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…
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 … 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 … …
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…
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…
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…
Hubby and I were in need of a little caffeine pick-me-up … so we popped into Starbucks for our favorite treat: a Carmel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. (just the thing to have on a cold wintry day – Ha!) …
Last Christmas hubby gave me the gift of a day-by-day calendar, where you pull a page off each day. From all outward appearances, this gift looked like a simple normal ordinary block of paper. But hidden inside was…
I was loading up my fireplace with firewood to keep the fire going when the phrase – “Keep the home-fires burning” popped into my head. To keep my own “home-fire” in my fireplace burning requires vigilance … and…
I was standing at my kitchen sink this morning, sipping my morning tea and listening to an online sermon, as I gazed at the ever-growing brightness of the sky over the Cascade Mountains. It is very common for…