Smacking at rattles!
I wrote a few blog posts ago about “letting go” of our beloved little blue car. It was the right thing to do. It was time. I am now driving our other old car (the one which hubby…
From Ishtar to Easter
The land of Mesopotamia in 2000 BC, flourished by the banks of the River Euphrates. Here great cities prospered boasting walls thick and wide. Ziggurat temples loomed toward the sky. Legends arose of great kings from the past; …
Tapestry of Life
As a tapestry is fashioned by the weaver’s hand,so life is a working of God’s Sovereign Plan.It’s a beautiful pattern; a complex design;purposed before the beginning of time.Our lives each are threads in the Weaver’s hand.We are small…
Chopped off … but there’s still so much hope!
I was sitting at my dining table this morning listening to an online sermon. The sun is shining today … and my soul was drinking in the sunshine. Winters where I live are very dark and grey, cloudy…
Do you have access?
My dad texted me: “Do you have access to Cara Cara oranges?” My dad and mom had just recently discovered the delicious goodness of Cara Cara oranges at their local Costco. I texted back: “Why yes! I do…
Dumping the boyfriend in a blaze of fury
A post showed up on my Substack newsfeed. It had barely been posted a week, yet it already had over 9k “hearts” and 1.2k “comments.” What on earth was so compelling about this post that the algorithm had…
A consuming fire … and itty-bitty marshmallows
Hubby and I had a bonfire. A delightful blazing bonfire! Naturally, a delightful blazing bonfire needs some toasted marshmallows to go with it. The only marshmallows we had were itty-bitty marshmallows. And, I couldn’t find the marshmallow-toasting sticks. So…
Forget the former things
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up.” - Isaiah 43:18-19
Every good gift
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” - James 1:17 “God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things, at all times, having all you…
A mystery hidden in the past … but now revealed
For the past couple of years hubby has given me the most unique day-by-day calendar for Christmas. Upon opening the gift, it looks like a simple block of paper. But hidden inside is a creative, intricate paper sculpture. …