• I Can Do All Things
    General,  Random

    All Set!

    It’s hard to believe, but we are already well into January. It feels like January out! I am kicking off 2016 with four things that are exciting. Chris Tiegren’s devotional – “Hearing His Voice” – wow! So far, it’s excellent. I started another “read through the Bible” in a year on YouVersion. What a great resource! On Facebook, I saw…

  • Blessings
    General,  Random

    Getting Ready for ’16

    This year – or rather 2016, I’ve decided I’m going to remind myself and document the blessings in my life. So many times the days slip by and the sweetness in life can get blurred. I want to remember it and from Whom it comes. So…I saw something on Facebook, and I’m appropriating it. I have a lovely vase that…

  • Recipes

    Baked Potato Soup

      Is it cold where you are? Here is something to warm your heart and soul… Ingredients 3 bacon strips, diced 1 medium – large onion, chopped (depending on your preference, you can leave the peels on or remove them) 5 stalks chopped celery 2 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 can green chiles 2 cans…

  • Poetry

    Snow Time

    The whisper of a wind swirls in the trees. Footprints are erased From softly falling snow. This evening has no haste. Finding joy in hidden moments. Feeling hope within. The life that we are given – All because of Him. Thank you, Lord, I thank you – For more than just a day. Your birth, Your life, Your heart Gives us…

  • Star of Bethlehem
    General,  Random

    Approaching Christmas

    One of my favorite Christmas movies is “The Bishop’s Wife” with Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. I’m a sucker for old black and white movies where there was actual dialogue. The movie brings to mind some very timely questions – what are we seeking? What are we expecting? What are our motives? Do we rush around and try…

  • Happy Thanksgiving
    Poetry

    Thanksgiving

    When I start, it is easy to keep going, Hard to stop. Thanks pouring out without reservation. Gratitude filling every empty space. Wonder flowing, Love shining. Let today be just the beginning. – Rose