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Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.

November 18, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

I am so very grateful (warmly or deeply appreciative of a kindness or benefit) that in this crazy year God has not been absent. In fact, even though 2020 has often been a hard year in which to find things to be thankful (feeling or expressing appreciative gratitude) for, I think most of us are looking harder and seeing things small and large that God has blessed us with during these days of stress … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family, Friendship

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Reading)!

November 4, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

I confess, it was hard to decide what to post for today, knowing that today everyone would be dealing with the outcome of the election. But then Lynn Austin took the pressure off with her wonderful post on Monday. Click here to read it—or to read it again! Thanks, Lynn, for wise words and a kingdom perspective. So today I’m going a bit escapist. It’s November, which for me ushers in two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading

Change is the Only Constant in Life

October 21, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

I like sameness. And routine. But of course life doesn’t let you continue on in your same path indefinitely. In this life, we encounter changes in age, marital status, and parenting. We change homes, cities, and jobs. We even change friends and churches, on occasion. All these seems to prove the truth stated by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: My husband and I are currently in the midst of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family

The Coffee Shop Conundrum

October 7, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

I love coffee. I love working and reading in coffee shops with nice spaces. You’d think that would be a win-win. And it usually is. But not lately. You see, due to COVID, many of my favorite coffee shops are still take out only. Or their small outdoor spaces are always full. And given the nature of most of my time spent in my small downtown living space, I’m itching to get back to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry

Autumn Excitement

September 16, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

In Texas, we usually get a tease of fall in September before summer blazes back for one more go. This year, the tease is going on two weeks now. Highs in the mid-80s to low 90s, nights in the mid-60s to high 70s. I know those are summer temperatures to some folks, but it is a great reprieve from a summer of well into the 100s. The cooler mornings have me thinking of the things I get most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Nature

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