Author Archives: Dianne Horne

This story will be initiated with a personal question… for you.  Have you ever tried to be like someone else?   Have you ever wished you were like someone else, either in appearance, education, mannerism, personality or intellect? I think we could all be blatantly honest here and say, “Yes we have.”  In allowing that questionContinue reading “A SYMPHONY OF PRAISE “Playing our part””

Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like if we could turn back the clock of our existence?   What if we could be “little children” again?   I’m going to choose age five because at that age I loved to color.  My mother always seemed to have coloring books available for my sister and me. Continue reading “PUT YOUR CRAYONS BACK IN THE BOX”

God is a “personal” God!   That is just the truth that our hearts, minds and wills need to accept, enjoy and live out in our lives.  It will directly affect how we look at ourselves and others.   It also affects how we look at things around us.   My journey in life has shown me andContinue reading “ADOPTION “A wonderful act of love””

You never know what you’ll find at a small community grocery store.  My husband and I stopped into such on Tambourine Mountain in Queensland, Australia.  We only went in to buy one small item.  It was a delightful country store.  We were warmly welcomed by a young gal at the checkout counter; and I thenContinue reading “IMMACULATE SHELVES Organization at its finest”

This day was a BIG day for my husband and I.  We had just exited an aircraft in Brisbane, Australia after spending 15 1/2 hours cooped up with 280 other sardine travelers. For anyone who has ever been on a plane for that long, you’ll understand the reference to the term “sardine.” We were gratefulContinue reading “A BOUQUET OF FRESH ENCOURAGEMENT”

It was a beautiful California morning and I found myself gazing out my kitchen window.   The thought entered my mind that I had never met the people who lived next door.  I had seen them coming and going now and again, but never took the initiative to introduce myself and extend a proper hello.   WeContinue reading “SURGERY THAT BEGAN WITH A CASSEROLE”

Luke 1:26-38, 46-56 Mary is a very young girl and soon to be a young woman, who lived in the small town Nazareth in Galilee.  She was a virgin and excitedly engaged to Joseph (who was a descendant of David).  She became miraculously pregnant (by the will of God through the Holy Spirit), and hadContinue reading ““MARY – Believing the Impossible””

Recently I have been considering the lives of a few women in the Bible. Their lives are representative of the realities we have all faced, or will face in our own lives.  How comforting that God would allow us to learn from their experiences – mistakes and all. So, just for fun and review, IContinue reading “ELIZABETH”

As I begin this story the polite gesture would be to invite you over for dinner.  But since this event is appearing on paper, I’ll skip right to the main course of things. Many restaurants have a menu and a presentation with which attract their desired customers.  My offering is quite simple.  I do haveContinue reading “MEANINGFUL MACARONI”

You know, in life we never stop learning!    We learn from books, teachers, parents, friends, google, and a myriad of other sources.  Not all of the sources available are accurate or worth giving our time and energy to.   But there are needs and events that crop up which seem to place us in the “nowContinue reading “LEARNING HOW TO PULL & PUSH”