Why “Gen X” left the church
I have been learning a lot about keeping a fire going in a woodburning fireplace heater. For example, if there is a good hot bed of coals going and I add a huge monstrous log to the firebox…
A word for 2023
A quote from my journal (which I heard in a speech from the US Naval Academy): “The first virtue of a good soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.” - Make the mind push…
“Ingredients” … delivered fresh to our door each day
Most of us are aware of a service called Hello Fresh. We sign up for this service, we pay a fee, and at our front door a box shows up with specific ingredients for a specific meal ……
God keeps my “candle” going
I was sitting here at the table this morning, having some quiet time with God and His Word, when I glanced up and noticed the little candle next to me was barely burning. “That’s the way I feel,”…
Beneath the Surface
I have never had a reason to go beneath the deck during a heavy snow. Nor has the thought ever occurred to me. However, as I was carrying an armload of firewood around the house to the back,…
Bear one another’s burdens
It is 26 degrees this morning. It’s dark, cold, the hummingbird feeder is frozen solid … and the wood-box is empty. So, I pull on my coat and boots and trudge out through the snow to the woodshed. …
A line in the sand
Proverbs 8:28-29 – “He established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep; He gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep His command.” Being at the coast recently, this verse continually…
What are you most grateful for in your daily life?
Today’s Gratitude Challenge: What you are most grateful for in your daily life? Glass fireplace doors … to keep the smoke out of the house. I’ve mentioned this before, but when you are using a wood-burning fireplace to…
Keys to Mental Health
Last week, hubby’s work company sent out a Daily Mental Health Checklist as a tool to help the employees manage their mental health. Hubby found the list fascinating, and he shared it with me. I likewise found the…
To have heat … you need to keep adding fuel
It is a new and novel experience to heat our home with wood. This past week the temps dropped down into the 30’s, so we fired up the wood-burning fireplace-insert to see how it would do heating the…