Unexpected Prayers
Prayers sometimes come to us in unexpected forms, especially when we don’t “feel” like praying and words aren’t happening.
Tool Care
How grungy, muddy, and rusty are your garden tools? Do you leave them out in the elements? Are the cutting ones not so sharp anymore? The winter months are the ideal time to take stock of your tools.
Enable Straight Paths
In my work as an advocate for special needs students pursuing higher education, I’ve been reminded repeatedly that they are twice qualified. What does that mean?
Quick and Easy Beef and Vegetable Soup
We’re all ready for healthy eating and what better way to do so than with a big bowl of hearty beef and vegetable soup
In a Vise-grip
Looking back on this last year, I’m still struggling with being thankful for situations and people whose tenacious grips keep me in a repetitive wrestling match. I want to break free and hear God’s blessing.
Perennial Care in January
Yes, perennial gardens do need care in January with planning, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, pest control, and pruning. Bundle up and enjoy the invigorating gardening experience in the middle of winter.
If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments
There’s nothing quite like a clear cold winter night out in the country. My hand stretched out one step in front of me is blanketed by velvety darkness. The dark is so dark that it is like a separate present companion, not just a state of atmosphere.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Dawning
Christmas Eve conjures up stories of unique experiences whether warm fuzzy family traditions or hollow disappointments. I’ll share a childhood story that encompasses both.
Christmas Cactus
Several of you have commented on my Christmas Cactus picture I had posted on facebook and asked me follow up questions.
“Oh Little Town of Bethlehem”
I heard, really heard for the first time the words of a familiar Christmas Carol, “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem.” The specific words which grabbed my attention were, “Our hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”