This land is your land, this land is my land…

As the children and hubster drove off to school this morning, I saw a window of opportunity to open my actual Bible (how odd that sounds!) instead of my Bible app.  Granted, I love my Bible app, because I have my reading plans, as well as about a billion different translations, all available at the swipe of a finger.  But when I'm alone in the house, especially with the steady hum of rain outside the window beckoning me to sit and relax, it is the perfect opportunity to truly sit with ... VIEW POST

Missing Christmas Puzzle Pieces…

I don't know what's wrong with me, but this year I seem to be in a Christmas "funk". Anyone else feeling that way? Normally by now, a week from Christmas Eve, I'd have had the tree up and the house decorated for the past six weeks or so, we'd have had at least one big family potluck meal, and several potlucks at work, as well as an office ornament exchange. I'd have practiced the church Christmas cantata for hours on end, and walked through the Festival of Lights with my mug of cocoa, all of ... VIEW POST

30 days of… Oh look, a squirrel!

They came like chicken pox. First one, then two, then bam! They were everywhere. The Facebook statuses of my friends showed one after another: "30 Days of Thanks, Day 1:" followed by something they were thankful for. From spouses, children, and jobs, to homes and morning coffee.I, on the other hand, woke up November 1st and said "Huh. Maybe I'll post something I'm thankful for every day instead of just on Thanksgiving." Of course there was no rhyme or reason to it. No predetermined end-date ... VIEW POST

Death by Google…

Every now and then I try to look them up. There's a distant cousin in Kentucky. An estranged aunt in Tennessee, and another cousin close to her. We don't run in the same social circles or even have the same lifestyles. But that doesn't mean I don't care.My hubby's best friend's parents have lived in the same house for at least 30 years now, and this same friend's grandfather owned hundreds of acres in the area. They don't move. But for some reason, my extended family is a bit nomadic, like the ... VIEW POST