Gratitude

I had a container in the fridge with some yellowed, wilty lettuce. Rather than fill up my garbage can with it, I decided to toss it off the cliff, at the back edge of our backyard. So I…

I spy two deer. Can you see them? Perhaps you couldn't spot them. They're camouflaged really well! Here's a zoom-in shot. Can you see them now? Thank you God for daily blessings which surprise us with joy and…

My daughter was working on a project where she was creating a fun game/activity for small children:  “Place the wings on the mosquito!”  (similar to “Pin the tail on the donkey”)   Here you can see the adorable mosquito…

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…