Month: May 2023

Last week, I took 3 days off to deal with stuff. I’m sure you were laughing at me for thinking 3 days would do it. Not even close. You know the drill: you start with one thing, then realize that to finish that thing, you have to do another thing. It starts to snowball and…

When Jenna moved in with me 8 years ago, we had to hire a storage unit. A lot of her memorabilia went into it, as well as some things I moved to make space for her. Later, when a brand-new storage facility opened less than a mile away, we were the first in line to…

The Lord says this: Don’t be afraid, for I have ransomed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will…

I’m thinking about a dinner-table conversation from long ago, when my kids were tweens. I don’t know how it started, but I remember saying, “So, if I hadn’t married Daddy, you wouldn’t be here.” “Oh,” replied my son airily, “I’m sure we would be with some other nice family.” It wasn’t until years later that…

Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,this is the best season of your life. “Ten Thousand Flowers in Spring” by Wu-Men ********** Oh, but Lord, my mind is clouded by “unnecessary things.” My space is crowded with stuff, and…

We believe too much in the bigness of our problems and too little in the greatness of the power of God. Matt Jacobson Yours is the mighty power and glory and victory and majesty. Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as being in…

There was a great deal of bird activity outside the window. Were they doing what I thought they were doing? Yep. For the second time this spring, an enterprising bird was building a nest — inside my dryer vent. No. Nope. Not happening. Out came the ladder, up went my daughter and out came all…

It was time to replace our old litter box. The cats scratch it so much that odors and germs can live in it, no matter how well or how often it gets cleaned. Besides, it was beginning to crack around the edges. After exhaustive research, I chose a stainless-steel box. Stainless-steel won’t scratch, won’t harbor…

Praise the name of God forever and ever,        for all wisdom and power belong to Him. Daniel 2:20 The Voice There is a signature of wisdom and power impressed on the works of God, which evidently distinguishes them from the feeble imitations of men. Not only the splendor of the sun, but the glimmering light of the glowworm,…

It was a quiet, gray morning. I was sitting in my recliner with Hunter on my lap. Out of the corner of my eye I saw wings flapping as a large bird landed on the building in front of me. Vaguely, I wondered what it was. Probably a Canada Goose. It was. And a few…