I sat in my favorite seaside restaurant enjoying a platter of fried catfish and hush puppies. The food was delicious but I had to hold back the tears as my husband and I adjusted to a “table for two” instead of a “table for three”, now that our son was away in college. I thought I would burst out crying when the hostess asked me, “How many for dinner?” I wanted to stop and tell her all about my wonderful son who used to come with us. I can still feel my husband rolling his eyes behind me. As I enjoyed the […]
“Maggie darted about like a black-stockinged bird, in search of wood for the fireplace. She and her grandmother lived at the edge of a lonely cranberry bog in New England, and the winds were cold at the edge of the sea.” (Cranberry Thanksgiving, Wende and Harry Devlin, 1971) These words were magical to me as young child. They are the beginning of the classic children’s book, Cranberry Thanksgiving, by Wende and Harry Devlin. First written in 1971, the book had a huge impact on me as a child, and I never forgot its meaning or its captivating pictures. As a 7-year-old girl, I was already old […]
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a freelance writer, Bible teacher, and former corporate IT Analyst. Her stories have been published in several Guideposts books and magazines, as well as in her devotional book, A Christmas Story Devotional. She loves sharing stories of life, hope, and faith, and inspiring others to experience real faith in their everyday lives.
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