Eclipsed expectations!

Eclipsed expectations!

So, the solar eclipse was yesterday morning.    Hubby had mentioned it earlier in the week, but I had totally forgotten about it.   Shortly after 9am my son sent this photo.   The solar eclipse was just beginning!   Right away…
How do I pray??

How do I pray??

The disciples asked Jesus:  “Lord, teach us to pray.”    Perhaps you too have wondered this same question:  “How do I pray??”   Today’s blog post is a peek into my own prayer life.   My daughter is boarding a plane…
Lessons from an Arts & Crafts Festival

Lessons from an Arts & Crafts Festival

Hubby and I really enjoy going to the Salmon Days arts & crafts festival each October.    This fabulous street party is held near the salmon fish hatchery and celebrates the salmon returning from the ocean to spawn.    It…
So this is what it was like!

So this is what it was like!

I was running late for church this morning.    It was time to leave  …  but I still hadn’t eaten breakfast yet.  So, with my shoes on …  and my coat on  …  I stood at the kitchen counter…
Putting on a good front

Putting on a good front

Here you can see our watermelons, strawberries, and tomatoes.    They look absolutely perfect.    In fact, they probably are even Facebook “perfect.”    I could put this photo out there to show off what a fabulous harvest I had from…
Valley of the shadow of death

Valley of the shadow of death

Our church is wrapping up the summer sermon series over Psalm 23.   I wanted to share one final thought which just came to me.   Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow…
Two parts

Two parts

This is the first year (ever!) that the tomatoes have turned ripe on the vine.    Usually hubby and I have green tomatoes sitting all over our house the entire month of October waiting to turn ripe.   But not…
The Daily Question …

The Daily Question …

Back in 2018 I was listening to an online sermon by Pastor Steven  …  it was a New Year’s Eve sermon …  and the main thought of the sermon was this question:   “God, what can You do through…
What’s in your hand?

What’s in your hand?

The apples are ripe  …  and ready to pick.    As I was gazing at these fresh-picked apples sitting on my kitchen counter, it suddenly occurred to me why the “apple” is always the image used to represent Teachers…