Whose Moment?

Whose Moment?

A friend of mine wrote an inspirational article about living in the moment – being aware of what is going on around me, not living in the past or borrowing from the future. Scripture tells us that “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” In other words, Keep your mind on what you are doing! […]

Who Would Have Thought It?

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough defeated the French and Bavarians on August 2, 1704. Who knew? And, today, who cares? But, if you were the Duke or his British soldiers at that time, you cared a lot! If any one individual was ever the inspirations for stories of intrigue, mystery, action, or romance, it was this […]

August Already

August Already

Do you ever get the feeling that someone is watching you? Yesterday, that was not only a feeling, it was a fact. Mr. Gray, atop the mailbox posts, had his feline eyes directed right at my window. I like to think he was guarding the house against lions and tigers, and all other impossible threats. […]

Rainy Day Reflections

Rainy Day Reflections

My tomato plant is lovin’ it! So are the four o’clocks, roses, impatiens, rose moss, marigolds, and all the other flowers and herbs. It is raining! Rain fell yesterday, all night, and is still going at it this morning. There is an old tale that rain doesn’t fall on July nights. Wrong! And, I’m glad. […]

Shivers, Shadows, and Mysteries

In one of my favorite children’s books about a frog and a toad, one of them asks the other if he doesn’t like to be scared, to have the shivers? Well, no, thank you, his friend doesn’t! But most of us do, if that means a delicious little chill running down the spine while knowing […]

A Perfect Summer Day

An interesting discovery this morning: the musical note of the mourning dove I heard in the backyard is C. Wondering just what it was, I checked it out on the piano. Do all doves call in C? I don’t even want to find out! Speaking of birds, there were at least two tiny and featherless tragedies […]