I learned an unexpected lesson while walking in my yard admiring the beauty of spring. Our snowball bush is a profuse bloomer this year. Its huge white, ball-shaped flowers demand attention. There are so many blooms, I can’t imagine one more fitting onto the branches. This glorious shrub reminds me…
Pollen and Other Irritants
ACHOO! It’s that time of year. “This pollen is driving me crazy,” is the lament of many allergy sufferers each spring. The pollen seems to catch a breeze in the tops of tall pine trees and soar down into the nasal passages and eyes of its victims causing coughing, sneezing,…
The Sadie Attitude: Turn Self-Pity into Loving Others
We couldn’t find my seventy-five-year-old mother. I chatted with her each night after my dad died, but this time, calls to her home phone and cell phone went unanswered. Due to vision problems, she’d told me, “I just don’t drive after dark anymore,” but it was after 9:00 PM. Her…
Take a Creativity Break
This afternoon, I paused from my work and took a lovely one-mile walk in my neighborhood. At least six different bird calls filled the air with music to walk by, and the newly-blooming trees and shrubs provided beautiful scenery. With a renewed frame of mind, I’m now ready to tackle…
God Is Speaking Encouragement. Are You Listening?
When our daughter was three years old, she would take my chin in her little dimpled hand and turn my face toward hers before she made a request. She wanted to ensure she had my undivided attention when she asked for cookies or described something she saw outside. Do you…