Edwin stared down at the small golden circle of light that spread out from him. The light from his lantern reached about ten feet out before fading quickly into darkness. His whole world was those ten feet around him, with curves in the road slowly fading in from gray before disappearing behind him.Jo walked next to him. His footsteps were slightly slower than Edwin's, due to his long legs. Occasi...  Read More

Jo stumbled as his foot caught on a ridge of now-frozen mud that was hidden in the darkness. He flung out his arms, wheeling them around frantically before finding his balance. With a sigh, he stood upright."Are you okay?" A few steps ahead, Edwin stopped.Jo nodded. "Just tripped."The light from the lantern was enough to see the edges of the road, but the smaller ridges we lost in the dim light th...  Read More

A hazy, milky orange spread across the sky above the snow-tipped pines. Harriet's skin prickled and she could feel a bead of sweat run down her forehead despite the falling temperatures. She kept replaying all the lies in her head, each time burning hot and sick in her stomach.Her ankles burned from her quick pace. She had to stay ahead of Edwin and Jo. If she looked at them, she wouldn't be able ...  Read More

Edwin kept glancing up at the sky. Thin clouds drifted above like ice chunks in a river and the sun was almost directly overhead already. Midday, and he had no idea how far they had walked or how far they had left to go.Harriet had ignored him when he asked and had moved further ahead, obviously still mad at them for making a snowman. Jo had guesses, but those changed every minute from a mile to f...  Read More

The sun warmed the road just enough that dirt and slush combined into a syrupy mud that tugged at Harriet's shoes like an overzealous cobbler. Each step she wrenched the shoe from the viscous brown sludge just to press it down again with a wet sucking sound. Globules splattered up onto her coat.Behind her, the other two had fallen nearly thirty yards behind. She could hear them breathing heavily a...  Read More

Edwin grasped at the nearest table, but his legs were jelly and he slid down onto the worn wooden floor. The edges of his vision darkened and everything spun around him. His breaths came quick, but it still felt like he was drowning."Wrong post office?" His voice was high and tight.The large man knelt down slowly. A large, meaty hand rested on Edwin's shoulder. "Sorry lad.""No... no, I got a train...  Read More

The rosy twinges of sunrise were just barely coloring the clouds above the houses as Edwin slipped across the square. The lights were dark, the shops shuttered, and the sidewalks empty. Pulling his threadbare coat up around his neck, both for the warmth and the secrecy, he hurried down the main road towards the post office.Jo and Harriet were still back at the inn, hopefully asleep. He was used to...  Read More

Would you like to meet monthly to discuss, learn, do action items, share ideas, and get support for your endeavors to Care for Creation: Our Planet and People? Join the Creation Care Group on Sunday, January 11 from 11:15-12:15 in the lounge, to help plan the next year. If you have any questions, talk to Eileen Anderson. Please join us. Let's shine our light & love in God's magnificent creation. ...  Read More

A warm, satisfied sluggishness settled over Jo. He sighed deeply and sunk into the wooden chair. Not even the wobble from the uneven floor bothered him. The dinner at the tavern had been the most delicious meal he had ever eaten. Even the salad had been amazing, and not just a leafy mess with blobs of overpowering dressing.The clock above the kitchen door chimed. Somehow, over two hours had passed...  Read More

When Harriet finally joined them outside the tavern in the square, Edwin was both relieved–because it meant that Jo would stop his incessant yammering–and guilty. They were both hungry, but she was the one brave enough to go and find work.He looked at the bag of baked goods she had clutched to her chest and for a brief moment considered grabbing it away. He held back his shaking hand. She had work...  Read More

Harriet followed behind Edwin, feeling very much like a duckling following its mother. Her hands were stuffed in her coat pockets, both because they were cold and because she was unsure what else to do with them. Here she was, far from home, all due to her own mistake. A mistake that might cost her her dream job before she even started it.Lost in thought, she ran into Edwin when he stopped. "Sorry...  Read More

Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and undernutrition. Hunger is still causing nearly half of deaths in children under 5 years old. From this data, we estimate at least 6,200 children die each day from causes related to undernutrition. This is heartbreaking. Feed My Starving Children has sent food to over 110 countries with one goal in...  Read More