It was amusing. I could see my husband was trapped in a conversation at church with a particular individual who occasionally "corners" my hubby and then bombards him with a myriad of hard-to-follow stories interlaced with his passionate opinion on certain issues. My very gracious husband patiently listens, and attempts to engage Bob (not his …
The package was for me! I opened it to find a stack of work-related leaflets I'd been waiting on, plus an opened and half-full bag of liquorice all-sorts with a scrawled note from my boss saying, "Appreciate all your hard work." Thinking the candy packet must have burst open, I inspected the package to see …
Have you heard the phrase when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? The tree on the left with the one lonely lemon is ours. Impossible to make lemonade out of that! We have a huge yard and little time, so if our trees don't learn how to survive with minimal loving care from us, it's …
Do you remember almost ten years ago when stick figure drawings of "Be like Bill" were the craze? All of a sudden social media was flooded with people creating their own personalized memes of why we should "Be like Bill." It was amusing for a while, but like any craze it soon lost momentum. Let …
This little ol' blogger just hasn't been in the mood to blog, or had the mental energy to write creatively lately. Yet here I am. Drawn to tap out my thoughts and discover what this post evolves into. Isn't that what writers do? To be honest, I have felt a little lost in blog world …
Do you have peace? I'm not talking about peace in your circumstances but peace in your soul. The peace Jesus assured for His followers when He said, "Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful."(John …
She slipped me the envelope this morning as we crossed paths at church and said, "I'm so embarrassed; this is something I was given to pass onto you, but I've had it for the past year and forgot about it until I switched handbags today and found it!" When I got home I opened what …
The very word "assignment" casts my mind (way) back to high school. Nothing used to strike fear into senior students more than a maths assignment handed out by Mr Payne. The assignments were always notoriously difficult, and with trembling we would cast our eyes over the requirements and inwardly groan, knowing there was a high likelihood …
"I should finish the chronological bible reading plan for this year. After all, I should not leave something half done that I've started." What are your current "I shoulds?" If you're like me, I then tend to have a little argument in my head where I ask myself...do I have to? (insert slightly whiny tone). …
Have you ever lost something and were desperate to find it? Three decades ago I had a dream in which I was searching for a child called Grace. I had to find Grace. The dream impacted me greatly at the time, and I woke from it knowing that if I ever had a daughter, she …
Quietly Roaring 