Do you know what I see when I look at this picture? I see grace, great grace and beautiful love poured out on me. That’s my Dad. And that’s my son. My little, bitty blondie boy with the best laugh ever, who grew up when I happened to glance away for a millisecond or two. […]
One Favorite Color
I love color. God could have given us a world of black and white, but He didn’t. He spoke it into existence and He splashed it brilliantly and vibrantly with a rainbow of colors and hues upon hues. Isn’t it incredible?! Yes, I love most any and all colors. There are a few I wouldn’t […]
What a Wonderful Day
What a wonderful day! I’ve never seen this one before! ~ Maya Angelou I shared this quote in my Instagram space about a month ago. I love it and the words lingered in my mind. A few days ago, I pulled out my box of gold letters and sorted through and spelled out this beautiful […]
We Never Outgrow the Blessing of an Act of Kindness
I looked forward to my birthday every summer with great anticipation. We’d choose our favorite foods or menu or meal. And we’d choose chocolate or white or yellow cake. Because as Julia Child says, “A party without a cake is just a meeting. My mother would bake up the cake in a 9×13 Pyrex and […]
Placing Rejoice on Repeat
Place Rejoice on repeat. . This is my reminder to myself on this beautiful new Saturday morning. July 28, 2018 has never been here before and won’t be again. Mystery, that. The elusiveness of time and sometimes the elusiveness of rejoicing in every good day the way I long to. . Rejoice. . rejoice for […]
The Grace of Breath
It’s in sunlight streaming around well-loved patio chairs. It’s in rough hard-working hands building tables. It’s in cheerful mockingbird trills and chatter. It’s in good morning kisses. It ripples right through a puppy dog as she drops her favorite green rope at your feet. Shared adventures sing of it and gritty sand and shells do […]
His Workmanship
The handiwork of God snuggled securely in a little seed. It grows. Roots. Shoots. Reaches. Slowly, interceptibly becoming. Stronger. Taller. Ready to produce. And then tiny buds emerge. Linger. Lengthen. Begin to bloom in edged, intricate detail. Tiny flower + tiny flower + tiny flower coming together in one glorious hydrangea display. […]
Play On
Play on. . . Bow hums across the violin. Fingers press piano keys. Guitar pick finds guitar strings. . . Play on. . . Pen pressed on paper. Keyboard taps. Canvas waiting, empty, blank. . . Play on. . . Scrubbing at the stuck on spots. Corralling clutter everywhere. Folding tidy washcloth squares. . . […]
Taken Care Of
James 5:7 ~ Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. This past season, on our farm calendar, we waited and we waited and […]
Actions, Attributes and Aims That Matter
The beginning of May found us celebrating Renae and her high school graduation. Friends and family gathered with us and shared a lovely evening celebrating this milestone for Renae. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for us and my heart is still singing grateful. We gathered in our backyard, the one with the Kansas […]
Expectant Hope
I come across these verses this week and I have to laugh a little. Psalm 38:7 “My back is filled with searing pain; and there is no health in my body.” Psalm 38:17 “For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me.” I pen them in my journal from @wellwateredwomen. […]
Kindness Comes in Many Forms
Kindness comes in many forms. Kindness is quiet at times. Simple. Kindness steals in on silent tiptoes. Kindness cheers loudly sometimes! Kindness smiles bravely. Kindness is found in everyday extras. Kindness is there in kind words, glad smiles, shared tears. Kindness pops up in a text on my phone and an email in […]
Marriage is Sharing Life
Marriage is sharing. Marriage is sharing hot drinks, inside jokes and laughter. Marriage is doing little I-love-you things, knowing what makes the other person happy, sharing in a life, creating a life together moment by moment. Marriage is sharing dreams, giving up dreams, making sacrifices. It’s a whole lot of give-and-take. It’s taking walks, taking […]
It Happened Like This
It Happened Like This. I had it planned in my head and a little bit on my planner. I’d written “Pages and Project post” in black ink on my planner page on the column for Wednesday morning. I have a couple of books that are a bit overdue for review. Not really, except for […]
On Writing
I used to think that maybe I could only write about something once I had perfected it. I don’t think that anymore. For one thing, I’m never going to aspire to the persona of perfection I long to become. Jesus lives in me, but my human selfishness struggles in me and I won’t entirely escape […]
Floating on God’s Grace
I tap the app for YouTube and I type Casting Crowns by the blinking cursor in the search box. I can’t think of the name of their song I’m searching for. I scroll a bit and then, there it is! Thrive. I tap the box and tap the play and in as many seconds the music […]