It was a cold and dark evening. Staring out the window feeling cozy by the warmth of the wood heat that radiated from beneath our floor. The last thing we wanted to do was to venture out. The crisp fall evenings offer no welcome, but an invite came to us.You know that feeling, the feeling […]
Thanksgiving of the Heart Read More »
Walking into a prison can be a scary thing. Everything lit with florescent lights and it all just looks so final. Hope seems like something you need to leave in the car in the parking lot. Molly and I made our way out of the parking lot and walked the long path that led to
A little over a month ago we had a celebration in our little community. It was the WWII reenactment. I volunteered as the photographer, and as I stood behind that lens, so many feelings rushed into my mind. It was not the ones that were all dressed up that caused me to feel, it was
WE MOVED AGAIN!!! We are on a roll for moving once a year for the past 4 years.Did you ever hear of musical chairs? How about musical Houses? Musical chairs is a game where the music plays and everyone walks around a bunch of chairs. When the music stops you all sit down in a different
RIIIIIINNNNNGGGG!!!!! I jolted awake. Heart pounding. It was the dead of the night, fumbling around to find the phone. I was confused. I could not remember where I was. RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!!!!! Looking. Oh, there, I see a flash of light and now I know I am in a hotel room. In Hawaii. The phone is across
Nightmare in Paradise Read More »
Do you remember those little green stickers that your mom would put on the bottles of poison under your kitchen sink??? MR YUK. He was that sticker that looked Yucky and you knew that if his yucky face was there it meant that is was poisonous! Kids see it and stay away! I have found
“Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.” Psalm 107:6 Hot soapy dishes, breeze blowing through the window, touching my face. My husband walks up to me and invites me on a walk. I rinse the last dish and pull the old flour sack dish towel off the
Several months ago, my husband made a spot for the garden and planted little seeds in tiny pots. Little heirloom tomatoes. They looked spindly and seemed they would not make it. They were weak, thin, and the little leaves were barely visible. We had little faith. They were safe in our window sill, safe
There comes a point during parenting that you have to let go. Little by little, your kids grow into who they are supposed to be and little by little, you have to let them move on to adventures that can take them away from the family. At the last Shindig we met a family who
I Left A Part Of My Heart Out West Read More »
Today is one of the best days of my life! Every day is! I guess that is because I make it that way. 18 years ago I promised to love my husband through sickness and in health and that vow came in handy since a lot of our married life we spent very sick. I
a Man of Few Words Read More »