Look around...where do you see beauty right in front of you? I love being surprised by beauty in unexpected places...soap bubbles glistening in the sink, an amber stream of honey drizzling into my tea cup, a tiny handprint on the front window. It's all around us! ... Read More about Searching for Beauty
Frazzled Because of Love
It had been a stressful day, filled with worry. I tried expressing my feelings in a text to my daughter-in-law, but it came out kind of disjointed. Read more at Putting on the New.. ... Read More about Frazzled Because of Love
I HATE LOOKING STUPID
I HATE looking stupid. I hate when anyone observes me dropping the butter dish (upside-down) on the floor, not knowing the answer to a question, tripping over my own feet, forgetting someone’s name or birthday, dribbling coffee on my shirt, being ignorant about a current political issue, not knowing the address of a Bible verse, using the wrong word, leaving typos in a manuscript, losing a game of Ticket to Ride because I didn’t plan my routes well, realizing my six-year-old grandson knows more ... Read More about I HATE LOOKING STUPID
Be Gentle with Yourself Today
At 5:11pm on Wednesday, after two straight days of editing and rewriting, I pushed SEND on a book manuscript. Praise God! Time to celebrate! At 6:47pm on Wednesday, the phone rang—my daughter-in-law telling me my son is in the hospital again. I know you’ve been there. Standing on the mountain top, hands raised to heaven one minute, on your knees in the dry, rutted ground of the valley the next. On Thursday, as I waited for news of my son’s surgical procedure—one he’s had often since ... Read More about Be Gentle with Yourself Today