Shortly before my dad passed away, he said, “I never thought I’d be like this.” I watched as he struggled to breathe, even though oxygen aided him. With his zest for life used up like a holiday candle, and his wick of life all but gone, God continued to bless him. Not many men that […]
Read More Appreciating My Dash(Photo Credit: Laura Davis-Mullenix) When my cousin Laura posted these flowers on social media she said, “I picked these from my yard yesterday. Thought I would post this to encourage everyone that “SPRING” still does exist. I’m glad I picked them as they would be gone now.” While these daffodils are beautiful, it’s the vase […]
Read More Celebrating LifeIt’s finally here! The time of year most, if not all, of us have waited for – spring! That is, according to the calendar. It’s been a long, cold winter, too, hasn’t it? Even the folks who are not accustomed to the bitting effects of old man winter donned a heavier coat and scarf this […]
Read More Waiting And Anticipating(Photo Credit: Permission granted by Cynthia Angeles) (“Grief” oil painting by Cynthia Angeles. http://paintingsbycynthia.com) The past few weeks I have seen things that I have not seen in years, and I mean years. For instance, Mom and I opened the cedar chest last week. She wanted to see if there was anything in it that […]
Read More Sensing Loss(Photo Credit: Mother and Child By Francesco Strino (1979, Italian) I watched a mother hold the hand of her son today. She smiled down on him and he smiled up at her. They walked in unison across the street. They are not blood, but does that matter with an image such as this? As I […]
Read More Reflecting(Photo Credit: 16/365 In motion by *December Sun via Flicker) There’s something almost sacred about a fresh blanket of snow, isn’t there? I mean, who isn’t in awe watching it snow? I love to walk in snow, too, and even though I cannot retrace the footsteps of my life, quite frankly, I’m not sure I […]
Read More Seeking Purity (Psalm 51:10 NIV)What excites you? Me, I am tickled pink with a new book, a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup to dunk it in, a day with nothing to do, a Sunday nap, and a weekend retreat to the mountains, especially when it’s snowing! Getting excited about something, anything, evokes a childlike feeling, doesn’t […]
Read More ChildlikeWe lie in bed, my husband and I, our backs reveling from the PainStop spray. We’re injured. His lower back, my upper left, just under the shoulder blade. He doesn’t know how he hurt his. Me, I lifted our four year old niece at Christmas, I think. My husband breaks the silence and says, “We smell like […]
Read More Gaining Perspective(Photo Credit: bestfunnyjokes4u.com) My days are full of constant chatter. It doesn’t matter if the chatter is interesting, life shattering, or pertinent. What does matter is how I process what I hear. I admit some days I want to shout, “Shut Up, People. I don’t care, and neither does anyone else,” but I don’t. Instead, […]
Read More RestrainingEcclesiastes 3:1 ‘To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven’ Time is our most precious commodity. It rules us, literally. I love a lot of things in my life: my home, my pets, my family, my friends, and my quiet space, just to name a few, but […]
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