What time is it? Everyone always seems to be in a hurry. Multi-tasking is a given. I notice a person look at me and I think they’re talking to me. But then I see the ear piece and realize they are talking on their cell phone. Although I enjoy our…
Read moreMy daughter graduates today. Not from high school or college but from middle school. I have some issues with diluting the impact of what graduation signifies – the rite of passage, if you will, by society’s need to celebrate “graduation” from everything from preschool to middle school. Yet, as I…
Read moreSaturday evening we heard loud birds in our backyard. My son and husband looked out the back sliding glass door and saw birds everywhere. Caleb steps outside onto the porch to scare them away. Next thing I know he is running through the front door. We first thought he was…
Read moreDo you grow real plants in your home? I do. Lots of them. In my garden window, a couple heart-shaped ivies find their home all year long. I prune them on purpose so they will do what I want: remind me of love where I need it most, in…
Read more“If God sends us stony paths, He provides strong shoes.” Corrie Ten Boom Have you ever walked on a stone road in your bare feet or shoes with insufficient soles? I know I have done both and my feet were all bruised and cut. Whatever the terrain may…
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