Life Lessons

I love it when I learn something new and mind-blowing at church.    Our pastor opened the sermon with an account from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, about a prophet who was somewhat of a national hero…

All the birds are flying away.    I really miss the birds when they leave for the winter.    The forest is so silent  …  and still  …  …  and silent.   Hubby and I were coming back from church this…

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…

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…

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…

I was listening to an online sermon yesterday morning and God blew my mind with the lesson He had for me.   The title of the sermon was “Don’t Fight Your Future.”   The main thought of the sermon dealt…

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…

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…