Creation
Christmas Miracle Rescue
I received a Christmas card and letter from a friend the other day who gave an update about her family. I was surprised to hear that one of her adult sons was recently involved in a life threatening experience. I chatted with her a bit today and read a couple of articles about the ordeal. […]
Pool in the Snow
A friend of mine flew into the big city near me yesterday. She was staying at a resort for a conference that was to begin tonight. I was going to go see her, but the roads were too treacherous. However, I was very happy to see the roads were clear this morning and I was […]
Let’s Hear it for the Boy
A little over two years ago, a friend of mine almost lost her mother to an illness. It was actually her dog that alerted her to the seriousness of the situation. Luckily, she pulled through. Shortly after that, my friend’s dog had to have emergency surgery as his intestines flipped. The vet didn’t give the […]
Un-decorating
My neighbor texted me this morning saying that he was taking down his Christmas lights. He wondered if he should go ahead and take them off the little tree that we both decorate and can see from our homes. I was sad, but agreed. A little while later I went outside and saw many people […]
Thinking of 2025
Coming to the end of the year gave me good reason to reflect back and look forward as perhaps many people do. I have seen several suggestions and ideas of how to do this. It is helpful to me to process through and write things down. I’m going to try to make it simple – […]
Mountain Climbing
This morning I listened to a reflection by Matt Maher on the Hallow app. He brought up the fact that, “There is a tension between the joy of the Christmas season and the difficulties that so many of us continue to experience.” He introduced his song based upon the folk song, “Go Tell It On […]
Breath and Beauty
My brother arrived last night and will stay all week to celebrate Thanksgiving. Today we decided to take a trip up to the cabin. He has not been up there for several years. It was a beautiful day for a drive. While we were there, we just enjoyed the peace, serenity, and beauty of the […]
Pet Detected
A couple weeks ago, I put a new outdoor camera at the cabin and have been figuring out how it all works. The camera sends me an alert when there is motion. So far, I have seen a lot of snow, blowing trees, and a couple of birds. Earlier today I received a notification with […]
Happy in the Mountains
My sister and I spent some time this morning doing things that needed to be done at the cabin before we took off. As we reminisced, my sister realized that she hadn’t been up there in about 3 years. It was bittersweet for her. At the same time, we had a fun weekend and resolved […]
Ordinary Conversation
When I took my granddaughter to school this morning, we were a little early, so we waited in the car for a few minutes. As we did, we looked around for interesting things. We saw some airplanes in the sky and talked about contrails. Then we saw some birds and talked about the different kinds. […]
Still Finding God 