I did it! I shared my story to a dozen teen girls in jail. And, as always, God did more than I could have hoped or imagined. Just like He promised.I went carrying three typed pages of notes. The highlights of my life year by year--the joys and the heartaches. I was especially nervous at first when the girls looked at me and my friend with no Continue Reading
Procrastination
I don't know about you, but I put off things that matter. Like saying an encouraging word to my son. Kissing my husband hello when he returns from the office. Or paying the bills. I say I'm not administrative. Truth is I don't want to know how much I've spent. Another truth: I'm afraid to be too vulnerable with those I love. I hide the joy and the Continue Reading
Pondering This
This quote from Max Lucado has me thinking: We create elaborate houses for our bodies, but our souls are relegated to a hillside shanty where the night winds chill us and the rain soaks us. Is it any wonder the world is so full of cold hearts?(another photo from Astoria, Oregon. This mansion was built in 1885.) Continue Reading
Take Time to Smell the Roses
Learning another life lesson from my daughter Hannah. Today while I was talking with my neighbor outside, I saw Hannah by my flowerbed bent over, nose to a flower bloom. She went from one to another smelling them. Shasta Daisies. Roses. Daylilies. Catmint. And many more. Tonight I looked out my living room window and again Hannah was stooped Continue Reading
Redwoods
Here are some photos of our vacation into California to see the redwoods. I felt like an ant. It was spooky and yet amazing to see the size of these giant trees. I stood in awe of God, the creator of all living things. BIG things!I loved watching a short video about the forest and hearing that these trees survive all types of weather because their Continue Reading
Blogging Blues
I stopped blogging for almost two months again. Why did I stop this time? Because I didn't feel like I had anything profound to say. For awhile there, I spent time reading other bloggers thoughts and I found myself comparing. And I didn't measure up. I wasn't as honest, funny, or even as interesting as other bloggers. Sad to know I stopped Continue Reading