A few weeks ago, we met my brother and his family in Kentucky for a very special purpose – a visit to the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter! This trip had been in the works for awhile, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, our schedule changed unexpectedly. Last-minute, we...
One fine evening found me out in the nursery, watering thirsty plants. The clouds were arranged in horizontal layers in the western sky and each layer was illuminated in a gorgeous peach-pink glow. I lifted the spray wand, on the shower setting, to reach across another row of plants. As...
I recently heard a presentation about creating vs. consuming. He made the point that people in today’s culture are much more likely to eat out at a restaurant than cook a meal from scratch, to read a book than write something of their own, to listen to music rather than...
This morning the sun is shining, dazzlingly bright against the canvas of white snow and a gorgeous blue sky! I simply had to go out and tramp around in it a while, capturing some photos. Everything is so clean, crisp, and bright. Now I’m back at my desk to continue...
A stunning blanket of white graces the view out my window this afternoon. The road, like a plush white velvet ribbon, winds off down the hill, disappearing from sight into the familiar gray-brown canvas of winter woodland. The snow is still coming down in big flakes to join in transforming...
The evening is winding to a close as I write these words…and so is the year 2023. The festive flurry of Christmas has become a sweet memory and New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, bringing us to one of my favorite windows of reflection. I love setting goals...
It was one of those evenings. The breeze carried with it a crisp deliciousness. The moon shone with a silver glow and bathed the yard in dappled shadows. Here and there a bold star pierced the sky. Yes – one of those evenings when I hesitate to go inside because...
After cleaning a particularly dusty mini-blind and the window behind it, I decided to leave the blind rolled up as I continued cleaning further into the room. It’s a little thing, but it always amazes me the difference this makes. When a curtain is pulled back, a blind up, or...