I am trying to pray more than speak; listen more than share. The youngest a Freshman in High School. Her first school experience. She's advocating for herself. She's witty like her oldest brother. She has a zest for life that is unquenchable. Adventure: she's up for it. Driving an excavator or any equipment; she excels. I love watching her grow. Yet, with each step it's the last. The last freshman year. . . The last kid to learn to drive. I don't want to miss any of it. As a new born I held her longer. I tried hard to imprint on my mind that moment. Knowing ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness Day #4 The Choices We Make
The choices we make each day say a lot about us. Coffee perks as I begin to sort out the day before me. Even before I open my eyes, I try to enter into Thanksgiving. My tendency is to whine and complain. It's cold. My bed is warm. Yet, my farmer has already been up for hours. I thank God for my farmer and my warm bed. And so my day begins focusing on that for which I am grateful. The hope which is before us. I pour my coffee and again enter into thankfulness. Choices made. I get frustrated easily. I am quick to point out flaws in someone, or something else. Gratitude keeps ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness Day #3 How Did We Get Here?
How did we get here? The beginning of November. Trees shed their leaves. Mornings greet us with a chill. We linger over hot cups of coffee wondering how the day will unfold. With the recent flooding haying is finished. We had held out hope for one more cutting. That decision has been made. Winter looms ever before us. I wonder, how did we get here? Times seems to evaporate these days. I long to slow the marching clock. We set the clock back an hour last night. Well, somehow, somewhere, these high tech phones we have do it themselves. I manually change the microwave and ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Day #2 When the River Spills
When the Brown's River spills its bank there is havoc everywhere. The turbulent waters plowed through the boundaries that keep us all safe. Those rushing waters eroded the earth and rock meant for stability. They pushed and slithered out of the normal path. The eerie scene of water where water should not be. It is hard to get your bearings. Land marks disappear. Road ways become a sea of brown chaos. Such was the picture as daylight peeked over the mountain. Grey, angry skies giving way to the milky blue beneath. News began trickling in on how various roads were closed. Waters ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness Day #1
30 Days of thankfulness. There is so much to be thankful for. Would you join me? Each year I try to practice gratitude more and more. Praying that year by year my heart will change and see more of God's goodness in people and His Creation. Join me here in naming those things you are grateful for. You have to start somewhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 1, 2018 30 days of Thankfulness. The air was crisp and the sky so clear. A beautiful fall evening. We walked to see the Pumpkin Glow. For ... View Post
Would I Still Have Said, “yes”?
Would I still have said , "yes" had I known how marriage would be? Our feelings get hurt. Life races at warped speed creating a vacuum and time is not available. Time needed to work out issues or express feelings. It's just not there. There's deadlines, and kids. Meals to prepare, houses to clean, bills to pay, homework, ball games, dances, ministry, you name it. So. many. distractions. We're misunderstood. It's not always easy being married. Even after 26 years. Yet, isn't that the challenge? How do we make it, "against all odds?" I don't know. I really don't. All around us ... View Post
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