Gratitude

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…

In the Fall of 2020, when the churches in our area were just being allowed to gather together again in person, the need arose at our little church for an Admin.  I had no interest whatsoever in this…