Ringing in the New Year!
For Christmas my son gave me the coolest gift … a small device called a PlantWave, by which I can listen to my plants “sing.” I’m not scientific, but as best as I understand it, all plants have…
Time to purge
I just noticed this container of heavy whipping cream in my fridge … leftover from when I made Cranberry Salad back at Thanksgiving. I purchased this container of whipping cream in mid-November … therefore, the small leftover amount…
Looking down the road into 2024
We each stand here at the beginning of a brand-new year – 2024. What will this year hold?? We look down the road into 2024 and it is a lot like the road pictured in today’s background photo …
Everyone matters!
On Christmas Day hubby, our daughter, and I stopped by our friends’ home (in a distant city) to drop off some items. We haven’t seen these dear friends in years, so it was a wonderful gift to be…
Help has come!
This right here is what Christmas is all about! Help has come! As I sat on the side of the freeway Christmas morning, at the scene of a crash, it felt like an eternity waiting for the cop…
Unseen protection!
It was Christmas Day … hubby, our daughter, and I were on a road trip to visit family for Christmas. It was raining … heavy raining! The road mist and spray were so bad that the sight distance…
What is something new you learned this Christmas …
What is something new you learned this Christmas, concerning the Christmas story?Having just come from a wedding a few weeks ago, I have been seeing the Christmas story through a completely new lens this year! That’s how it…
Christmas Blessings!
Christmas Eve morning … the darkness of early morning began to give way to light, as the sky to the east slowly grew with the brilliance of crimson/orange/purple. I stood at the kitchen sink, gazing out the kitchen…
Christmas Insecurities
Christmas surfaces a lot of insecurities. Whether we are consciously aware of it or not. Particularly when it comes to social media. “Oh wow … look at their Christmas tree. Their Christmas tree is so much better than…
Marriage is … like Hot Coco Bombs!
I was at Costco picking up a few items when I came across these Hot Coco Bombs. In a blink I thought: “That's just what marriage is like! The happy newlywed couple definitely needs these!” So, into my…