

Spiritual Sundays: Sing to the Lord a New Song
When I was in the second grade, my teacher, Mrs. Bulmer, was also the choir director. I wasn’t crazy about her as a teacher, but I loved...
Anna Maria Junus
Aug 30, 20205 min read


Stomping Ground Saturdays: And God Created Vancouver Island
In the beginning after creating the heavens and the earth and dealing with the Adam and Eve thing, God created Vancouver Island in the...
Anna Maria Junus
Aug 29, 20202 min read


Freestyle Friday: Blackberry Girl
The berries reminded me. Round, plump, and black with a pebbly texture; the juice was sweet and stained our mouths, our fingers and the...
Anna Maria Junus
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Jolene Revisited
Back in 1973 Dolly Parton had a huge and timeless hit with her self penned "Jolene" a song about a wife begging a beautiful woman not to...
Anna Maria Junus
Apr 20, 20202 min read


A Carona Easter
Today is Easter Sunday. This year, we celebrate it individually in our own homes, as churches the world over deliver their programs and...
Anna Maria Junus
Apr 12, 20203 min read


A Carona Easter
Today is Easter Sunday. This year, we celebrate it individually in our own homes, as churches the world over deliver their programs and...
Anna Maria Junus
Apr 12, 20203 min read


Weird Book Coincidences
Not one, but two. And both in the same week. I usually have several books that I read at the same time for different reasons. I have one...
Anna Maria Junus
Jan 27, 20203 min read


Deal Me In Short Story Challenge Week 3: Sonny's Blues
So this past week I pulled the King of Hearts. Again, this is fitting since "Sonny's Blues" is the classic story of two brothers...
Anna Maria Junus
Jan 27, 20203 min read


The Deal Me In Short Story Challenge Week 2: I'm a Fool
Note: I had intended to do the January challenge of posting every day but my computer has decided not to co-operate. So instead of...
Anna Maria Junus
Jan 19, 20203 min read


A Letter to Christianity Today
Dear Christianity Today, First, thank you for speaking out about Trump. Thank you for sticking to your guns about it when you got...
Anna Maria Junus
Jan 8, 20203 min read