This is a continuation of the story of my mother’s dementia. I will reiterate: this is an unpleasant account of decline, and of necessity will include...
The Elusive Culprit II
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~ Holly Bebernitz
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The Problem of Anger
When I googled the topic of today’s discussion—Anger—I found also, in addition to definitions, stories, and assorted appropriate quotations, a number of...
Meeting of Friends VII
I was surrounded. Back to the wall. Well, to the window. The table was littered with fruitcake, cookies, coffee cups, plates, and napkins; the guests in...
Managing Obstacles
Most people hate change. We arrange our lives, our schedules, our family’s schedules and hope we can keep moving, unimpeded, toward our goals, carrying out...
Everybody Loves Moses II
Everybody Loves Moses II Last week, we observed how God preserved Moses’ life by sending him to the Pharaoh’s own house to be brought up, preparing Moses to...
Stand Up, Speak Up, Shut Up
Way back when I taught speech, I used the following illustration every semester: A plumber wrote to the National Bureau of Standards saying he had...
Fruit of the Spirit–Peace
Third in the list of the Fruit of the Spirit is Peace. [Galatians 5:22-23] This topic was more challenging than love and joy to pin down to a starting...
The Elusive Culprit
There are certain roles and callings for which you can prepare yourself. You can study to become a teacher or a plumber or a banker. You can prepare for...
Sit Down
Sit down. Listen to how the voice in your mind says, “Sit down,” as you read these examples. You welcome into your living room a friend you have not seen in a...
Meeting of Friends VI
Ivy Leigh, seated next to me, grabbed my arm, and yanked me from behind my chair. “Sit down,” she said, and I knew better than to argue. I had applied those...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.
