by Valorie Quesenberry | Aug 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The recent controversy over Matthew West’s song “Modest is Hottest” reminds us that we run afoul of balance when we do not take a holistic approach to modesty. The song had been out barely hours when the opinions began to come in. Some loved it; others were horrified....
by Valorie Quesenberry | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Life has totally rerouted on us lately. Without much warning, the road signs changed, and we are on unmapped highways. One of those sudden changes is the new world of eLearning. I have homeschooled my children in the past, and I remember the weight and the joy. There...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 16, 2019 | Christmas, Uncategorized
This short story is dedicated to my friend, LuRhe, in loving memory of her daughter, Jacinda Edwards Stetler, who was a devoted and beloved teacher. Tommy was dirty. His overalls were ragged. His hair had a cowlick that sprouted like new alfalfa on the back of his...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some things are sacred in the south – sweet iced tea is one of them. You know how valuable something is by what people will sacrifice for it. I can only imagine how the King’s tea tax smote the heart of our Revolutionary forbears. Their devotion to country cost them...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Joe fixed his eyes on it as he crawled. A rock jutting up on the beach, a few hundred yards from him. All he had to do was reach it. The men of the 1st Infantry Division, Company B, were floundering toward dry land, kicking, thrashing, coughing, dragging each other to...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The trees were burnished gold outside her window. Beyond the road, Jenna could see the cornstalks drying in the late autumn sun. It was a gorgeous October day. She stuffed another sweater in the suitcase and grimaced as she zipped it shut. Packing light was a...
