A Turtle in the Woods
I just found an Eastern Box Turtle in the Pennsylvania woods. What a wonderful creature!
Taking the High Ground
I’m standing on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg. I’m here for a conference with Cru. On the ridge, you have the advantage of visibility. You even have gravity on your side. I look down across the battlefield as the sun begins to set. Our instructor tells us that the Battle of Gettysburg was won by taking […]
Roll With It
You know the expression to “just roll with it”? I love the image of being the kind of person who just “rolls” with whatever happens. I picture myself as a cozy ball just rolling down the hill, enjoying the landscape and the breeze. The opposite of rolling feel like braking. You’re stiff and unmoving. You’re […]
Something to Remember from the Wizard of Oz
Last night, I popped into a backyard Bible study group in town who will study Included in Christ. As we talked about living in the truth and not letting Satan attack us with lies, we remembered the scene in The Wizard of Oz where Glinda laughs in the face of the Wicked Witch who threatens her. […]
The Shaping. The Lighting.
The creamed spinach was excellent! We gobbled it up! So that recipe makes the recipe binder cut. In other news, I’m glad to report I’ve encouraged my potted plum tree to arrive at the perfect shape. It’s adorable! Now, I’ll insulate the pot (to protect the roots from too much cold) and let the tree […]
A Creamed Spinach Recipe I’m Trying
I have so much spinach in my refrigerator. Today I remembered how much my husband loves creamed spinach, so I began searching for a recipe. I found this version called Heathy Creamed Spinach, and I’m so excited to try it! I love creamy cashew sauces, especially if nutmeg is involved! https://detoxinista.com/healthy-creamed-spinach/#wprm-recipe-container-26933 I truly enjoy trying […]
You hope you will, and sometimes, you do.
As I’m walking around the beautiful Fox Hill Gardens to find fall mums, I stop by a little pond. I lean down because in my hopes and dreams of childhood, I always searched for frogs who might just sit on lily pads. It’s something from stories and paintings and imagination. It’s something you hope you’ll […]
A Beautiful Day
Besides the enormous hustle and bustle around Penn State due to our White Out game and the presence of College Game Day broadcasting on ESPN from the lawn of Old Main, life feels quiet on my street. I just delivered three ripe garden tomatoes to the neighbors. I took a walk with a friend. I […]
Of Good Courage
I recall the first Bible verse I ever memorized and meditated on as true and entirely applicable to my situation. In Deuteronomy 31:6, Moses encourages Joshua as a new leader who will enter unknown territory. His words? “Be strong and of good courage, for the Lord your God goes with you. He will not fail […]
A Little Assessment
Sometimes I challenge my students and the writers I coach to craft a paragraph using all active, vivid verbs and the five punctuation marks that best contribute to a written voice: colons, semicolons, parentheses, dashes, and commas. I also coax writers to vary their sentence length. Try the five-word sentence! Then try the longest sentence […]