• The Charcoal Fire
    Forgiveness and Mercy

    The Charcoal Fire

    Among my favorite smells of spring-going-on-summer is a charcoal fire. The scent summons me back to childhood summers when, draped in damp towels after swimming, we would gather after sunset around a charcoal fire at the town park. I loved…

  • Mary

    Light-Bearing Angel

    Agatha Christie is best known as a writer of mysteries, particularly those featuring detectives Hercules Poirot and Miss Marple.  She has been called the Queen of Crime, and was even awarded the more official title of Dame of the British…