Cynthia J. Thomas

Their art was showcased at a June 30 reception at the Table Rock Art Gallery in Claybough Plaza in Branson West, with guests dropping by to enjoy refreshments and the inspirational results of the Plein Aire collaboration.

New books are a huge blessing to school librarians trying to provide new materials for young readers while staying on budget for other needed supplies.

Recently I shared about an episode of slow Wi-Fi at a really inconvenient time, which taught me some important things about patiently waiting while using the time to focus on just being in the presence of Jesus and hearing from the Holy Spirit for guidance. Along with a very helpful devotional reading—the only email that actually opened that morning—I returned, as I often do, to what I’d call my “life verse,” Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God” (NIV). That particular day, along...