It is the last day of February and my dwarf irises are blooming. I was surprised to see their purple petals as I returned home from a weekend trip. Winter isn’t over, but my tulip and hyacinth bulbs are sprouting leaves. What will our spring be like? My thoughts turn to garden plans. Every year… Continue reading Petite Purple Irises and Stinging Nettle
Month: February 2017
Watching Our Words
It’s Friday and I am joining the community hosted by Kate Motaung. For five minutes we write fast and free. The prompt is: SLOW We are so blessed. God is patient with us. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Psalm 103:8 At a time when emotions are… Continue reading Watching Our Words
Refined and Blessed by Marriage
Someone was ringing the doorbell persistently. My husband went to the door and I looked on, curious. A deliveryman handed a wrapped florist parcel to him. Who is sending flowers? I wondered. The enclosed card was inscribed, Happy Anniversary. It was from our sister-in-law. And then I remembered. Our 40th anniversary was just… Continue reading Refined and Blessed by Marriage
A Verse for Each Child
It’s Friday and I am joining the community hosted by Kate Motaung. For five minutes we write fast and free. The prompt is: WEAK Above my writing desk I have a frame with a picture of each of my children. Below their picture is the verse that my husband and I chose for their… Continue reading A Verse for Each Child
Colors of the Sunset & Seeing Answers to Prayer
The sky had turned a brilliant pink, and the horizon seemed to be in flame. It was gorgeous. But within minutes the color began to fade, leaving streaks of lavender. I was fortunate to be in the car, my husband driving, to see the sunset at the right moment. There are other moments that… Continue reading Colors of the Sunset & Seeing Answers to Prayer
Thankful for Good Books During a Hospital Stay
There is a kind of comradery on the hospital elevator. I recognize the tension on the faces of men and women. We make a little conversation about the weather. Then we smile and wish each other a good day as we exit the elevator. For almost two weeks I have made the daily trip to… Continue reading Thankful for Good Books During a Hospital Stay
Finding Rest Through Prayer
It’s Friday and I am joining the community hosted by Kate Motaung. For five minutes we write fast and free. The prompt is: BREATHE Go . . . For many years I taught breathing patterns for Lamaze classes. When wave after wave of contractions come, breathing patterns can help a laboring woman with… Continue reading Finding Rest Through Prayer