“Busted” and Broken!
Once again it is bitterly cold this morning – 28*F. Everything is frosty and icy outside. I can’t help but think of the pipes in the workshop which froze a few years ago. That year our temperatures had…
Slippery steps to the party!
Yesterday evening hubby and I hosted a Birthday party at our home for our daughter’s best friend! All day yesterday everything was frosty-white outside and bitterly cold. Whenever over our front porch steps frost over they become treacherously…
Which perspective is correct??
Once again today has been socked in with dense, heavy thick fog. Here you can see the view out my windows as I sat to have lunch: Each evening this week hubby has come home from work, and…
Seasons
All of nature operates according to seasons: seasons of planting, seasons of new life emerging, seasons of growth, seasons of waiting, seasons of fruitfulness/harvest, seasons of rest. So too life itself operates according to seasons. In our life…
“Hot water” situations of life
I am not much of a coffee drinker, but I do really enjoy a nice cup of tea each morning. All teas are not equal though. I’ve had my fair share of tea experiences which, upon taking the…
Dancing in the rain
I was just now flipping through my journal, and I came across the quote: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” It’s raining today. Yesterday I wrote about…
Today I choose …
Today I choose … to follow you, God. Today I choose … to say “Yes” to what you instruct me to do. Today I choose … to trust. Today I choose … to submit. Today I choose … …
“Freaking out!” – about the next thing …
In the process of putting the Christmas decorations away yesterday I came across the adorable little “freaking out!” ghost (it had been propping up my warm cozy Christmas scene on a decorative Christmas card). The adorable little “freaking…
Strength … because of what is in-between.
I was sitting at the table last night having dinner when my attention was caught by the small cardboard box sitting at the end of the table. This box had held a very special Christmas gift candle from…
Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.
The year 2024 was the "Year of the Dragon" ... as you can see here on the opening page of my 2024 watercolor calendar: The year 2024 roared in like a dragon, with a dragon-like fever taking vicious…