We’ve been walking through a rough summer. If you are on my email list, you know a bit of my house woes. If you are from Texas, you might know some of our other stresses due to my husband’s former job. Not to mention health issues of several close friends, lots of travel and job stress. The Lord has been faithful in many, many ways, not the least of which have been through our … [Read more...]
Prayer Walk
Somehow it's easier to meet Jesus in the quiet of the early morning. I've found this to be particularly true for me over the last month. Thanks to COVID closing/restricting gyms and my desire to escape the Texas summer heat, I recently switched my usual exercise routine from lunchtime to early mornings. For the last couple months, I have been rising at 5:30 am and walking 2 miles around my … [Read more...]
What to leave behind
As I'm writing this, I'm keeping an eye on the weather. Hurricane Irma is fast approaching the state of Florida and we could receive a direct hit. The storm could take a turn and go straight up through Florida or it could hit the eastern coast of the US. We don't know yet. It might change and give the panhandle where we live, a run for our money. So today, I've been washing clothes, buying … [Read more...]
For I know the plans I have for you …
I had a hard time trying to decide what to write today. I sat down and thought about why I was holding back. I think it's because the world is a very scary, sad place right now. Children die. I know this. It happens every day. But these last couple of weeks have been brutal, regarding this. Twenty-two killed in Manchester, England and then another attack on the London Bridge so soon after. And … [Read more...]
Birds and Words–my literary guest room
We moved recently from a downsized townhome to a one level house. This meant we needed some new furniture. We've filled up the den and turned a little den off the back of the house into a combination sunroom/library. We had enough to decorate one guest room in a beach theme but the other one sat empty for a while. Since it's located across from our offices (My husband took another bedroom for his … [Read more...]