by Pepper Basham | Jan 4, 2022 | God's grace
As a reader of fiction books, I know that when I enter into a good story a “black moment” is in my future. If you’re a fiction reader (or movie watcher), you know what I’m talking about. It’s the moment when all hope seems lost – when the ship is sinking, when the...
by Pepper Basham | Dec 14, 2021 | God's grace
Do any of you like musicals? Or maybe even classical music? I love musicals and have a particular joy in hearing recurring motifs. Do you know what I mean? When you’re listening to the instrumental parts of the musical, a motif sneaks into a current piece that reminds...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 18, 2021 | God's grace, Tea Tuesday
There is a lot of hope to be found from Peter, the “apostle of hope”, in his letter I Peter. Here are a few of my...
by Pepper Basham | Apr 3, 2021 | God's grace
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved the idea of flying. In fact, any time I could pretend to be a superhero, it was always a flying superhero. Even in my sleep, my recurring dream as a child and young adult was a “flying” dream. In a world where folks can strap...
by Pepper Basham | Mar 1, 2021 | God's grace
My daughter and I were having a conversation recently about relationships. It’s not the first time we’ve had such a conversation, of course. She’s a young lady who is trying to navigate all the “new” stuff of life as an adult in a world...
by Pepper Basham | Aug 2, 2020 | God's grace
When my daughter, Lydia, was a little girl, she had nightmares pretty regularly. Without fail, when she’d have one of these nightmares, she’d leave her bed and come into me and my husband’s room, sniffling all the way. She’d stand by my side of the bed until I ‘woke...
