I snuggled a little deeper in my blanket and turned the page. The words and the book spoke inspiration and encouragement to me. Though Christmas was over, I’d begun reading Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado. As my eyes ran over the page, my heart did a little turn as I read this story. We can […]
A Washer and A Dryer and a Memory or Twenty
Twenty years old. This washer&dryer. They’ve seen a few loads of laundry between then and now. They’ve churned away at a lot of dirt and grease from my farmer man’s jeans, cycled who-knows-how-many-times and fluffed a lot of loads to dryness. Blankets. Sheets. Dear, dear baby laundry. Load after load of everyday laundry. Laundry from […]
Walking Steadfastly, Doing What Is Right
The sun and the dew and the wheat all spun themselves into a glorious combination on this beautiful spring morning. I tried. But as smart as my phone is and as good as the camera contained within is, it could not capture the beauty and shine. I’d been sitting there in my chair under my […]
Ten Takes I’ve Learned About Living With Pain
Pain. Aches. Headaches. Wounds. Hurts. We all deal with them in our lives. There’s no escaping it. Pain is a part of life physically, mentally and emotionally. At sometime, in some way, we will endure painful things. Thankfully, many times the pain passes quickly. Other times it lingers. And sometimes it becomes an unwelcome part […]
A Piece of Time
Snippets. Squares. Segments. Call them what you will. These captured details from my day. A sliver-y slice of time held in pixels. The moon is glowing golden and glorious in the dark sky. It’s saying hello to me through the window in my living room. Lamps glow golden on the inside, casting cozy home and […]
Grateful for Today
Psalm 16:2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” vs 5-6 ~ Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• […]
Life Will Not Always Be As It Is Today
Life will not always be as it is today. ~ I read this quote a few years ago and it lingers in my mind. A reminder that resonates with me often. It applies well to all the days. On the hard days ~ they won’t last forever. On the discouraging days ~ another day will […]
Ten What Ifs From My Friend
Last week I presented myself with Ten What-If questions and shared them for a Ten on Tuesday post. Later in the day my phone chirped its incoming text alert. Words from my friend and cousin, Danita, sprang up on my phone screen. She told me she’d enjoyed the post very much and then she shared a […]
Sanctuary Offered in the Ordinary
I sit with my ratty hair in my old rocking chair, the one I’ve had since before my daughter was born. I push with one foot, causing the chair to react with gentle motion. This double thickness fleece blanket is tucked on my lap, the one with the cute trucks and cars splayed out in printed […]
Ten What Ifs
1. What if….Instead of criticizing, I complimented? 2. What if instead of complaining, I gave thanks? 3. What if instead of frowning at the dirty dishes, I smiled happy because I have hot water and fragrant smelling dishsoap to wash them shiny clean? 4. What if instead of groaning at the alarm clock, I said […]
Words about Waiting
As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ~ James 5:11 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Life holds a lot of waiting. Waiting in line. Waiting for spring. Waiting for a new baby. […]
Who Can Create Like Our God?
Who could paint a more glorious, more perfect blue-of-a-background? Who could create giant mountains topped with crags and ice and snow and then turn around and form delicate buds with petals bunched inside waiting to burst open and announce springtime in all its bright and glorious array? Who could add brown bulbs that look lifeless […]
Think Write Thursday {Hello March}
It was only just the other day that I was writing a hello greeting to February! Linking up with Carole ~ ………………………………………………………………………… The clerk I chat with in town. My neighbor. My mother-in-law. Myself. We all say it. The same thing. How fast each week and month moves along……………..faster, faster………… Impossible to explain. How time […]
Hello February 2017 ~ A Burlap Runner, Some Yellow Roses and a Story
It’s Think Write Thursday over at Carole’s…………. Today’s topic is HELLO FEBRUARY!!! This subject is fun for me since I wrote a long run of Hello Monday posts that morphed into Memoir Monday posts and then ran their course for that season and time. Along with greeting February with a cheery hello, we’re welcoming this […]
To My Teenagers
We’re having a party! ……………………………………………………. Approximately a year ago, give or take, I was making preparations and plans for a party to celebrate our teenagers. I was still moving slow, much slower than now. It had only been a couple of months since my surgery. But sometimes pain and health makes you more acutely aware […]
My Spin On 2016 Best Nine
If you are on Instagram, you may have seen #2016bestnine posted. Something about these nine squares fitted into one square fascinate me. I love to look at them. You can go to the site 2016bestnine.com and input your Instagram name and it will give you “your best nine”. Your best nine are calculated by the pictures that […]