In the last several years there have been good events and blessings flow through my life and there have been some very hard, I-never-expected this things that have happened. Things that hurt and leave me feeling vulnerable. Things that bring tears and make my heart break for others. Places I never would’ve chosen to walk […]
The Dew of Heaven
May the dew of heaven fall mightily on me, The grace of God flow down, May the dew of heaven quench the thirst in me, The love of God be all around. May the dew of heaven flow from me, Drenching others in God’s grace, May the dew of heaven open eyes to see, […]
Marriage Musings
Sixteen years. I sit here and stare at the cursor blinking on the screen and at the words I’ve just typed and I laugh. I rejoice in the blessing of years. I laugh at the absurdity of how fast sixteen years can fly by. I smile when I remember my wedding day. I laugh that […]
Blessed Easter-Jesus our Salvation!
Matthew 27:50-51 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit. At that moment, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. Mark 15:37-38 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed His last. The curtain of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Celebrating Boy
If you want to remember what day the state you live in, became a state, just have a baby on that particular day. That’s what I did, and now I know when Kansas Day is. In fact, I think that’s when I learned when Kansas Day was. My mother-in-law was helping one of the teachers […]
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 […]
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 […]
I Want To See The Baby
Gazing at the Baby in the Manger I want to see the baby in the manger, yes, I do, I want to gaze upon him with a child’s eyes and view, I want to see him all wrapped up in his swaddling clothes, I want to gaze upon his little fingers and his toes, I […]
Life and Love and Memories
Jesus came and called my dear Grandma home to be with Him last night. Ninety-two years He gave to her on this earth. She was blessed with good health most of the time. She was able to stay in her own home with lots of loving care from her children and the help of Hospice, […]
Happiest of Thanksgivings!
Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to post a Thanksgiving post and so I did a little search on the words thanks and thanksgiving. This led me to a passage in Nehemiah. I was happy to be led to it, because we worked {mostly} through a Nehemiah Bible study earlier this year. I very much enjoyed digging into […]
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 […]
For This, I am Thankful….
For this earth, I am thankful… For this farm, I am thankful…. For grains grown from the ground, I am thankful… For this combine and this farmer, I am thankful….. For this imagination and these children, I am thankful…. For a home, warm and cozy, I am thankful…. For these smiles and these three dear nieces, too […]
RAIN!!!!!!!!!!
We actually had thunder and lightning and rain last night! Not much rain, but rain! Rain that we need so badly. Praise to the Ruler of the Wind and Rain! Job 37:5-7 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, […]