We can’t climb up to God
It has been a couple of weeks now since the bear last raided our hummingbird feeders. Every night I bring all 3 feeders inside. And every morning the first thing I do is carry all 3 feeders back…
It’s all about strategy!
Hubby stepped out on the front porch to go to work this morning and he asked: “How did that get on the porch?” There lay a big, long blackberry vine on the front porch. I glanced down and …
Joys of a half-empty flight
Mine and hubby's fight back home, from the far distant city we had traveled to, departed super early. In fact, as we were boarding our flight, it was only 3am back home. No one wants to get up…
Splash of happiness!
My daughter is coming over this afternoon to walk loops around the front drive with me for exercise. How exciting! In anticipation of my daughter coming, I gathered a splash of happiness for her! Isn't it awesome! I…
There goes the hummingbird feeder …
Hubby and I were just about to crawl in bed last night, but we kept hearing a strange sound outside. It wasn’t the snow falling off the roof. It sounded more like an animal somehow messing with the…
All the free ice cream you want!
I was pondering this morning how that when it comes to just about anything in life, you have to pay for it. If you would like a delicious cup of goodness from your favorite local coffee shop … …
New day blessings!
Grateful for picking beans in the cool quiet of the early morning as the sun rises. Though it's definitely a contest of wills this morning with the sun and the clouds battling it out! At the moment the…
Grateful for a small patch of earth!
And just like that, the pumpkins are ripe! I guess this means summer is officially over. Ah well, it's ok. It's been a good summer. Most of the homes hubby and I have lived in have not had…
Life-giving “bucket-filling” blessings!
My daughter popped by last night to have dinner with us. It was so life-giving! And it really “filled my bucket” (so to speak). Having grown kids who pop by to spend time with you is such a…
There is beauty in each day!
I have a day-by-day calendar which I pull a page off each day … slowly revealing (one day at a time) a hidden paper sculpture in the middle. It’s been a hard year, and I have not done…