Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
This Ordinary Life
Years ago I met an international businessman's daughter who lived her formative years in Asian countries. After years immersed in those cultures, her family returned to the States and settled down in Ohio, near relatives, where this young woman had to finish up high school. By the time I met her, she was a young adult reflecting on her childhood and the challenge of … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: August 10, 2011
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. Reading Luci Shaw's Breath for the Bones includes a chapter on Paying … [Read more...]
Possess Less
On Four Things that Bring PeaceCHRIST. My son, I will now teach you the way of peace and true freedom. … [Read more...]
Last Weekend’s Gift
Last weekend...a gift. … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Vacation Food
(smaller button below)For the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love to try new dishes, your post doesn’t have to be a recipe. We’re pretty relaxed over here, and stories and photos are as welcome as menus and recipes.When your Food on Fridays contribution is ready, just grab the broccoli button (My daughter doesn’t quite … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: August 4, 2011
Each Wednesday (except this week, when I missed my deadline) I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. ::: Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
Return to the Thundering Falls
When I was young, my parents took us through Canada to see Niagara Falls. The only flash of memory I retained from the trip is stepping out of a dressing room to model a cute Canadian dress that Mom had me try on. Though I generally hated dresses, I loved that one; perhaps because it felt a little less like a dress and a little more like a costume. She bought it. I … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: July 27, 2011
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
His Handiwork
New life springs from decay; the rotting birch offers its fading strength to a cedar seedling. A monarch drinks deep of summer's sweetness. Cloud formation streaks across blue sky. Evening light brushes watercolor rose along textured storm clouds. The Heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.(Psalm … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: July 20, 2011
Apologies for the belated post today.Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you're keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
There and Back Again: So Much Life
The world seems so full of life in summer, when leaves and lawn spread into a thick, full green. This is the peak, before rain forgets to fall and grass withers to a brittle brown.For now, redbud leafs outside my office window.Ferns sway lazily in a shady corner.Hydrangea's giant snowballs bloom soft white against deep green.A rose shimmers, iridescent, in angled afternoon … [Read more...]
Love One Another
"A new command I give you: Love one another.As I have loved you, so you must love one another."(John 13:34 NIV ©1984)This "motto," as my dad calls it, belonged to his mother and currently hangs on the wall of my parents' breakfast room.I never knew this grandmother, so I don't know what it meant to her; but, through this framed message, she preserved powerful words to live … [Read more...]
Giving Thanks for Small Things in a Great Country
On this day of freedom, I slowed down to pause, pay attention, snap photos, and give thanks for some of the smallest, simplest, humblest parts of my life in this great country.The garden, though planted late, clings, climbs, and unfolds yellow starbursts of possibility. … [Read more...]
A Turn for the Better
"I think you have some shingles for me," I said, as I greeted the driver of a delivery truck."It says I'm supposed to put them in front of the garage...in front of the garage...in front of the garage." He chuckled and pointed to the order form. Sure enough, there it was in capital letters, at least three or four times: "IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE."I laughed at his joke. "Well, … [Read more...]
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