The Blossoms Blossomed
They opened! Despite last night’s hailstorm, chilly temperatures, and a cloudy sky, the blossoms opened. They are all the more beautiful because of what they’ve endured.
Roasting Radishes: They Are Just OK
I did something new! After all these years, my venture into something new for the day was. . . radishes. I was so excited! What a flair moment to learn that folks actually do this; apparently, the roasting removes the bitter bite of them and transforms them into something special. Actually, the roasting diminished them […]
Soon! (We wait all year for this)
The Weeping Cherry will bloom tomorrow or the next day. We wait all year for these beautiful blossoms to emerge. I see rain in the forecast, but I won’t focus on this. Right now, in this moment, we have the hope of blossoms coming soon. And the hope is just as beautiful!
5 More Great Verbs in Scripture
I’m reading in 1 Peter 5, and I note with such comfort verse 7: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” When I read the verb “cast” in Greek, I learn that it’s an urgent throwing, a sort of flinging away of something you don’t care about anymore. I urgently fling […]
See What Happens
You sit down with nothing but millions of words available to you in millions of combinations. Lace a few together. See what happens. Use words that crackle or fizz, that soothe or jolt. See what happens. Something will happen.
“Exploration is the essence of the human spirit.” Frank Borman
I recently read a paper on the spirit of exploration. I’m told we’re made for it; exploring is what it means to be human. Astronaut Frank Borman says that “exploration is the essence of the human spirit.” I find myself wondering if the desire to explore, so naturally present in infants, morphs into the modern desire […]
A New Lesson From Merlin the Cat
This morning I watch as the Robin builds her nest in the Weeping Cherry. It’s the strangest thing; she moves closer and closer to the window where my cat, Merlin, watches her. A nest by a cat! Imagine! The Robin taunts this cat. Clearly, she knows that the enemy sits restrained by the window screen. […]
Even though he did not know where he was going.
I read a young person’s account of trusting God with her future. She quotes to herself Hebrews 11:8: “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” She remarks that so much about building […]
A Great Gift Idea for Weddings or for New Parents: The Picnic Basket!
I cannot tell you how much we’ve loved this picnic basket for the past 15 years. It’s one of our favorite wedding gifts! Yesterday, my youngest packs the basket with fruit, little sandwiches, chocolate, and drinks. We head to the park for a picnic. These regular outings to enjoy a meal outside have brought so […]
“They Aren’t Watching You”
My youngest loves running, and she’s so excited about Track and Field. She’s nervous, however, about the track meets because, as she says, everyone will be looking at me. We call the Wise Big Sister (an elite runner and state cross country champion who earned a college running scholarship) for advice. What do you do […]