Tempest

The ocean is fascinating and it is also dangerous. In a very short time, its mood can change from benevolent to violent. Life is like that. Everything can be fine and dandy (as Dad used to say) and then, it’s not. If life is a sea and people are the boats sailing it, we are […]

One Wild Goose

As I sat on my deck, I heard a piercing sound slice through the morning air. It took a moment to recognize it–the cry of a wild goose. Only one? Where were his friends and family? Had he gotten lost on his trek to warmer places? Tree limbs were between me and the goose and […]

Mornings

“My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning” (Psalm 130:6). Something about mornings brings hope. I believe it is related to a life force within us that rises, like the mercury in a thermometer, with each new day. As I read that verse from Psalm 130, I can imagine […]

October’s Bright Blue Weather

October By Robert Frost “O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; To-morrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all You October people chose a wonderful month to be born. It’s a golden month, with the fragrance of apples and chrysanthemums, the time of harvest and tucking in of […]

It’s hard to believe that this is the last day of September! Do you suppose time is really passing faster?  The birds are becoming more active. Bluejays screech in the back yard and this morning, a small wren came to pay her respects, peering up at me from the deck railing. They seem to sense […]

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Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why I wonder about lots of things. “Why” is always on the tip of my tongue. From little things to big, I wonder why many times. One thing I’ve wondered about is the placement of garages on newer houses. About ninety-per cent of the time, the garage is on the front of the […]