Marriage is … unity.
A wedding is taking place in our backyard today! It is very exciting!All this week leading up to the wedding God has given me the most beautiful picture of what unity in marriage is like: Hummingbirds do not…
Marriage is … like a candle.
Someone very special had a birthday this week! For today's background photo you can see the birthday gift I selected for this very special person. This is my very favorite brand of candles, sold in a specialty boutique…
Thursday Throwback … Irises!
I have a special fondness for irises. When I was a young girl, a small patch of yellow irises used to grow at the corner of my front porch. Years later, when I was a young newlywed and…
It’s graduation time!
This weekend our dear friends had a daughter graduate from college! This week, as I've perused the photos of "This day in history", the photos which have been showing up are of my own two kids graduating from…
Cracks around our base
I am very fond of this mug. Someone very special gave this mug to me. I love the colors. And I love the PNW Native American design on the inside. I have always been very careful not to…
What love looks like …
Midway through the morning a call came in from the specialist’s office: "The high-end specialist (who is booked out clear into April) just so happens to have an appointment available this afternoon. If you can make it in…
What does love look like?
It had been freeze-raining all morning. And the weather forecast was calling for snow in the afternoon. Sure enough, around 11am the freeze-rain turned to snow. There were a couple of really important medical appointments that afternoon. But…
Lessons from the ER – What love looks like.
One of the awkward things about being in the ER is that each small claustrophobic bed-space is separated only by a thin fabric curtain from the adjacent space. Hence … the occupant in the adjacent bed (only a…
Lessons from the ER – Feeding the hungry.
In Matthew 25:34-40 Jesus gives a picture of what love looks like: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and…
Lessons from the ER – Love is sacrifice.
What is love? Is love a festive heart-shaped pillow? Is love a sparkly box of delicious chocolates? Is love a sentimental greeting card? What does love look like? Love is taking the only free day that you have…