I’ve had the privilege over the last few weeks to spend some extra time with several of my grandchildren. Kristen’s prescribed bed rest has given me extra opportunities to take little Micah along as my assistant during some days. Also, Melissa and Kevin were...
Beware the Critters!
I’m still recovering from my car’s diagnosis as I’m waiting for the repair to be completed. My husband was out of town, and I scheduled an appointment after hearing a rattling noise from the fan that starts whenever the heat or air conditioning is turned on. I...
The Particularly Persistent Purple Pansy-Petunia
In “My Morning Cup” there is a paragraph about a particularly persistent purple pansy. In the chapter entitled “When I Sit in the Backyard” I write: One of my favorite backyard stories teaches me perseverance. One cold February day after the snow had partially...
Getting Rid of “Rotten Apple”
Sometimes life moves at a challenging pace. The past several weeks have been particularly swift and challenging; thus, my lack of recent posts. Amidst all of the family drama over the past few weeks (much of which I have previously written about), a week ago our...
My Solid Rock
This was the view out of my bathroom window last week. It was a quick view, as I had to cut short my trip. I held on to this picture in my mind, as the magnificence of this snow-covered mound of rock took my breath away. Since this time I have thought of this image...
The Caterpillar Killer!
As you may have noticed I’ve been away from home this week. The day before we left my friend, Vanessa, who lives with us pointed out a few small, yellow, worm-like caterpillars on the kitchen ceiling. Disgusted with their presence, and being a bit of a neat-freak...
Global Roaming
This week my work has taken me out of the country. As I prepared for my travels I learned I needed to change a few settings on my phone in order to avoid exorbitant data roaming fees. I also programmed settings allowing me to make calls and send and receive texts...
Caller Blocked
My daughters and I talk on the phone at least once a day. I love talking with them. We talk about fun things with the kids, hard things, simple things as well as deep things in our hearts. We laugh, cry, or just enjoy each others company. It's important to us to...
Tangled
I was sitting on the pier at sunset, while my husband was casting a line. We were still in Jacksonville, awaiting the funeral for my father in law. Wyndham had many memories of times shared with his dad as they fished on that pier. As one who doesn’t like to smell,...
Running From the Neighbor
Yes, that’s right. My neighborhood had an exhibitionist. We found out because of my afternoon skate-boarding adventure. Those of you who read My Morning Cup will not be surprised to hear of this experience. .. it sort of goes with the flow. As a preteen, or perhaps...
Back to School
Children and teens go back to school each year. So do I. It seems there’s always a new “class” I’m taking, like it or not. However, the beautiful thing is that my teacher is perfect. He expects my best - but he genuinely loves me and stays with me to continually...
Empty Jars
We buried my father-in-law Saturday. He was our last living parent. It was a difficult few weeks for the family as his life left his physical body. I felt honored to be there as he breathed his last breath. He passed peacefully, and was appropriately honored. I...