Author Archives: Dianne Horne

We weren’t able to have children of our own, so we delight in investing our time, hearts and effort into other peoples’ kids.   For some reason I was drawn to a group of boys and girls at church that were in the fifth grade.   They were active and inquisitive, and I loved being around them.Continue reading “POPCORN & PANCAKES”

Doesn’t life offer numerous opportunities to learn “flexibility?”   My temperament doesn’t adjust rapidly to “go with the flow.”    My system fights that upstream living.   So I’m always in class learning from the Lord how to go with His agenda, instead of mine.   He certainly has surprises in the turns of our journey. At this particularContinue reading “SIMPLICITY IN DINING”

“A PERSONAL CONFESSION” Dear friends…………….. This morning I wanted to share with you a “site” on “youtube.com” that offers a tranquil inclusion to our life, providing uplift, encouragement, and peace in our “fast-paced” life. Lately my heart has been challenged to again, “turn down the volume” in my life, and purposely choose some “nourishment” forContinue reading “TURNING DOWN THE VOLUME – Awe, That’s Better”

This is a story that, at first, you may not believe, but it’s true nonetheless.   My husband and I were in New Zealand visiting his parents this particular summer.   Often we would gather ourselves in their small, but comfortable Ford Anglia car.   If you were over six feet in height, you would not enjoy theContinue reading “DELIGHTS IN THE DOUBLE SEMI”

What joy to reach out to our neighbors, for a variety of reasons.  One of them being that neighbors are close by and can often be a wonderful source of help in an emergency.  In this particular area where we lived in Southern California the homes were situated on a relatively short street.   In thatContinue reading “HUNTING DOWN LOST DOGS”

Being with people energizes me!   I realize that my personality thrives on relationships.   One of my many areas of joy is greeting people at the entry of our church on Sundays.   There are about 350 people that I say “hello, good to see you” each week.   I’m full and running over by the time theContinue reading “WELCOMING OTHERS”

You never know when someone may be driving by and make an assumption about you, without having all the facts.   This incident took place years ago, and I still laugh at how assumptions can lead us astray. This particular morning a friend and I were going out to a conference.  Arrangements were made that sheContinue reading “GARDENING IN MY HEELS”

My husband and I have been privileged to meet so many lovely people.   We have friends from age 3 to 103.   I’ve learned, listened, and loved all of them for a variety of reasons.   Some are single, some are married, some are divorced, some are widows and widowers, and all of them are precious soulsContinue reading “IN HONOR OF YOUR BIRTHDAY”

While my husband and I were living in Florida, I applied for a job at a local bank.   Sharing the name of the bank isn’t important, but what happened one morning needs to be exposed. When I was employed by the bank manager as his secretary, I was given a full indoctrination of bank policiesContinue reading “HONESTY AT THE BANK”

No, I am not a frequent flyer on the airlines, nor do I possess my husband’s frequent flyer card.  I fly “cattle car” status as does he.  At least that’s what it feels like when you’ve been on an aircraft for more than 4 hours sitting in economy class.  At this particular time I wasContinue reading “FLYING FIRST CLASS”