Not Yet

Good morning... After a meaningful walk-and-talk with a longtime friend, God's truth became clear. I need to say "no" to an awesome opportunity, an opportunity to which I would love to say "yes". With her family just a bit ahead of ours on life's journey, my wise friend simply said, "Remember, you have another season after this one." Pondering [...]

By |2018-06-16T08:32:30-04:00December 3rd, 2016|Family and Friends, Seasons|

Missing A Toddler Shoe

Good morning... Over Thanksgiving weekend, I took a private walk to the nearby horse farm with our puppy of eight months. As Tate and I circled around the familiar path, I came upon a woman sitting on a rock overlooking the river. As I said, "Hello," she looked up and I saw the tearful eyes of a friend I [...]

By |2018-06-16T08:48:02-04:00December 1st, 2016|Grief, Letting Go, Seasons|

Nesting In Feathers

Good morning... Do not ask me why, but I wake with my morning mind focused on an idiom. After researching the phrase my heart weds my mind. "Feathering one's nest" means to decorate and furnish one's home in style and comfort, which alludes to birds lining their nests with feathers to make them warm and comfortable. A weird truth [...]

By |2018-06-17T16:24:46-04:00September 21st, 2016|Aging, Letting Go, Seasons|

Spring Tips Into Summer

Good morning... Spring is tipping into summer everywhere I look. The pruned back branches of winter gave way to small leafy buds this spring, and now those same trees are exploding with green growth. I watched my neighbors' lawn guys dig up still beautiful pansies yesterday. Purple and white flowers remaining poised atop thinning, scrawny stems. A few weekends [...]

By |2018-06-17T19:33:03-04:00May 27th, 2016|Letting Go, Nature, Seasons|

Savoring “Lasts”

Good morning... Yesterday, our youngest child had his last Middle School Field Day. This is one thing I have learned from raising our four kids: savoring "lasts" along the way is an essential key to enjoying life. Following spring football practice the night before, I picked up a carload of eighth grade boys. After dropping a few kids home [...]

By |2018-06-17T20:45:42-04:00May 14th, 2016|Everyday life, Gratitude, Seasons|

The Gift Of Ordinary Days

Good morning... Each year for the past four years I have hosted a Bible study on Wednesday afternoons for the "moms of high school seniors" from my kids' school. Next week, I meet with a group of three moms who want to begin the special tradition at a neighboring school, and I have been asked to mentor another woman [...]

By |2018-06-17T22:11:14-04:00April 28th, 2016|Everyday life, Family and Friends, Gratitude, Seasons|

Feathers Of Faith

Good morning... Visiting my parents in Ohio, I enjoyed their pets. They have well stocked bird feeders outside their large front window and another feeder at the back of their home, a wall of three picture windows overlooking the park. Their pets are the various species of birds, coming and going all day, as well as the chipmunks and [...]

By |2018-06-17T22:29:24-04:00April 24th, 2016|Faith, New From Old, Seasons|
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