“Don’t be afraid, just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today.” Exodus 14:13 Sometimes the hard part for me is standing still. When I am afraid or fearful, when troubles comes knocking at my door, I swing myself into action. Sometimes I don’t even stop and think if the action is purposeful. You...
Old man winter has been shaking his fist at the Pacific Northwest for the last two weeks. Have you wondered where I have been? We’ve been encased in ice, without power, without even telephone service. It all started last week. We had planned a short winter vacation to the coast to spend a few...
“Snow began in the dark morning, with big soft flakes tumbling in a news-like urgency from a dove-gray sky into earth’s brown lap.”-Rural Free – A Farmwife’s Almanac of Country Living We have had snow here since this weekend, but it started getting serious yesterday morning. The forecast is for 10 inches before a warm...
“It was an act of courage to take the scraps life provided and stitch them together, wrestling the chaos into order, taking what had been cast off and creating something from it, something useful, beautiful, and strong, something whose true value was known only to the heart of the woman who made it.”-Round Robin by...
I usually write about home, the garden, family, and all the sweet and simple things in life that bring us joy. I also occasionally write about what goes on behind the gate at our house. And most times, I don’t deviate from that; we all need a positive happy place to go visit at the...
