Today I put up my nativity scene. I actually have a few nativity scenes. One’s a cute little one from Peru, and Mary and Joseph are wearing hats. Another is a beautiful hand-crafted one from Burkina Faso.
But my first nativity scene is the one I always put out last. My mother gave it to me [...]
I was going to do the stereotypical Thanksgiving post with a bulleted list of things that I’m thankful for. But, I don’t feel like doing words this week. So here you have a photo collage of things that I’m thankful for. Enjoy
My jasmine plant bloomed this week.
You have to understand that this is a big deal. Because I do NOT have a green thumb. What’s the opposite of green? Because the color thumb I have. I have killed cacti. I can kill silk plants. It’s ugly.
So I don’t know what possessed me to buy a jasmine [...]
Okay, so I know I’ve been all whiny and woe is me on here lately. I’m not apologizing for that, because I was just being honest. But sometimes, I think you have to intentionally smile…make the choice to find the good. So here are the things that made me smile this morning, in no particular [...]
Just a warning. I’m about to get transparent. Because, apparently this is the week of serious blog posts. Therefore, the week of no comments. But I’m okay with that. Kind of
I have a secret to tell you. If you are my friend, at some point in our friendship, I have assumed that you [...]
Today I am having one of those days.
Do you remember when you were a kid, and you just get to the point where you can’t do it anymore. I remember specifically when that feeling would come to me at church. The sermon would run long. All of the offering envelopes had been scribbled on. All [...]
I’m not going to tell you who I voted for.
I’m not even going to hint around and say things that will make it blatantly obvious who I voted for. I’m not going to play those games with you. I’m sick of the games.
But here is what I will tell you. This election made my stomach [...]
I have never done the whole walk around the neighborhood and go trick-or-treating thing. I grew up in a very rural area, so we would pile in the car and hit about 6 houses in an hour. We were slowed down considerably by the fact that most people would invite us in for hot cocoa [...]