Presentation – it can make all the difference. When preparing a dish, a chef knows taste is essential but his presentation is often just as important. Just the right swirl of this, the extra dusting of that or even the perfect piece of green makes a good dish better – and a great dish perfect! … Read More Tables Prepared (Past, Present and Future)
It is December. Advent has begun. The Christmas season is officially in full swing. (For many, the stress is as well.) I’m looking forward to these holiday weeks too. But, before I completely forget Thanksgiving, a quick look back at last week’s holiday…which not only was special but is also one of my favorites. So,… Read More Thanksgiving 2019: A Recap
Today marks another birthday. Another birthday that should have been – but will be missed. My sweet Tyler, who has been in Heaven for thirteen years, would have been twenty-seven. Yes, a grown man with, no doubt, a family and home of his own, but we still would have made a big deal of his… Read More Reflections on Another Birthday
Another month almost in the history books. With school back in session and all the windows open, summer feels like it has come to an end. Actually, there is one whole week left in August and, yes, fall is not official for days after that but, really, summer seems done. So, a look back at… Read More A Little Letters Look At August (2019)
I shared this photo earlier this week on my Instagram. It was given to me last weekend while I was visiting my 90-year old aunt. We were looking through a stack of photos she had stuffed into an old album. There were several of my parents, my grandparents and many of older relatives I barely… Read More Be Still My Heart
For years (over 20), I was involved in the children’s mid-week ministry at our church. We called it “Crusaders” and I taught the 3-5-year-olds! What a wonderful age! This photo is actually my sweet Tyler at age three…but in his Easter finery, I believe, with his friends. And a mouth full of graham crackers. When… Read More “Rolled Away, Rolled Away”
Another August First. God has been so faithful to not only uphold me and strengthen me – every August 1st and the random days in between when my faith begins to wobble – but to also send me a personal encouragement – something seemingly insignificant to others but, for me, as if straight from Heaven… Read More Faithful and True
This snapshot is of a framed photo in our family room. It is years old and the quality is not excellent but it is a treasure. The bottom photo captures our Tyler’s fun, silly personality. The top one is Tyler and his friends celebrating his 13th birthday. It was a fun night of pizza, laser tag,… Read More Thirteen Birthdays
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Two days later, I am carrying thoughts of the wonder of the resurrection with me. The cross. The empty tomb. The depth of all that means for a Christian. The defeat of sin and death. Eternal life and the promise of reunion with those that we love and… Read More Because He Lives
The days after Christmas are quiet. The fireplace makes the house snug and the pace is slow. Before the calendar moves full steam ahead again, I enjoy finding time for reflecting. This post began, in my thoughts, as three things I learned during Christmas. I started a mental list of “notes to self” that had… Read More Embracing the Change