by Valorie Quesenberry | May 26, 2025 | America, Flag, Memorial Day, Patriotism, soldier
Unknown. The word is simple. Complex. Empty. Full. Nondescript. Meaningful. Casual. Weighty. I look down at the white cross and think that it too could be identified by these adjectives. How could Joe, the brother I grew up with, be unknown. How could he be missing?...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
On 3 x 5 cards and on pieces of paper in my Bible and in my devotional books, I have listed dear-to-my-heart prayer requests. I put a check mark and sometimes a date beside the ones that are answered. Sometimes the answer is “no.” Though I write...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s been wonderful to hear from my readers about the The Eagle and the the Star. I’ve heard from many of you who have asked me “Will there be a sequel?” and “What happened to Hanne?” I’m excited to tell you that I’ve...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
The turkey was heavy this year. And the table was full. But not as full as her heart. Mrs. C couldn’t help smiling as she carried the platter to the table. Around the collection of dishes containing favorite casseroles and salads were the faces of the people...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Buildings disintegrated. Planes exploded. People died. And mounds of ash were left to remind us of what once had been. Historically, Judaism has rejected cremation of the dead because it destroys the body, the vessel that houses the soul and makes impossible the...
