Jigsaw Puzzles Drive Me Crazy
I have never been a fan of jigsaw puzzles. I know some of you are ... maybe even a lot of you. I have seen pictures posted of completed puzzles and have felt just a twinge of envy. I am very impressed with a person’s tenacity to put a 500 to 1000-piece puzzle together. I have a very limited attention span ... and I am terribly impatient.
A Green Thumb Not Required
My son, Jamie, gave a beautiful plant to me for Mother's Day a few years ago. When my son, Chris, saw it, he said, "I give it three weeks." I certainly wasn't offended by Chris's comment. In fact, it was funny. But it was also possibly … probably … very true. He knows. My whole family knows. Most plants come to my house to die. I don't kill them intentionally. I just don't have the knack.
Family Keepsakes
Many of us have been given items by family members or other special people in our lives as expressions of their love for us, as well as to serve as keepsakes ... helping us to remember the person and his or her love and life.
The Lord’s Prayer for 2023
Wow, Lord. Things are mighty ugly down here right now. So many people are hurting ... are hurt ... are angry ... are confused. But you are good and righteous, and just, and Love. We need your kingdom to reign down here as you reign in heaven. A lot of us have so much daily bread, we're bloated
Through the Wilderness
It feels like the wilderness is getting a bit more “wildernessy”. If you're watching any news these days, the situations all around the globe are quite disturbing. It seems like so many are walking in the wilderness of anger ... despair ... uncertainty ... and we need the voice of reason and calm and assurance.