Joy
Active Spring Wildlife
Since it was supposed to be a gorgeous day today, my parents and I made a trip to the cabin in mountains. When we were only about 15 minutes away, my mom commented on the fact that we had not seen any wildlife at all, which was unusual. That was about to change. We came […]
Grateful Intern
I took my mom to physical therapy today. She has been to this particular place a couple of times before and she always improves. The therapists are upbeat and enjoy their work, but today there seemed to be an overabundance of positive energy. The head therapist usually has an intern with her as she does […]
Another Year of Life and Love
Today was my dad’s birthday. My sisters, brother in law, and son came over to celebrate. It was an all inclusive party as my parents’ anniversary and birthdays all occur within a couple of weeks. Everyone pitched in to make a delicious German dinner. We had fun cooking together and enjoying the fruits of our […]
Surprise Luxury
Today my mom’s friend came over as usual to visit and play the piano. One of the ladies in the neighborhood loves listening to them play, so they invited her over. She is just a lovely person who has always been very sweet and helpful to us and people in the neighborhood. She brought a […]
Tiny Prayer Plants
For the past couple of years, I have planted flowers in the pots outside the front door. I need to wait until after the possibility of frost, so I have been putting them out Memorial weekend. Last year I planted some seeds directly into the pots. They grew beautifully, but it took such a long […]
Making Phone Calls
My mom gave her new phone a good workout today. We practiced checking messages a couple of times. Then my brother called. Both my mom and dad were fascinated with the captions as they could read the words that my brother was saying. A little later, my mom called a neighbor and left a message. […]
Gushed Over
Today I took my mom to get new eyeglasses. We dropped off my dad at his favorite hair cutting place for men with a Starbucks next door. When my mom and I had finished ordering her glasses (which took longer than anticipated), I tried calling my dad to let him know that we were on […]
Joyful Perseverance
My son has a good friend that he has known since high school. They ended up going to the same college as well and have stayed in touch as they went their separate ways. The friend joined the military and has been doing some training about 45 miles away. The two connected a couple of […]
Relaxing and Rejuvenating
I love being outside and I love taking pictures. Today I found and attended a photography workshop at one of the state parks. It was led by a man who was a volunteer ranger, photographer, and archaeologist. He was very informative as we hiked around looking at rock formations and trees. I took a few […]
Made Me Happy
Last night, my son and I went to see the movie, “The Greatest Showman” inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum. If you haven’t seen it yet and want to, spoiler alert – – you may not want to keep reading until later. I didn’t know much about the movie before I went, just that […]
Still Finding God 