Out in my yard today… a balmy 44 degrees. We received about 6 inches of snow late last week and it is melting away today. happily hibernating rose bushes I’m grateful for… good health! After a few weeks of battling a rotten cold coupled with the stomach crud last week, I’m starting to feel like a regular person again. One of my favorite things… is watching my kids excel in whatever they choose to do. After competing in a district tourney last Saturday, my oldest daughter qualified to compete at the state Debate tournament to be held in a couple
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I have always loved cats. The fur, the whiskers, the interesting personalities. My favorite cat characteristic, though, would have to be their independent spirit. Cats do life on their terms. Amazing! I dated a guy in high school who told me that if I were an animal I would be a cat. Presumably because of the personality similarities I shared with felines and not the whiskers, although I never really clarified that with him. Over the course of my lifetime I have had numerous pet cats. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of my giant yellow cat named Fluffy.
Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. ~Philippians 4:13 (MSG)
Like most little girls, I adored fairy tale romances. I dreamed of the day that I would meet my handsome prince who would carry me away to his castle and we would live happily ever after. I whole-heartedly embraced the notion that I would “fall in love” with the man of my dreams and everything would simply fall into place for the rest of our lives. I was also sure that in the midst of this there would be a well-placed musical number complete with a montage of our most romantic moments thus far. And so I waited for him to arrive… My “once upon
Out in my yard today… a balmy 51 degrees and sunny! A bit of a January thaw here. The landscape looks pretty desolate right now. Lots of brown. our mulberry I’m grateful for… the sacrifices of those who have gone on before me. I am able to enjoy the life that I have because so many unselfish people made a way for me. One of my favorite things… challenging myself to consider something from a different perspective. I’m not always successful, but I enjoy the challenge nevertheless. This week I’m reading… actually I’m just finishing up In the