The Sky was heavy with clouds. Hurricane Irma was predicted to make land fall in the next couple of days in the Southern part of our country. My heart was as heavy as the clouds in the sky. Even the steaming cup of coffee couldn't break through the heaviness. Grief was encamped in my soul. It slithered and snuck up when least expected. A headache gripped my being. I sat at the farmhouse table wrestling with the check book. My phone rang; a blocked caller. I declined the call. My farmer and son had come in to get out of the chill. I offered them little in comfort. A stove that ... View Post
Hot Coffee and Cooler Weather
It's happened. Days without the humidity! Hot coffee. Cooler weather. Sunshine. A light breeze. Oh my. Coffee tastes so good in this weather. I notice the trees. I straighten the porch swing. Maybe a few days without rain will keep it dry enough to be able to swing. Someday we'll replace the tin roof that leaks. Someday. For now. I will just cherish this stretch of cooler weather. I will sip my Hot Coffee and breathe. Hay is down. We're so short on hay. It's been a horrible year for us. I'm not stepping into fear. I don't know what the future holds; but I know who ... View Post
Do You Ever Feel Like You’re Just Spinning Plates?
You know that time, just before the sunrise? When there seems to be a hush. Time stands still before the day break. Yeah. I missed it. I slept until 6:41. I woke with a splitting headache. I wanted to burrow back under the covers. You see. I love to sleep. I LOVE to go to bed. I look forward all day to going to bed. I may have written about this once or twice. I love to climb in to bed. Book in hand. Words woven into story or thought before me. Quiet. A time when it's ok to ... View Post
Just Before Dawn
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. The dark still lingers. Coffee perked. The morning sounds beginning. My farmer and girls; still milking. The pause before the day begins. One of my favorite times of day. It is the time I feel most in tune with my Savior. The time when my heart is full. When I feel strong. It is after my feet have touched the floor. The moments where my soul has been refreshed in ... View Post
It’s Here! Day #20 of Thankfulness
It's here. Today's the day. I head to CT to get my girl. I can't wait. ~ 30 Days of Thankfulness~ I am thankful for: Coming home friends who take the day to travel with me the freedom to travel down and back in a day my farmers sense of humor family coffee thoughts of stopping to get coffee on the trip bible study; encouraging my walk with God our dog snuggling at my feet going to bed- oh how I love to go to bed one end of the house getting fixed - it was so bad this Thanksgiving season to intentionally name my thanks the hope of Glory the strength for ... View Post
Lessons From the Coffee Pot
No rich smell of coffee reached my senses as I stumbled through the kitchen. My caffeine deprived system trying to register the day, the mess all at once. That is when my eye sight cleared enough to see. My coffee pot. In pieces. With no rich, aromatic coffee smells emanating from it. No beautiful perking sounds. Just pieces and parts on the counter. I knew this might be happening.I had inside information and I failed to act. Yesterday, it was a 2 pot kind of a day. After 20 years of marriage my farmer ... View Post
