Author Archives: Dianne Horne

It’s time for a huge chuckle.  So set your funny bone in place and prepare for hysterical laughter from this true event.   It’s been a long time since this scenario took place, but I remember it as though it happened last week.  My husband and I hadn’t been married but a few months.  He wasContinue reading “ROYALTY IN ROLLERS”

This story will introduce two secret fears I’ve experienced over and over in my life. Prepare yourself for a chuckle on this one even before we get started.   My fear was my sewing machine.   Now I realize that sewing machines are tools.  They don’t speak, they don’t sing and they don’t throw tantrums.  They’re notContinue reading “CAN YOU TEACH ME TO SEW?”

We enjoy having people over for dinner!   It may take place in the backyard, kitchen or dining room, but wherever we’re seated, we can be sure of laughter being part of the experience. This event turned out so surprisingly that I just had to share what transpired.  I seldom remember what we serve people toContinue reading “SURPRISE ARRIVALS”

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”