favorite season. It all heralds the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who of His own power overcame the stranglehold of death and returned to life–speaking, eating, drinking, teaching. As we enter Easter weekend, consider […]
Read MoreRick’s Birds of Britain
Kat and Rick are well suited for each other in many ways. For one, they are collectors. Before college, Katie collected all the Mandy books and, later, all the Star Trek films and TV series. Rick has collected planes, trains, and small woodland animals. Together they have collected the figurines of more than 140 birds […]
Read MoreCat Walk
This is Bella, Kat’s cat. She has been part of the Dodge household for three years. Whenever she condescends to leave her sleeping place and come into our presence, she provides live entertainment that is better than anything on TV: from scratching her kitty post to gazing out the window to suddenly jumping up and […]
Read MoreThe World’s Most Famous Vet
Today (March 31st) is my 104th day in the United Kingdom. I came expecting to travel and hoping to accomplish some personal goals. Among these were to post weekly on my website and to finish writing Doggie Devotionals. Both of these goals have been met! I finished writing Doggie Devotionals five days ago. I wrote […]
Read MoreBritish Idioms 1
I was well into adulthood before I learned the meaning of idiom. Looking through a list of definitions, I found this one from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.” Having hosted international people, I saw how difficult idioms […]
Read MoreWORD’sworth
Let me tell you about the origin of WORD’sworth. It is the title of my website, Linda’s WORD’sworth at https//:lindahighman.com. It began 40 years ago while I was teaching English to grades seven through 12 at North Clackamas Christian School. We had begun doing a yearly senior play which evolved into two annual plays; and […]
Read MoreWensleydale Creamery
Visiting the town of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales had been suggested in early February. Finally, after weeks of chilly temperatures and Rick’s bad cold and cough, we are on our way! Not only Hawes, our final destination is its cheese factory. Similar in size to the Blue Heron Creamery, a mile or so south […]
Read MoreWithin Sight
In my last post, I promised a doggie devotional this week. I hope that you enjoy it. ☺️ “If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love.” John 15:10 NIV My husband of 53 years died in September of ’23, and for the next 15 months I tasked myself with […]
Read MoreChange of Plans
“This week I will have been here for two months,” I respond to the friendly woman at church when she asked how long I had been in England. “Oh, how nice! What have you done?” I know that she is actually asking where have I gone to see which sights. Her face, like others before […]
Read More“Let It Go!”
“Let it go, Chad. Just ignore them.” This was the advice that Kat and Rick gave their son-in-law, Chad. He had called to say that he would not stop by in the morning as was his habit because he didn’t want to lose his cool and make more trouble. A couple of nights previously, the […]
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