“I believe that at the center of the universe there dwells a loving spirit who longs for all that’s best in all of creation, a spirit who knows the great potential of each planet as well as each person, and little by little will love us into being more than we ever dreamed possible. That…
Category: Snapshots Along the Way
Success is …
Successful gardening is doing what has to be done,when it has to be done, the way it ought to be done,whether you want to do it or not. Jerry Baker (Sounds a lot like successful living! PR) O Lord our God, let your sweet beauty rest upon us and give us favor.Come work with us,…
10,000 Flowers
Yet So Blessed…
The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson My grandmother liked her beverages fully iced; I imagine growing up in steamy-hot southern Illinois had something to do with it. She kept a Styrofoam container in her freezer, refilling it from…
Drip, drip …
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 (NLT) Speaking of deteriorating houses: Last month, I found a wet spot on the ceiling. My upstairs neighbor’s sink was leaking. The plumber came: all fixed. All good. We thought. As I waited for the insurance claim to…
House …
A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days. Ralph Waldo Emerson I take great pleasure in housekeeping. Cleaning, tidying and organizing touch something deep inside me. I’ve taken gentle…
Right Where He Wants Us
Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to…
Persistence
In November of 1994, I started working through the book, Six Weeks to a Simpler Lifestyle by Barbara Degrote-Sorensen and David Allen Sorenson. This is what I wrote in my journal that first week. Persistence in spite of pitfalls. Nothing worthwhile can be accomplished without it. I have picked the most difficult time of year…
1000 Words
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen The time is always right to do what is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is…
A Picture…
… is worth 1,000 words. Posted by my sister-in-law on Facebook.