I Did See the Owls
I saw the Great Horned Owl! I saw the mother and the baby. What I learned as we walked through the woods with my friend was this: you need a guide. The guide tells you what to look for and how to see what you don’t know how to see. When you’re in the dark […]
The Owl (as seen in the woods by my house)
I didn’t take this picture. My friend John Mackin did. Ashley and I shall join him this evening to see if I can view this owl myself. But meanwhile, just knowing he’s there–that such marvelous creatures exist–thrills my heart!
Hope and Comfort in a Name of God–Jehovah Shammah
I finally successfully waded through the book of Ezekiel as part of my chronological Bible reading plan. I haven’t studied this book in years. I texted my friend Kelly to ask her how she handles all the destruction and sadness of a people now in captivity who suffer so much for their disobedience to God. […]
The Smallest Little Things
I continue the enormous task of weeding this small garden plot. I discover some teeny-tiny shoots growing in the spots I thought I previously weeded so carefully. Taking my weeding tool, I surround the tiny leaf–only to realize a vast network of thick roots I had overlooked. For this one tiny plant, I simply didn’t […]
Deep in Weeds
My weeding continues. I uncover two plants that returned from last year: my Lemon Thyme and German Thyme. Once I remove all the weeds covering them, I enjoy the beauty and fragrance of the lovely Lemon Thyme. I use it all summer when cooking with fish or chicken or in soups, and I have so […]
A Little at a Time
My vegetable garden no longer looks like anything but a plot of thick weeds. I glance at the calendar. In two weeks, the overnight frost threat ends, and I’ll plant tomatoes, eggplant, basil, all sorts of beans, and peppers. But first, I must prepare the soil and weed, weed, weed. It’s time. It’s finally warm […]
5 Ways This Has and Is Making Us Grow: Creativity, Perseverance, Spiritual Depth, Positivity, and Adaptability
Yesterday, my husband mentioned to our ministry team all the ways he’s observed what we’ve had to become these past nine weeks. He mentioned these five key traits: creativity, perseverance, spiritual depth, positivity, adaptability. I’ve grown! You’ve grown! We are growing. Tell your children! Over the past nine weeks of this pandemic, I think about […]
Keep Raising Your Hand
I’ve been listening to all the graduation advice, and I love what I heard from a teacher recently: Keep raising your hand. For some reason, the words brought tears to my eyes. I remembered all those times I was too afraid to raise my hand when I needed or wanted something or when I had […]
The First Mother’s Day Post on Live with Flair
I enjoyed reading this post from ten years ago. I think of it every single Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoy it too. Original post on May 9, 2010 called “A Gift for Every Mother You Know.” Today was chilly, windy (hair in my face no matter which way I pushed it around), and gloomy. […]
Time to Plant
The Plumcot will go to its home in the garden in the next week or so! It’s a persistent plant. It began to grow in the refrigerator where I had thrown the seed from a Plumcot pit because of the chilling requirement. I had forgotten about it until its long roots forced my attention as […]