Spring has arrived! Warm sunshine. Green grass. Crocuses. Gentle breezes. Soft earth that yields to the weight of bare feet. But wait. God is not quite done with winter. He still has some batter in the bottom of his great mixing bowl that he scrapes out and drops down upon the New England landscape. More […]
Where are you and where are you supposed to be?
March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Vancouver sailboat © K. Hall Although I am a very optimistic, mostly upbeat person, I must admit I haven’t ever been really intentional about setting larger life-sized goals. If I were a boat, my name would likely be the Aimless Wanderer, or maybe the Endless Drifer. You know that old saying about how if you […]
Five minute Friday-On Waiting
March 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I know it is Saturday, but I just found this great site-The Gypsy Mama-and her Five Minute Friday challenge. Every Friday she gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . Waiting. We wait on so […]
Where’s my ticket, Lord, and whose luggage is this?
March 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Your sweet spot. That place of perfect pitch, where there is a harmonious balance of minimum energy and maximum impact. If you have ever experienced “being in the zone”, where time flies as you effortlessly accomplish a particular task, you have been in your sweet spot. (No, it is not that place in your desk […]
52 Blessings-Week 1
January 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
This first entry is actually a very difficult choice, because when I sit and start to list my blessings, I am absolutely overwhelmed by all that is good in my life. That is not to say that I am not challenged. Oh, no. Far from it. I guess, thinking in that vein, especially about my […]
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
July 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Ok, I was kidding about the lions and tigers. But, you know, apparently, word has gotten around these parts about just how yummy the bird seed is at that new place on the corner of Deck and Garden. Real. Yummy. What are you looking at? Haven’t you ever heard the expression “hungry as a bear”? […]
