My Plan Worked! It Worked!
Remember how I told you I put out a selection of nest making materials to attract birds to build nests? Well, a little house sparrow accepted my offer of twine and twigs. I just saw her darting in and out of my winterberry bush. I peered in to find her weaving a piece of my […]
Yummy Little Lunch
I’m so inspired by my students and all their healthy eating. Many of my students are plant-based and super creative with their meals. When someone recently mention falafel, I couldn’t wait to make some. I love Trader Joe’s Falafel, but it’s easy to make your own. You can keep some in the fridge and crumble […]
Boast, Rejoice, Seek
I’m loving meditating on Psalm 105:3-34. We read this: Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. You’ll also find these words in 1 Chronicles 16:8-22 as David’s instructions on how to worship the Lord before the ark of the covenant. To […]
Gentle Little Violets
One of my favorite moments in springtime involves the arrival of purple violets.
The Long Way Around
My random surveillance testing for COVID-19 on Penn State’s campus meant I traveled to an even more random location to take my COVID test today. When you teach in person, you take random asymptomatic COVID tests to keep everyone safe on campus. So my turn came again today. And Penn State sends you to your […]
Take What Comes
I’m learning to take what comes my way and receive these things as gifts and blessings. Sometimes, I learn many years into the future how this or that thing was actually part of a divine plan. At the time, I thought of certain things as hardships and great losses. I wouldn’t have been able to […]
All the Ways God Cares for Us
Today I was challenged to think about all the ways God’s demonstrates His love and care for us. We can grow in gratitude as we think of every blessing and every mercy that fills our day. God makes what we are worried about His concern. But these are extras if you think about it, like […]
Little Girl Hugging
I’m out and about, and a little girl runs up to my daughter and wraps herself around one leg. She’s hugging that leg with all her might. The little girl finally looks up at my daughter for what I assume will become that moment of horror when she realizes she’s hugging the leg of a […]
Thinking About and Praying the Names of God
This morning, our staff team with Cru talked about and prayed to God according to His various names. We looked at three resources to remind us: The Names of God: https://www.gotquestions.org/names-of-God.html The Names and Titles of Jesus: https://www.gotquestions.org/names-Jesus-Christ.html The Names and Roles of the Holy Spirit: https://www.gotquestions.org/names-Holy-Spirit.html We can enjoy thinking about the names of […]
My Plumcot Orchard is Coming Along
I really have no idea what I’m doing, but it’s official: I’m building my plum, apricot, and plumcot orchard. My little plumcot tree I grew from seed and planted last spring did indeed survive the winter. I pruned it yesterday, and here it is! The two different kinds of plum trees (I also grew these […]