A Special Thing a Day
As the summer rolls on, some days feel very long. I find that if we have one special thing–a simple thing–the day changes somehow. It
(my daily blog)
As the summer rolls on, some days feel very long. I find that if we have one special thing–a simple thing–the day changes somehow. It
All week, I revise a novel’s point of view. It’s hard! The narrator tells the story through the lens of just one character, so I
At 6:20 AM, my husband calls me to the window to see something exceedingly delightful (and seldom seen) by humans. Two Pileated Woodpeckers perform a
We check the garden every day now. We’re already harvesting cucumbers, but the tomatoes, beets, and peppers aren’t anywhere near ready. The sunflower hasn’t bloomed;
I’m walking in the woods for the last time with my dear neighbor who will move away on Monday. It’s evening, and the sun sets
I’m standing at the kitchen sink as the bright yellow sunlight streaks across the windowsill in front of me. I check the gardenia cutting–the one
Last night, the fireworks show begins with a reading of the Declaration of Independence. I’m listening to the voice boom over the loudspeakers across the
This morning, I read in Isaiah 57 how God “lives in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly
Today, we make the Lemon-Blueberry Crumb Bar recipe that my mother-in-law discovered (she makes them sugar-free!). This kind of treat disappears within minutes; these bars
My youngest and I bake a cake for our 4th of July preparations. She chooses strawberry frosting and then assaults the top of the cake