I don’t fight the crowds shopping on Black Friday. No matter how great the bargain, it is not worth the crowds to me. I do something much more fun…I decorate for Christmas! I start with the porch and put out the red and white plaid and bring the sled and skates out. I love these...
Winter’s Gold Gracious God, the leaves have fallen, the air has become cold, and bare trees now seem to open up the sky. Remind me that this is a time to slow down in order to be attentive to the stark stillness winter brings. Help me breathe deeply the frigid air and know myself to...
Once in awhile, a girlfriend and I get together and go for a drive and just visit. Sunday the sky was blue, the air crisp when we decided we were long overdue for a visit. With my friend driving, and me yakking away, we headed to the mountains. As the car climbed, we were surprised...
“Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest grace. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it. Mount of thy redeeming love.”-Robert Robinson 1758 I must confess, I am not much...
Who ever said only the spring and summer flowers are beautiful? These dried wild flowers are lovely too… just different. Unique and beautiful in their own kind of way. Just like us. Old women, young women, in every race, shape and form. All of them beauties. But you have to slow down and look closely;...
