Today I'm out planting flowers into pots and into the ground. What a beautiful day I'm having. Warm, sunny, peaceful, birds singing. Therapy for this ready gardener. We have to wait until after Mother's Day here in Colorado Springs. I just love getting my hands into dirt to plant annuals. Something about creating beauty from the dirt makes me Continue Reading
Stop, Look -n- Listen: Feet
Ever felt God pulling on your heart to step out and take a risk? Inside everything in you freezes up at the thought, right? But then something deeper tells you that there just may be something even better on the other side. Your choice? Move forward or abandon the idea altogether. You sit on a rock and fret until you can't take it any longer. At Continue Reading
Stop, Look-n-Listen: Signs
How does God guide your everyday life? Can you trust His warnings and directions? For me, it means following the prompting of His Holy Spirit moment by moment, not just in the morning with my Bible open. God is a creative God. I fully believe God knows how to get through to us if we will ask and listen long enough to hear. In my life, God often Continue Reading
Lessons from the Park
I went on a family walk last night with my husband, daughter and her two neighborhood friends. On the way back, we stopped for a little break. This is what I learned in a brief ten minutes at the park. Love the free and playful spirit of a child.Life is more enjoyable with a friend at your side.For greater enjoyment, lean into life!Real living is Continue Reading
Fog
I'm learning that trying to see ahead for my future is like driving through the fog. With weather like this, I can't go the regular speed limit. Slowing down is required.I must be extra alert because my visibility is limited. I can only see what is right in front of me. Yet I long to see so much more. So I grip my steering wheel, press lightly on Continue Reading
Stop, Look -n- Listen: Picture
I know I said I'd be writing light this week because of time restraints. God won't have that. I cannot focus until I write this entry for whatever reason. God is funny that way. I tell Him my plans and He says "Not!" Let me take you back to February with me. I was in a battle because I let the life that I had known go. I felt completely alone Continue Reading