Joy
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 […]
Coloring Book
Quite a while ago, my sister and I bought a couple of coloring books and some colored pencils. We thought it would be a good activity for my mom and anyone else in the house since we heard it is supposed to be relaxing. I looked at the pictures to decide which one I wanted […]
Beautiful Bird Song
Today was more mild than yesterday so my mom and I went out for our walk. The sun was warm and they air was crisp. We noticed a little greenery popping up here and there. Birds were chirping in the trees. We came to one very large evergreen and just as we reached it, the […]
Speaking to Strangers
I was grateful to be able to attend a Caregiver Pampering Day today. A couple other ladies I have met in caregiver groups were there too. The day was inspiring, collaborative, joyful, relaxing, and encouraging. At dinner with my parents tonight, we read the scripture and meditation for the day. It was based on Jesus’ […]
Still Finding God 