Gratitude

Hubby left for work this morning and I turned on an online sermon to have some quiet time with Jesus. As the online sermon began, the worship band was just wrapping the last line of a brand-new worship…

I was sitting here at the dining room table working on a blog post when the Ring notification went off on my phone. Of course I didn't think anything about it. It's just the deer.I popped up and…

I had just finished planting the little tomato sprouts in the garden on Saturday, and had just put my garden tools away, when I noticed a sudden movement along the base of the berry garden. Check it out!…

Our dear friends (who now live in Southern California) recently told us about Rhododendron Park. They really enjoyed going to Rhododendron Park when they used to live in this area. And in God's perfect, amazing timing, they "just…

I have a fondness for lilacs. As a young girl, there was a large lilac bush which grew at the corner of the house where my bedroom was. Every spring it bloomed profusely!One year, my mom was having…

Hubby and I had a dear friend come to visit recently. As we were pondering what fun things we could do together with our friend, the verse Matthew 7:12 (as well as Luke 6:31) came to mind: "Do…

This past Saturday hubby and I drove down to the shores of Lake Washington to explore a small local park we just recently found out about. It was great fun! After all, what better thing to do on…

The hummingbird babies have graduated from the nest and have launched out into the great big world! ... and as such, have started coming to the hummingbird feeder. Suddenly there are 4 or 5 new half-size hummingbirds at…

Join me for an early morning stroll through the forest ... Early morning sunshine highlighting the apple blossoms. Feeling small underneath the enormous over-arching branches of the Big-Leaf Maple. A patch of Pacific bleeding heart, highlighted by the…