Thoughts from Joan
A House is not a Home Without a Private Gnome
There’s a gnome living in my home. Oh, we’ve never met, but I know he exists, because traces of his devilish doings are everywhere. For example, Gnome is a compulsive collector, but only at particular times. Large boxes of band-aids and gauze can gather dust for months, poised and ready in my linen closet. But [...]
Door Slams Unhinge Mom
One sunny Saturday, being laid up with the flu and unable to do much else, I kept a careful count of how often the back door was opened and closed. The final toll came to 412 times. In one day. Considering that I was contagiously out-of-commission, the baby was unwillingly confined to the playpen, and [...]
Growing in the Spirit: An Interview with Joan Wester Anderson
GROWING IN THE SPIRIT; AN INTERVIEW WITH JOAN WESTER ANDERSON Published by AngelWatch magazine, founder and publisher Eileen E. Freeman September 1995 Readers of AngelWatch all know of Joan Wester Anderson, author of such bestsellers as Where Angels Walk and An Angel to Watch Over Me. Joan is also the author of Where Miracles Happen. [...]
On a Blackboard
Peering from between the refrigerator and the kitchen table, nestled among blue flowered wallpaper and red jelly spatters resides our main kitchen attraction, the family blackboard. Purchased originally as a child’s toy, it has graduated through the years to the position of chief message-taker and keeper of our thoughts. In the beginning, the children covered [...]
How it All Began
I had always had an active relationship with God, at least from my point of view. I talked to Him frequently especially after I married and gave birth to five children in rapid succession. Although my prayers were brief—“Oh, my God!” being a favorite—I always believed that He heard, smiled benignly and expected no more [...]
