Author Archives: Dianne Horne

When you frequent a place, don’t you find that you gravitate to the same area sometimes, perhaps even the same row of seats?  And perish the thought if someone else should occupy “your seat” before your arrival.  This was a delightful, but cool, Sunday morning in October.   One of my favorite joys was about toContinue reading “BUS DELIVERY OF A NEW FRIEND”

It was the Christmas season and I was asking the Lord what type of activities we should be creating to celebrate Him.   My husband and I have never resided around family, so we’ve adopted and invited many a dear one to join us in celebrations over the years.   We gather them from church or ourContinue reading “GUESS WHO’S COMING FOR DINNER?”

It was an ordinary day and part of my ordinary day was escorting   our two little furry critters, Chelsea and Winnie, to the tranquil park behind our home.   I knew by the dogs’ behavior that morning they were getting restless and waiting for their walk.   It brings a chuckle to my heart when I recognizeContinue reading “THE BALL THAT WENT OVER THE FENCE”

This story will bring tears to my eyes because my heart will recall the precious friend God delivered to me one day in a big yellow passenger van.  I will share our introduction to each other in a later story.  We enjoyed friendship with one another for only a short season, about a year andContinue reading “THE GIFT OF REFRESHMENT”

Our words “to others” and “about others” are so important.  I’d venture to say they are life changing! Proverbs 18:21  “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” This scenario happened many years ago.  I was a junior in high school at the time.    Summer break had come to an end and theContinue reading “A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT”

My husband and I were living in the Southeast part of the United States where we were on staff of a rather large church.   This particular  church was hosting some kind of dinner evening, and being on staff, we were automatically included on the guest list.  Personally, I’m not fond of head tables.  At thisContinue reading “A WEALTHY RELATIONSHIP”

It was a cold winter morning.   I had just arrived at church.  My husband was out of town that weekend.  I try and remember to ask the Lord to direct me to just the people He intends for me to meet and interact with each day.  Today was no exception, but it happened sooner thanContinue reading “WE MET IN THE PARKING LOT”

My husband and I resided in a small condo located downtown in a large city in southern California.   Our unit was on the street level.   So we saw quite a variety of people daily that walked past our patio.   Some were local residents, some were people that were homeless, and many were visiting from allContinue reading “A 7:00 a.m. LATTE DELIVERY”

The expression of our heart! A picture is worth a thousand words, we’ve all heard that expression, haven’t we?  But what does that convey?  For me, it’s when we see something so lovely, so heart-warming, and so delightful that it moves our hearts beyond verbal expression.   We hear people respond and speak of events asContinue reading “THE GIFT OF OUR WORDS”

Do you ever have a day when everything just seems to register “zero, not good, get your act together?”   My husband and I had moved into a home that was, shall we say, neglected beyond belief, both inside and out.   My attempts at clearing the outside extended way beyond what I anticipated.  On this dayContinue reading “A PICK UP THAT DIDN’T GO WELL”