What would you do with an EXTRA day?

by | Feb 29, 2012 | Reading

Happy Leap Day! It’s February 29. The odd day that crops up every four years to make sure we plant our crops in the right season. There have been around 65 leap years since we adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752. That means if there were no leap years, we...

You Mean I Have to DO Something?

by | Feb 27, 2012 | Miracles, Thistle, Waiting

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 Man, that is fantastic news! Have your...

Let's Think This Through . . .

by | Feb 24, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting

One of the things I struggle with daily, is giving God the credit for all the good things in my life. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17. If...

Through the eyes of . . .

by | Feb 22, 2012 | Friends, Miracles, Waiting

I don’t like having my picture taken. It’s not the process so much as the results. How many times have you looked at a picture of yourself and thought about how fantastic you looked? It’s usually more along the lines of, “I’ll have to...

What will I do on Sundays? Oh, yeah, write.

by | Feb 20, 2012 | Waiting

Downton Abbey is over. Long, heavy sigh. Since early January I’ve looked forward eagerly to Sunday evening and my time with Lady Mary, Cousin Violet, Bates, Anna and all the other characters who have populated Downton so well. Now it’s over. Of course,...