Pathway to Peace
Hubby and I were walking this path when I noticed far off in the distance the Peace Arch. If you look all the way to the very end of this path, then keep looking straight out across the…
It’s a good day to be happy
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” - Psalm 118:24
Give thanks in all things … and leave some margin.
Trying to grow a garden is a battle of me against nature. First off, it’s a challenge getting the seeds to sprout … as the chipmunks, squirrels, and birds keep digging up the seeds and eating them! If…
Seed puffs at sunset
After our Cinco de Madre party, I went out on the front porch to wave goodbye to the kids as they got in their cars to drive away. A dandelion was blooming in the cracks of the brick…
A big impact from a hidden place
Hubby and I keep our recycle bin out at the end of our long driveway, near the road. Yesterday I was walking out to the recycle bin with a load of recyclables, when a small spot of white…
Let your light shine
As I’ve been standing at my kitchen sink fixing breakfast in the mornings, or doing the dishes in the afternoons, there is a bright spot of color off in the forest that keeps catching my eye. Drawn by…
Seated at the table
Last night my kids came over to celebrate Cinco de Madre. (it’s something my kids invented in the place of Mother’s Day … we celebrate on Cinco de Mayo but instead we call it Cinco de Madre.) Here…
Seated in heavenly places
Hubby took me down to his work to see the treehouses on Sunday afternoon. It was great fun!Here you can see treehouse #1 ... this was the original treehouse. In the back, behind the treehouse you can see…
Falling From Above
The apple blossoms are falling from the apple trees. The ground underneath the apple trees is carpeted with white petals, and whenever a breeze blows white petals float down like snowflakes. It brought to mind a poem I…
Lots of blooms … but hardly any fruit
The apple trees are in full bloom! As I stand at my kitchen sink doing the dishes and look out my kitchen window, the trees are beautiful puff-clouds of white! They’re so pretty! With that many blooms, it…