Thursday Throwback … Lilacs!
I have a fondness for lilacs. As a young girl, there was a large lilac bush which grew at the corner of the house where my bedroom was. Every spring it bloomed profusely!One year, my mom was having…
Blessings on a ferry ride
Hubby and I had a dear friend come to visit recently. As we were pondering what fun things we could do together with our friend, the verse Matthew 7:12 (as well as Luke 6:31) came to mind: "Do…
Blessings on a nature walk
This past Saturday hubby and I drove down to the shores of Lake Washington to explore a small local park we just recently found out about. It was great fun! After all, what better thing to do on…
Hummingbird Dance!
The hummingbird babies have graduated from the nest and have launched out into the great big world! ... and as such, have started coming to the hummingbird feeder. Suddenly there are 4 or 5 new half-size hummingbirds at…
An early morning stroll through the forest
Join me for an early morning stroll through the forest ... Early morning sunshine highlighting the apple blossoms. Feeling small underneath the enormous over-arching branches of the Big-Leaf Maple. A patch of Pacific bleeding heart, highlighted by the…
May Day Blessings
Today is the first day of May ... Happy May Day!Since May Day celebrations are going on around the world, I thought it would be fun to have my own little party by taking a walk around the…
Move Blessings
Hubby and I assisted in a move this past Saturday. Let's face it, moving is never fun. It's disorienting in every way to have your life uprooted, packed up in boxes, loaded onto a moving truck and into…
Sunday Surprise Blessing
Sunday afternoon hubby and I needed to run out real quick to drop a letter off at the Post Office, then stop by Costco for gas. We had just finished our stop at the Post Office and were…
Forget me not!
Last night hubby and I went to a Michael W. Smith concert. It was epic! The first half of the concert was oldies from his younger days … “Go West Young Man,” “Secret Ambition,” etc. … The second…
Thank you God for colors!
I woke up this morning, and came through the house to the kitchen to fix breakfast. Outside my windows the whole world was an intense, vibrant green! A green so intense it almost made my eyes hurt. The…