August, The Month August! Here we are already. How is the garden growing and the the painting going? And what are my August ambitions? The change always comes about mid-August, and it always catches me by surprise. I mean the day when I know that summer is fraying at...
May 29, 2023 My earliest memory of Memorial Day was not the parades; nor T.V. Specials or lavish barbecues. Ours was not a military family. Although we knew veterans, they kept a low profile. My parents' younger brothers fought; some of our neighbors were veterans...
A Weather Bank I wish we had a weather bank in which I could deposit the all the lovely hours May has generated. When Maryland’s summer arrives, I could withdraw enough cool dry air to keep my charm from depleting. On our evening walks I smell honeysuckle and...
A White Iris My neighbor shared a photo of a happy surprise: a reward of her waiting for a transplanted white bearded iris to bloom. Four years it took! That was a long time. Her comment got me thinking, though: Patience is such a part of gardening. Whew — some...
Creative Output So Far Assessing this spring’s output compared to my [creative] output this time three years ago, I am lagging. Maybe because this spring I have a wee bit more of a life — Two and half years of uncertain times seem to be in the rear view...
A New Word When I opened the evening reading, I did a double take: SMOORING(?)(!) What on earth? Reading the first sentence — The Christian’s journey is a succession of advances and halts —hooked me. Then, with the next I took the bait: It isn’t God’s plan we...
Saying what I mean is harder when I can’t find the words to use. So, I remember what our kids told their kids. Use your words, was what my kids often said to their little ones who were struggling with their skinned knees or other frustrations. Good advice for this...
Fleeing a funk may be a bit more challenging in this season of life; weighed down with memories and memorabilia that aren’t always easy to share. I’ve been in a funk — or a slump —- for a spell. Whew . . . My inner Mary Engelbreit has been warning me to SNAP OUT...
Gathering rocks, and remembering just how far God has been prepared to go with me, is a good use of time in an autumn's garden. Gathering Rocks So, in the current Bible study, we have just read about Joshua leading Israel across the Jordon on dry ground. Once upon a...
So, part of my annual physical included answering a bunch of questions and taking a memory quiz. (after losing 150 vials of blood . . . ok: 6) First Was The Memory Quiz The memory quiz involved my remembering the name and address of someone after I counted backwards...
2023 True to their own timetable, the Lenten roses are budding. This discovery I made replacing our Christmas flag with a winter one — Wise men have been replaced with a pair winsome owls bundled up for January’s chilly winds. And now that I am seeing so clearly,...
Reflecting on Epiphany in Incredible Days Reflecting on Epiphany in these Incredible days I moved the wise men to the Christ child in both our creches, on the hutch and the mantel. On this day, those real wise men made it to the Christ child; hence the church's...
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