Young cub Blessing
I was sitting here at the dining room table working on a blog post when the Ring notification went off on my phone. Of course I didn't think anything about it. It's just the deer.I popped up and…
How have you been blessed this week?
God's Word (the Bible) has many instructions for us ... which if we follow and obey these instructions, we will be blessed. One of my favorites of these instructions is: Sing to God a new song.Isaiah 42:10 -…
The power of singing, together, out loud, in worship
Every Sunday hubby and I enjoy attending morning worship service at our church here locally. Then afterwards, we head home where we attend "second morning worship service" online with Prestonwood Baptist Church (in Dallas, Texas).It never ceases to…
Playing in the garden
I had just finished planting the little tomato sprouts in the garden on Saturday, and had just put my garden tools away, when I noticed a sudden movement along the base of the berry garden. Check it out!…
Mother’s Day Blessings
Our dear friends (who now live in Southern California) recently told us about Rhododendron Park. They really enjoyed going to Rhododendron Park when they used to live in this area. And in God's perfect, amazing timing, they "just…
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…
You never know who’s watching
I mentioned in a blog post a few days ago that recently hubby and I had a dear friend come to visit us. For fun, we rode the ferry across the Puget Sound to see the Naval Shipyard…
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…
Thursday Throwback … Lilacs!
I have a fondness for lilacs. As a young girl, there was a large lilac bush which grew at the corner of the house where my bedroom was. Every spring it bloomed profusely!One year, my mom was having…
Blessings on a ferry ride
Hubby and I had a dear friend come to visit recently. As we were pondering what fun things we could do together with our friend, the verse Matthew 7:12 (as well as Luke 6:31) came to mind: "Do…