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ABOUT ME

Beverly Smith, runner, writer, reader who loves family, animals, outdoors, travel, and chocolate.

LATEST STORIES

  • Mug of hot chocolate beside a Bible open to the book of John near a bowl of fruit

    Hello World!

    Hello world. I’m glad you’re here. I hope that here you’ll find a place where you can grab a cup of coffee, or tea, or hot chocolate and sit down for a minute or two. I hope you’ll find the kind of place where friends can gather for conversation and catching up, a place where…

  • Take Care

    “What have you done with my wife?” Kent’s looking at me in amazement, completely perplexed by my behavior. Tonight, I’m way out of my lane. I’ve made a decision to take care of myself.

  • His Name

    People use his name to curse, bless, vent when things go wrong. They use his words to pick and choose what they want to believe, or prove, or discard. Some devote themselves to showing contradictions in his teachings, his words, his life. But all of them know his name.

  • We all have stories

    We all have stories. We all have a myriad of facets, little pockets and rabbit trails in our lives and in our pasts.

  • hiker gazing into distance from a mountaintop, What if

    What if?

    Do you, like me, sometimes feel like you’re hanging onto the end of the rope wondering if your hope, your dream, is worth it? Do you wonder if He even hears your prayers? Are there things in your life that need a miracle? What if?

  • C.S.Lewis Wardrobe at the Wade Center Wheaton College Wheaton IL

    The Wardrobe

    We could use a bit of enchantment in the awfulness of this world. We could use more good stories. C. S. Lewis believed that good stories encourage us to make the real world a little bit enchanted. Seeing The Wardrobe for the first time helped me believe it too.

  • Good Boy

    The first time I saw him, I thought he was the skinniest living dog I’d ever seen. His Snoopy nose can pick up the slightest scent. On a walk he always wants to check all the messages and leave a reply. He’s a good boy.