Surprise Blessings … at the end of May!

Surprise Blessings … at the end of May!

"Surprise blessings" don't always have to be in the dirt. Sometimes God gives us a "surprise blessing" when we're shopping! Haha! Here you can see the "surprise blessing" God gave me last weekend! I was actually shopping for…
Cottonwood “puff” fluff

Cottonwood “puff” fluff

The Cottonwood trees are starting to “puff” everywhere.    I have been wondering for the past few weeks when they would start sending out their “puffs” of white fluff all over the place.  Yesterday afternoon, I noticed the very…
Words of Wisdom from my pastor

Words of Wisdom from my pastor

"Prayer is a lightning rod for your anxiety - it grounds it out. All that energy is grounded out to the Lord.""Prayer helps us to verbally process with the Lord.""Prayer transfers the burden of anxiety from you to…
Circles in the sky

Circles in the sky

I was outside working in the yard when my attention was caught by two mighty birds of prey riding circles high in the sky … in a beautiful dance together.   It was captivating!    I had never seen anything…
What’s the point of life?  –  2.0

What’s the point of life? – 2.0

I opened up a new box of cereal for breakfast this morning  …  and as I did, the thought popped into my mind:  “What’s the point of life?”   So, after breakfast I carried the box outside, set it…
The 4-year-old Playroom

The 4-year-old Playroom

When my daughter was in high school, she and I volunteered together as childcare workers for our church’s MOPS program (Mothers of Preschoolers).   The room we were assigned to was the 4-year-old Playroom.   I love working with 4-year-olds.  …
Creating order from life’s mess

Creating order from life’s mess

My son sent me this photo for the blog  …  of pinecones all lined up in a row on the parking curbs at his apartment complex.   Obviously, the pinecones had been strewn throughout the landscape  …  and most…