Almost 10 years ago, actually the day I closed on my house, a "wind event" blew through and twisted a tree top off taking with it the chimney and some gutters on the back. Our home is just a modest one story ranch but the yard slopes so much in the rear we can stand up in… Continue reading Going Out On a Limb for Joy
{image via The Graphics Fairy} Because Monday tends to be Sunday's unlovely neighbor... And because I love you too much not to share... Our Women's Discipleship Group met Saturday morning and feasted our ears and minds on this story (linked in the Youtube video below- you'll have to hop over to your web browser to… Continue reading On Neighboring
On my birthday this year I set out to pray over and pen some goals, thanks to this book. After circling for a while, I finally landed with three: Always remember my mission, pursue discipline and live simply with first "thing" first. {That thing really being a person, you know...} Even with those directives in mind,… Continue reading How to Follow Well
Sleep betrayed me Monday night. I tossed in the humidity and turned over a list of things undone from the previous day, week, ok month, and instead of waking up like Cinderella, I resembled one of the less than lovely step sisters. Not every day can be a fairy tale, I suppose. So how providential is it that I… Continue reading Desirable Discipline and Fairy Tale Feelings
Dawn broke early in the week not in it's usual brazen pinks and golds but shrouded within a silver mist. My head as foggy as the air outside my door. Monday's have that way about them. Early in the morning I sip coffee in the quiet. Flipping pages of 1 John looking for the light- love equals obedience. Faith… Continue reading How to Tell if You’re Brazen
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