I’ve competed all the decorations for the Christmas season. Cookie plates for my neighbors have been chosen and recipes are abundant. Currently, I am making apple butter for one of my kind neighbors who brought over Fisherman’s Stew a few weeks ago. It was extremely delicious and came at the most appropriate day and time, … Continue reading Simple Gifts
This year, my daughter is hosting her first Thanksgiving dinner, which means that I can sit back and relax. Well, maybe? The invitation to dinner came through a text from her boyfriend a few weeks ago. I graciously accepted. Shortly after my acceptance, I received a text from them both, asking me to bring several … Continue reading A Humble Path
13th November, 2019: 2 am (MST) The decision to relinquish a client is always difficult for me. Honestly, I have found it to be quite daunting at times. But once it has been done, the freedom experienced is like calcium to my aging bones. I am no longer stifled in my creativity. My walk is … Continue reading Something More
23rd of October, 2019-11:00 am (MST) On a phone call, on a balmy day last summer my ultra-feminist friend said to me…Wear slacks! Don’t wear a skirt! I was planning a visit to a different friend in the southern regions of Colorado. I said “No, I’ll wear a skirt. A skirt will be cooler and … Continue reading Making Sense Of It All
October’s Theme: 16th of October, 2019 (5 am MST) Inner Solitude: The Purity of My Holy Father in Me Yesterday was a day of many sighs. A sigh for this, a sigh for that. Sighs so obnoxious, the walls in my office seemed to shake. They were sighs of restless fatigue. Rest the night before came in … Continue reading Excavating My Authentic Self
October’s Theme: Inner Solitude: Unlocking the Purity of My Holy Father in Me 9th of October, 2019 – 4 am (MST) I preface this by saying that God’s highest image of me takes precedence in all things. Yet, a question posed to me on an earlier part of this week, causes me to consider how a … Continue reading Please Unlock…
October’s Theme: Inner Solitude 2nd of October, 2019 – 6 am (MST) “For God alone my soul in silence waits.”- Psalm 62:1 The cooler temperature last night was a welcoming and friendly reminder of what’s ahead in my area of Colorado. Though the herbs and all the potted plants still thrive outside of the greenhouse, I … Continue reading The Joy I Keep
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.” Isaiah 65:17 For me, becoming aware of the constant flow of a budding friendship is exhilarating as it is confusing. Endearing, careful, yet bold representations occur, as I simply just move through as … Continue reading A Budding Friendship? Perhaps!
Recent experiences of authentic love, a heavy heart, and faith criticism directed toward me, offer a plethora of topics to reflect on this week. In addition, I’ve recently noticed the flutter of my heart when I am in the company of a certain someone (blush), like the rhythmic flow of candle light. Like a white … Continue reading Stained-glass Windows
I attended a great conference this past weekend, and I was present for all, but one session due to Sabbath day rest and another commitment. For those who know me personally, complete attendance of any conference is a long stretch for me. Yet, I’ve summed up my almost perfect attendance to the fact that this … Continue reading Marvelous Works