Embrace the day. Embrace today. Embrace today and each day God has given. I don’t always embrace today. Sometimes I forget. Sometimes I don’t feel like it. Sometimes I feel attacked by today. Or overwhelmed. I forget how swiftly today is gone. I gaze ahead at where I think the grass is greener. I find […]
Life is a Vapor
My husband and son loaded up into our 1986 GMC work pick-up with our hopper wagon hooked on behind it. A sweet, old hopper wagon that we pulled all the way home from Ohio one year after Christmas. Hopper wagons weren’t used in Kansas like they were and are in the east. I like having […]
A Fountain
I have times when I’m quiet and I have times when I talk a lot. It depends on my mood. It depends on if I’m in a large group or with a small group of close friends. Sometimes I feel like talking, sometimes I don’t. There are times I wish I had words or the […]
Moments That Matter
Do you ever have those {selfish} moments when the people in your life just get on your nerves? Of course you do, or you wouldn’t be real. Now that we have that clarified, we can move on. When my daughter was less than a year old, I was at a gathering of a few young […]
Drawing Lines in the Sand
Tolerance. Lines. Budgets. Beliefs. Limits. I have some throw pillows that are very dear to my heart. They make me happy. They brighten up my living spaces. They are fun to have. (Never mind that the ones on my bed have to be moved every evening.) (Still like them.) I have spent more money on […]
Guest Book
Do you have a guest book in your home? We were given one as a wedding gift and I have loved having it and using it. I don’t always remember to get it out for people to sign. Sometimes if a gathering is fairly casual or impromptu, I don’t pull it out. But I love […]
My Girl
My girl. The one God gave to us. Thirteen years ago. So little and brand new. So cute and sweet and kissable. Emotions and memories that will stay in my heart forever. My girl. After close to twenty-four hours, we finally got to meet you. I couldn’t wait to hold you. So very close to […]
I Keep Forgetting…
I keep forgetting not to compare myself to others. I keep forgetting that no woman does everything. I keep forgetting that though someone else does this and this and this, she also doesn’t do that or that or that. I keep forgetting that I only need to stick to my priorities and I don’t have […]
Doing a Work
You know something I am slowly learning? I’m slowly learning that God does a work in me and it takes time. It doesn’t just happen all at once like I’d like it too. I’ve believed and been a follower of Jesus for a long time. But I also stayed a baby in my faith for […]
What a Week Can Hold
Wow! A week can go so fast and seem so long all at the same time. I can’t believe it was just a week ago that the iPad Mini Giveaway started. The winner has been chosen and is listed in the top of the Rafflecopter box. Go check it out and see if you won…and […]
More Milo Harvest and Thankfulness Too
Pictures of cutting our dryland milo that I’ve been wanting to post! Editing and posting pictures takes time and I never get it done as quickly as I’d like! Somedays I think blogging is too time consuming and other days I love it! I do love taking pictures and editing them and this is a great way […]
Everyone Needs Compassion
The first line of a song kept floating through my mind. “Everyone needs compassion.” I couldn’t place the song and finally googled and you-tubed it. I found the title, “Mighty To Save”, sung by Hillsong and by Chris Tomlin at Passion. Then I remembered, we had sung it at a Women’s Ministries Bible group I have […]
A Kindness Bestowed Must Have A Willing Receiver
To be able to bestow an act of kindness to someone, there must be a willing receiver. I was recently struck by this thought. It is so true. I’ll admit it isn’t easy for me to be a receiver. I’d rather be on the giving end. Oh, I like gifts and all. It’s just when it comes […]
It’s All In The Perspective
The wooden clothesrack standing in the basement seemed to cast a gloomy cloud over me. While I was thankful for it, I also glowered at it. It stood there taking up space I really didn’t want it to and looking somewhat disorderly to me. I like neatness and order, though our home is often in disarray. The thought […]
The Lord our Banner
Lord our Banner. Jehovah-nissi. Bless this home. We dedicate it to You. May it be peaceful and loving. May unkind words be banished. May selfishness be vanquished. May it be full of love and laughter, faith and forgiveness, peace and patience. May our doors be open to others. May we welcome others. May we shine […]
Thoughts on Abundance and Waiting in Line and Jehovah-Jireh
Last night I went to Wal-Mart. And waited in line. First at the pharmacy so I could buy some Sudafed-and I will break in here to state that I wish people would just be honest and do what is right. I get really tired of having to stand in line, show my driver’s licence, and sign […]