“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” - Psalm 23:4 Have you ever had the…
I am in awe of these orange sunflowers with the yellow highlighting! It’s amazing how the tiniest tints of yellow at both the base of the flower petals and at the tip really add a dynamic pop to…
It has been lightly raining on and off all morning. The sound of rain falling on the leaves in the forest is such a beautiful sound! Especially after all the dryness and summer heat. A few months ago,…
I have been sitting out in the workshop this morning writing blog posts. (Hubby and I built a small media/exercise room in the workshop last December, and it is a lovely place to work.) As I’m sitting here,…
I woke up early yesterday morning and first thing, I noticed that my son had sent a photo in Teams. Here you can see … his apartment is packed and ready to move. He and his sister had…
I have, sitting on my bathroom shelf, this little travel bag with the design of a peacock in brilliant blue. Those of you who are savvy world travelers will recognize this peacock design as belonging to KLM Royal…
Well … today is the day. In just a few hours, total and complete strangers are going to be showing up to use my home as their free Air B&B for their vacation the next few days. I…
The UPS truck showed up and deposited a box on my front porch. I wasn’t expecting anything. I wondered what it could be. I stepped out onto the front porch to retrieve the box and noticed that it…
Earlier this Spring I wrote a blog post about how the parsley had decided to become best friends with my Hoopes rose. I shared this accompanying photo with that blog post. The parsley had evidently self-seeded in its…
The sermon series at our church this summer has been over Psalm 23. Each Sunday, as the congregation stands and our pastor reads Psalm 23 in its entirety, I close my eyes and recall the verse-art graphics I…