If you read Tuesday’s post, you know that we (my hubbie and I) have been patiently waiting for porch season to return.  To not only open the windows but also to enjoy time in the evenings out on the porch.  And we were not disappointed this week!  It has been spring in all her glory… Read More So Much More Than I Think Possible

Happy Friday and time for another FMF!  The first full week of March did not disappoint.  Definitely still brisk (actually quite chilly, especially in the mornings), and the March wind does love to blow, but signs of spring are obvious.  And most welcome…and delightful!!  We even had the first fertilizer applied yesterday so even the… Read More Turning My Thoughts to Dad

It began in late November.  We watched a Hallmark Christmas movie.  And then another.  And then, well you guessed it, it became quite the habit.  Or, at least, a regular part of our December evening routine.  I dare to count how many of those movies we watched (in many ways, the same movie.  They just… Read More Refuse to Live Distracted

Fridays – as often as I am able – are for Five Minute Friday.  Or FMF:)  It is a weekly link-up hosted by Kate Motaung and not only has a wonderful community but is also a wonderful writing exercise.  A prompt is given each Friday morning and, as Kate describes it,  the idea is to… Read More His Example for My Morning

Friday – and time for another Five Minute Friday which is just about all I have time for this morning.  Five minutes.  And today’s prompt is: HELP.  When I read it, I immediately began humming. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.  My help cometh from the Lord… Read More Lift Your Eyes Unto the Hills

Never-ending road construction.  Non-stop traffic.  Noise, crowds, congestion, litter (oh, the annoying litter)…and the seeming obsession to cut down trees.  Truthfully, this is what comes to mind if I were asked to describe a drive through my county.  I have said – way more often than has ever been necessary – that I do not… Read More Don’t Miss The Cows – and Other Great Things

Last night we had a near disaster.  It involved too many leashes and, dare I say, too many dogs.  Well, two dogs.  One totally amped for a walk and the other totally uncooperative.  While trying to get the stubborn one inside and switching leashes, etc., the super excited one ended up completely unleased and made… Read More All That God Could Do

It has been one of those weeks.  A week of challenges and a week of great things.  At the same time.  Mainly a week that has taken all my emotional strength – and drained it.  Apparently, my mental energy drains right alongside my emotions.  I was content to skip posting today (which typically stresses me… Read More Not The Time To Be Silent

So many questions lately.  I read them, see them and hear them everywhere.  One of the biggest questions lately is what to do about schooling and, although I am (way) past that stage of life, I appreciate the heaviness of that question.  For many, there is no easy answer.  But all parents want to make… Read More Stop the Second-Guessing