Guilty But Forgiven

Esau and Jacob were twins but that seemed to be about all they had in common. You remember the story of how Jacob tricked Esau and also their father Isaac. As I read about the brothers reuniting after twenty years, I could feel Jacob’s guilty fear as he went to meet Esau. What a surprise […]

Welcome, December!

Happy birth month, all you December angels, everyone born in this first winter month. You really shine with turquoise as your birth stone and tanzanite as your second choice. By the way, your lovely color is blue. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Narcissus and poinsettia are your flowers. Two of everything for you! Here’s a fun […]

Chilly Sunshine

So, today we tuck November away for another year. All the good, all the bad, folded and put away to make room for December. It’s sunny but cold this morning, if you count twenty-seven degrees as cold and I do. I hope that everyone and every animal has a warm place to be as winter […]

The Christmas Barn

The Christmas Barn The 200-year old barn sat empty and lonely. No longer did horses stamp their feet inside his walls; cows didn’t warm the stalls with their breath; no sheep snuggled against each other to sleep the night away. The barn missed these animal friends. He missed the  chickens who used to gossip and […]

Thanksgiving Afterglow

The Lord has blessed me with a wonderful family and plunked me down in the middle of them.  Yesterday was a day of being thankful for blessings and my family ranks top, front, and center. Speaking of afterglow, a day like this could be counted as summer’s afterglow, a blending of seasons when nature is getting […]

Day Before Thanksgiving

Although the cornucopia or horn of plenty originated in Greek mythology, it has come to mean a symbol of Thanksgiving and of gratitude for abundance. I am so grateful for my overflowing horn of plenty this Thanksgiving. Family, friends, freedom, food, health, I could go on and on as could you. And, I’m thankful for […]