Remembering Mia
“I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.” ~~ Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “In Memoriam” ~~ She was always there. And where she wasn’t at any given time, certainly there were traces of her – a […]
No More Debris!
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” ~~ William Morris When we purchased our home and property in 2001 and then moved in on Aug. 1, 2002, the house was less than 1300 square feet and had only one closet. Furthermore, our family of […]
What’s Real?
“…Your beauty should not come from outward adornment… Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight” I Peter 3:3, 4 We live in an “auto-tuned” world. After all, many women wear concealer to perfect, mascara to enhance, […]
Something Grand
I remember a time as a child. We were at Disney World, waiting to ride the Jungle Cruise. It was hot. The line was long and moved slowly, yet it was as if each step was bringing me closer to a great and exciting “unknown.” I remember studying the faces of those both ahead […]
Undo Me, Lord
Some days, I become overwhelmed with the “un-dones” in my life – the pile of bills, the half-written thank-you notes, the half-finished phone call return list, the basket of laundry only partially folded. I focus on the “Not Done” list rather than the “Got Done” list, and honestly, this knocks me incapable of tacking the […]
It’s All Relative
“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything […]
Uno… Duos… Tres!
The other day, I heard Allie talking to herself as she walked, taking careful, thoughtful steps. I listened more closely. “Uno… Dos… Tres… Cuatro… Cinco… Seis…” I asked her, “Are you counting in Spanish?” And she replied, “Yep,” and continued walking and counting. And so I’m left to wonder, where, oh where did she learn […]
One More ‘Stone’ of Remembrance
Stones of remembrance. Whether we know it or not, we all have them. Those moments in our lives when we look back and see how God moved on our behalf. Like the children of Israel, we place them thoughtfully… though, perhaps, subconsciously. Still, we have them. They are there, just the same. May 12th is […]
Diving In!
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places… You have made known to me the path of life; You fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand” (Ps. 16:6a, 11 — NIV). I’m a “cusp-dweller” – living so often on the periphery of possibility. Perhaps I’m afraid. […]