Author Archives: Dianne Horne

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”

Little things mean a lot!   Haven’t we all heard that phrase!  Well, in this kitchen adventure, it brings new meaning to the term “little things.” Integrity in the pantry might be a better title of the story, but for now, let me introduce my pantry associate and onsite observer. This event took place on oneContinue reading “WHAT’S THAT I SEE IN YOUR PANTRY ?”

Finding balance in our values, priorities & activities My Mom used to say that whatever opportunity came up in school my hand shot up before I ever knew what the task was.  With that in mind, I’d like to travel back in time and invite you into my heart.  Once at a summer camp volunteersContinue reading “UNCLUTTERING OUR HEARTS”

                        We’ve just been groomed…and aren’t we adorable! Sometimes a photo is worth a thousand words!    I’ll never get over the fact that God delights in each of us and longs to be involved in our everyday lives, even in the mundane and seemingly unimportant.  This story may be uneventful for you, but itContinue reading “CALMING THE POMS”

                           “Greeting on a Sunday Morning” Do you find yourself sometimes yearning to do “BIG things” for God?   I have.  Over the years though, I’ve found that it is never what “we do for God” but rather, “what He longs to do through us.”   This helps me relax a bit, and realize that I’mContinue reading “NOTICING OTHERS”

Have you ever been invited to join friends for a lovely late afternoon dinner on an island?   Up to this point, my response would have been no.   Not many of our friends have a boat.  Many have little boats that you play with while soaking in the tub, but most of them would never admitContinue reading “OVERNIGHT ON A BOAT”