Gratitude

Think of a person who made a positive difference in your life.  What qualities does that person have that you would like to develop?  When hubby and I first moved to Seattle in 2000 we knew no one. …

When it comes to challenging experiences in our lives, they tend to be deeply personal … and they tend to be painful.  This past week my family was able to go to the coast for Thanksgiving.  The first…

It is a lot of work to keep a fire going in order to heat the house.  I can’t imagine having to keep a fire going in order to heat the water we use.  I now find myself…

Each morning I drag myself out of bed and head to the kitchen to fix breakfast for hubby and myself.  And each morning, one of the first things I do is open my tea cupboard … to be…

Recently I came across these tiny mushrooms (in today's background photo) growing in the forest … and my immediate “blink” reaction was that they looked like barnacles.  When I was in college, I heard a pastor preach about…

Out my kitchen window this morning the sun is just starting to come up.  It’s going to be a pretty sunrise this morning.  A swath of clouds stretches across the sky … perfect for catching the colors of…

It’s static-shock weather.  Each evening whenever I get up from the couch and go over to turn off the light, I brace myself for the inevitable static shock!  I know it’s coming … and it’s never pleasant.  In…

The weather is now consistently in the 30’s …  it's sweater-weather.  We’ve all had one of “those” sweaters which as soon as it goes through the wash it’s never the same again!  It comes out of the washer…

Here you can see a photo of a fancy fizzy drink my son recently gave me.  Costco has a new selection of Holiday-flavored fizzy drinks available … and since my son loves fizzy drinks, he picked up a…