Hopeful Hearts
Positive or Prickly?
OUCH! The prick of a cactus can draw blood in one touch of those nasty, little, sharp edges. They are dry and hard and prickly. (I don't know if that's really a word but that's the word that comes to my mind. Prickly.) On our recent trip to Arizona, we found these...
From the Cistern to the Cross
Do you know the story of Joseph and his brothers? Joseph's brothers were very jealous of him and they plotted to kill him, take the special coat his father gave him, dip it in blood, and tell their father a wild animal had attacked him. But Reuben, one of the...
How Tight Is Your Blindfold?
Five friends. A van. And a blindfold. What a great adventure that was! Our friend was turning 50 and we took her on a scavenger hunt. The first few stops were visible. But the last one....blindfolded. Laughing and pulling the blindfold tight, we had a blast leading...
Puzzle Pieces of Life
Have you ever done a 500-piece puzzle? My mother-in-law used to do them all the time. She would leave the card table up in the family room all winter doing puzzles. My girls used to love doing puzzles with her. Once in a while though, kids would be crawling around...
What Was She Thinking?
No ultrasound. No due date. No delivery room. No prenatal care. No birthing classes. What was Mary thinking as she walked the long dirt road to a town miles away from her home and her own mother, not knowing when this baby she was carrying would be born? Can you...
The New Normal
Normal. What is normal? Normal means something different to everyone. If you grew up in a military family, moving from state to state your whole life, then going to different schools and constantly making new friends was your normal. My normal was going to the same...
Polka Dots and Puddles
*Reprinted from 2014. I love umbrellas and rain boots and thought today was a good day to re-read this blog from 2014. 🙂 My husband is the little meteorologist in our family. Since he farms and his livelihood depends a lot on the weather, he is checking for rain...
Peace In the Pasture
Reprinted from Extra Hot Fudge Please. *I love the message and the peace God gave to me on the day I wrote this in 2014. I hope you don't mind me sharing it again. The other day I was driving to work down a side road and there were baby calves running and chasing...
Xylophone Melody
SMILE if you remember these? I used to love my little xylophone. As a toddler it was just about banging on the metal pieces because it made a sound. As a young child it became about trying to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. As I grew older and the bent metal...
