“Cutting Away”
So, I have an update on the saga of one of my cactus plants. Perhaps you might remember it. My daughter had this little cactus plant with a beautiful red bloom on the top. It grew fabulously ……
Kindling for the soul … the little things matter!
Last week, with all the upheaval caused by the snow, the “wood-box” of my soul was beginning to run empty. I could feel my patience wearing thin. I could feel frustration rising. I was worried I might accidentally…
All I can carry is a little load of firewood
I want to circle back around to the topic of bearing one another’s burdens. A few years ago, a friend of mine went through a devastating tragedy. Her burden was very heavy! I wanted to reach out to…
Empty wood-boxes
Yesterday’s blog post was about empty wood-boxes … and how everyone’s soul is so empty right now! As I stated yesterday, the fire in our woodburning fireplace heater is a lot like each person’s soul. And the firewood…
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. …
The Holidays … and hard relationships
The Holidays bring up a lot of pain when it comes to hard relationships. We’ve been heating our home with a wood-burning fireplace heater. This requires me to constantly be adding wood … all day long. Giving and…
A grounded kite
In today’s background photo you can see hubby and me, as I am trying in vain to get a kite into the air. It was Thanksgiving week, so the thought of “relationships” was on my mind. Probably most…
Life lessons learned … enriching the soil for others.
Throughout the month of October, we’ve been discussing the topic of marriage and dating. I began our discussion on marriage with a photo of this Big Leaf Maple in our backyard. It is a great illustration of what…
Marriage is a garden
This past weekend hubby and I pulled up the last few remaining bean plants and tomato plants. It’s November and time to prepare the garden for winter. Marriage is like a garden. Our garden plot (which you can…
“Poverty Rock”
This past Sunday hubby and I were given last-minute tickets to the Seahawks game! Whoo-Hoo!! On our way down to the stadium, we drove I-90 across Mercer Island and into downtown. Mercer Island is known for being where…