My husband and I have been saving to go to Disneyland. Our son lives near San Diego and he suggested one day that we should come visit him and then we could all go to Disneyland. We decided our son had a grand idea and we began to squirrel away
I’ve spent the last several weeks being anxious. I’m not normally a worry type of person, but I let some circumstances over which I have little to no control eat at me. I talked briefly with my husband concerning one circumstance last night and I just ended up getting frustrated
Yesterday, at church, the worship was beautiful and inspiring; the sermon was powerful and definitely challenging: and being with my family was comforting and delightful. Interestingly though, the image that sticks in my head is that of a little girl. Our church has the children participate in our service up until
Some days are filled with quite a bit of living before noon. Today has been one of those days. I began my morning, coffee cup in hand talking with Jesus. My coffee this morning was a tad unique since I had added cinnamon. Before I went to bed last night, I
There was spider on the sliding door out to our deck the other night while I was making dinner. He caught me off guard, and freaked the living daylights out of me. I had walked over toward the door to get into a cupboard and Sam, my dog acted as
We had a group of friends over last night. Everyone brought their own meat to grill and some sort of side dish. My husband and I provided the deck. We set up an extra table with chairs so that everyone could enjoy alfresco dining. We laughed, held babies, answered curious questions
I have become aware in my life that I have somehow allowed fear to take up residence. I haven’t normally classified myself as a fearful person; I have no problems speaking in front of a crowd, I generally like to go to new places, I enjoy meeting new people. I
I experienced one of summer’s greatest enemies today, the razor. I happily took my shower this morning, enjoying the cool water lowering my body temperature after a hard work out. I knew I was going to wear shorts so decided shaving my legs was a wise choice. I finished my
We have lived in our home for almost 12 years. Along the backside of our house is a deck. Simply put, it’s huge; It runs the entire length of the house. This is the year we’ve decided to truly make our deck functional. Finally. In the past we have purchased
This past Saturday was Serve Day in our community. Various churches, businesses, organizations and individuals came together to give back. Tasks ranged from painting picnic tables, playground equipment and buildings at the fairgrounds to helping elderly citizens with tasks like weeding and prepping their yards for spring and summer.I signed