by Caroline Crocker | May 23, 2024 | My books, Writing
On Tuesday I checked the weather in preparation for my flight to Iowa–the forecast included tornados and thunderstorms. After some nail-biting, my mother and I decided to risk it. We boarded the plane to NY, quickly changed planes, and landed in Des Moines on...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 26, 2024 | Faith, My books
Remember the slogan, ‘No Fear’? It used to be everywhere–shirts, folders, posters. Well, it was thirty years ago, so maybe not. For me, that was only yesterday. Scary Stories Once my bulldog Clemmy was sniffing around when the neighbor dropped a rake....
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 24, 2024 | Faith
Obsession I recently saw a headline announcing that some Hollywood star is obsessed with her face cream. Having never experienced this particular obsession, I looked it up on the almighty Google. Apparently, a lot of people are. WHAT??? Obsession is defined as a...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 22, 2024 | Faith, Science
Communion Safety I can’t count the number of times that I have been assured that it is safe to drink from the common cup. Admittedly, if it were VERY dangerous, our churches would be empty–we’d all be dead. But is it safe? As a microbiologist and...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 20, 2024 | Science
I’m sure you’re tired of it. After all, since it began in 2019/20, COVID-19 continues to rage. We hear of people having it on almost a daily basis. Fortunately, most of us have either been vaccinated or had it–so now the vast majority of people...
