Can a Weakness be a Strength?

I recently took an on-line strengths finder test. (I love self-analysis type tests!) I’ve done Ansel-Casey and others, but this was a new one to me, and I was interested to see the results. There are dozens of “themes”  that I could potentially fall...

The importance of anticipation

My goodness. It’s almost Palm Sunday. And then it will be Easter. If I don’t pause and consider the coming of a special day, I tend to feel like I’m missing out a bit. What if you just woke up and someone told you it was your birthday? Sure, it might...

What just happened??

Thistle came back from a run with my husband this morning a little traumatized. They stopped so she could admire some horses (she can watch horses all day, it’s the funniest thing) and she got a little too close to the electric fence. Zap! She refused petting,...

A Poem About Persistence

Today I think this poem is about persistence. Though it’s likely not what I was thinking when I wrote it. That’s the beauty of words–everyone brings their own intentions to them.       ELEMENTARY Water within stone and stone within water. Solid and...