Jeanie Nihiser

Have you ever composed a letter or email while you were supposed to be sleeping? I go to bed tired and ready to sleep, only to have my eyes pop open and my mind kick into high gear. Forget counting sheep — I try to fix things in my mind … Read more

The older I get, the more I start to think of my own death. Don't get me wrong: I don't have a horrible disease and I'm not, like some say, "homesick for heaven". What I mean is that every day, it becomes more of a reality to me. It is … Read more

It was a beautiful day in our neck of the woods, so I grabbed my Bible, my study books, my coffee, and a few of my critters to go out to my prayer chair. The sun was beautiful, and a cardinal cheerfully sang, "birdie, birdie, birdie". Ah! … Read more

This year when I started to work in our rock garden, I decided to take out about half of it that had been taken over by Gooseneck Loosestrife. Doesn't the name tell you that it doesn't know how to play nice? When we moved here ten years … Read more

One of the tales that I tell about myself happened during a very sad time in the life of our family. My daughter, Nealy, had a miscarriage, and after several grueling days of hoping that this little life would make it, she lost the baby. … Read more

I went out early to my prayer chair, my favourite place to talk to the Lord. It was perfect, with a gentle breeze wafting across the grass that was still glistening from the dew that had fallen during the night. In the swaying trees that … Read more

I love Southern Gospel music, even if that makes me "un-cool"! I like its folksy, real-life lyrics, and I could almost dance to the joyful tunes. Actually, I am almost sure that King David danced to Southern Gospel music! Today, I am … Read more

I have always loved coffee, but as my girls have grown to enjoy it too, I have come to love it even more! While growing up, I had a divided home: Dad was a pot-a-day coffee drinker, but my mom loved hot tea in the morning. My sweet … Read more

As I watch the Olympic events, I wish that I could boast of great athletic ability, but the truth is that I have none. I wish that I were different, but I just didn't have it in me. I probably spared many boys and girls from a poor … Read more

In 1956, when I was eight years old, I had a little girlfriend I played with. We played dolls, school, and jump rope, but there are two things that I most remember about her. One was that we watched Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show … Read more