I recently heard it said that November is the month of gratitude, to prepare us for the month of December giving. What a beautiful thought! Preparing to give. I’ve known the joy of finding the perfect gift for someone and…
Seeing the Hand of God
November is the month of Gratitude and this week is when we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. I am a big proponent of keeping a gratitude journal and hadn’t realized that I had been doing so long before…
For Those Not So Good Days
This hasn’t been a great day for me. Maybe because of lack of sleep – the barking dog, the rattle in the fireplace, the odd dreams…. For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling “off” today. I’m dragging, not thinking clearly and…
Just More Learning
Sharing with you another lesson from my children. I asked my 15-year old daughter what she did in school the other day. (You know. Asking questions that require more than a single syllable answer). 🙂 With an exasperated sigh, (not…
When did my goal change?
I recently had an adventure. An adventure to me sounds exciting and fun, but I often use the term to describe anything that may end up being memorable (and ‘memorable’ may not always mean in a happy, fun, way, but…
Finding Joy in the Journey
Some years ago, when our children were little, I planned a big family trip – the first of its kind for our young family. I spent months planning, mapping, discussing with my husband how it could work. I worked out…
How Well Can You Fly It When Everything Goes Wrong
Though I have never piloted a plane, I learned a valuable lesson from one who has. Years ago, as a teenager, I read an article written by Robert E. Wells about his experience learning to become a pilot. It came…
The Power of Suggestion
Yup! We’re still trying to farm here, (though the weather is making it extremely difficult) so, I think there is time for another farm story. 🙂 Working out in the fields always seems to be time pressured – “the dew…
I Don’t Believe in Looking Only to the Future
The farm taught me a valuable lesson this week. Looking behind is necessary – not only when driving a tractor, but in life. I’m a pseudo farmer. My husband is the real farmer. And because I’m a transplant to this…
In Times of Distress
What do you do to see you through times of distress? As I am writing this, it is raining hard outside. Thunder. Lightening. Water leaking though our mudroom roof and standing water getting deeper in our yard. The problem is,…
World in Commotion
So much of the world around us is in commotion. There are natural disasters occurring more and more frequently and of such magnitude as to overwhelm us as individuals and as nations. There are also man-caused tragedies that cause our…
Grateful for a Bee Sting?
While enjoying a pleasant evening of playing board games with some of my children, my daughter had loaded up my swing chair with kittens and as I reached over to keep a kitten from falling off, a bee had crawled…
