Looking out the window, I saw the trees darkened by the soaking rain.  The remnants of snow clung to the fallen leaves that collected on the ground over the long winter.  Not the view I typically enjoyed but I drank my morning tea and took it all in just the same. I noticed the birds …

Continue reading A Little Sunshine on a Rainy Day

  NOTE: This post is different.  Very different and very personal.  It is not one of my typical posts.  It is a poem. I haven't written poetry in years, but I was inspired to do it. Although a somber subject, I believe it has a positive message. This message was put on my heart and …

Continue reading For When That Day Comes…

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) I just had my scans again.  I have them every 3 months.  Because my oncologist has to keep an eye on those cancer cells lying in wait to attack bone, lung, liver, or brain; I have regular …

Continue reading 3 Months

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18) My Dad planted red raspberry bushes in the back yard.  In the summertime, we got up early in the morning and rushed outside to beat the birds to the berries.  We picked the biggest, reddest berries from the …

Continue reading My Bowl Runneth Over

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future". (Jeremiah 29:11) I was on my way home when I saw it.  There, in the sky.  It was cloudy and overcast; but, just ahead, glorious rays …

Continue reading A Little Pushing, A Lot of Learning…

Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her! (Luke 1:45) I pulled up to the curb in front of my daughter's intermediate school.  I tried to line up her door so she didn't have to walk through the plowed snow in her tennis shoes.  It was gym day.  …

Continue reading Blood and Promises

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. (Philippians 3:7) I was going through my closet once again, deciding what to keep and what to give to charity.  I had done this several times in recent past and there were always a few things that escaped the garbage …

Continue reading But I Count It All As Loss…

The tree is adorned with lights and garland. From its branches hang memories of Christmas Past.  The presents, carefully chosen and beautifully wrapped sit under the tree awaiting their reveal.  The smell of love poured into homemade meals and handmade cookies lingers in the air and soaks into our hearts.   It’s home. Christmas. Imagine …

Continue reading Do You See What I See?

  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will …

Continue reading I Have to Pack!