Do you remember this snippet from You’ve Got Mail? I can relate to this sentiment. Fall, to me, is synonymous with the beginning of school. When my children were at home, I lived for that moment. It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy summer. I did. So many family memories made in the long, hot days. But by August, I was always summered out. I craved routine and schedule, even if those were … [Read more...]
An Unexpected Visit
I've recently been going through the last few boxes of stuff we inherited when Mom passed in 2009. It's been a lengthy process of holding onto stuff then learning to let go—I know you know what I mean. And in the process, I came across a slew of old pics. This is from early high school years. And to think...back then I really loved this dress!! Seeing that side table reminds me of … [Read more...]
Once in a Lifetime
The August day, forty-eight years ago, was hot and sticky. I curled my long hair before leaving home but the humidity uncurled it by the time I reached the church. It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered except that I was about to marry my best friend. It was a simple wedding. Ken was starting graduate studies at Yale so we didn’t have a lot of money. My sister Bonnie, my maid of honor, sewed my … [Read more...]
Ode to a Tree (or: making lemonade)
Trees Joyce Kilmer "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are … [Read more...]
God’s Way Over the Easy Way
I recently completed a Bible study titled Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer. The Lord spoke to me through it! This past week, I've been meditating on one of the points Priscilla made. Namely, that God's way is not usually the easy way. Oh, how we long for the easy way, don't we? Once, I expected to carve a high-powered career path into corporate America. Then my husband … [Read more...]
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