The Spiral Path – Thanksgiving Day 2025

By Debra Basham, on November 27, 2025

Today is “Thanksgiving Day” in the US. The modern holiday was established by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, though the first Thanksgiving is often linked to the 1621 harvest feast shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.

Today is also the birthday of Eldon John Basham. As I write his name I have the thought, […]

November 27, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Yellow Brick Road | Comments are closed

Holy Happening at Aldi

By Debra Basham, on November 24, 2025

This winter John and I are in North Fort Myers. It is an unfamiliar home in a mostly-unfamiliar area. I have, on several occasions after having gone to the grocery store discovered when I was at home starting a meal, realized something I thought I had was something I had had at home in Michigan. […]

November 24, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Yellow Brick Road | Comments are closed

Blessed Coming In and Going Out

By Debra Basham, on November 19, 2025

Our niece sent us an unusual door mat as a “housewarming gift” for our seasonal home in Florida. It is a religious-themed retro sunburst that reads: “I Am Blessed Coming In” from one direction, and “I Am Blessed Going Out” from the other direction.

Shortly before the package arrived, I had told John […]

November 19, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Yellow Brick Road | Comments are closed

Prayers, Love, Hope: Essential

By Debra Basham, on November 6, 2025

One week ago today John Basham and I were on the road to Tennessee. Our drive was uneventful, along a route of perpetual autumn. I had been watching the weather forecasts and we were able to scoot southward as the rains were ending. All but about 15 minutes on Indy’s northside were driven on dry […]

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