My husband plans most of our adventures. From day trips antiquing to longer excursions farther away, he enjoys researching and scouting out fun things to do. When I see that look in his eye, I’ll ask, “What’s the plan, Stan?” As we round the bend on 2019 and enter a […]
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“Merry Christmas” read the sign in the store window. But I’m keenly aware of friends who are not feeling merry or bright this year due to the recent deaths of loved ones. We all understand how loss feels. Permanent. Deep. Everything gets shaken up. That vital person is not present. […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete. This is the place of transition we are in now. It’s not easy or fun, yet I know it will end and we will emerge better for it.
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward” – Hebrews 10:35 NKJV I’m writing this post for my family and many friends in the state of Florida who are hunkered down behind shuttered windows waiting for hurricane Dorian to pass. Hopefully, their electricity is on so they can […]
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Here is the garden statue that inspired the title to my devotional activity journal, Lion in My Garden. I discovered him a few years back while vacationing at a rental cabin in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Hubby and I wandered out on Highway 163 in Ashe county to photograph barn quilts. […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes