Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Monday Gratitude: New Life!

    I hope you had a truly blessed Easter Sunday! I took these photos a couple years ago and seem appropriate for this week as we think about the new life Jesus gave us. I’ll post the remainder of the birds hatching on Wednesday. To my great joy, this same tree…

  • Holy Friday

    As I leave the kitchen table from my Bible reading this morning, moving into the few tasks ahead… may I take time to be still throughout this day. To focus on what He did for me. May I reflect upon the hours He suffered, after already suffering such humiliation and…

  • Sunset From a Deck

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  • Hanging on When the Winds Blow Hard

    The branches in my Northeastern town remain bare. Last November’s leaves are still strewn on the ground, some lightly covered in a dusting of snow. Despite the windiest winter ever, the few leaves in the photos hung on. Wind, snow and cold fought hard to rip those leaves off as…

  • Sunset From A Plane

  • Grumbling and Gratitude – Billy Graham

    “Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won’t grumble. Grumble and you won’t be grateful.” Billy Graham

  • VA vs. NY Weather

    Virginia Wins! Being in Virginia last weekend was awesome for many reasons. A real bonus was the weather. Warmth, sun and Spring blossoms everywhere were glorious. We came home to snow…seen in the final photos. Ick.    

  • An April Fool’s Joke You Can’t Get Away With in 2019

    An April Fool’s Joke You Can’t Get Away With in 2019

    Right up until the kids moved to college, I always pulled some shenanigans on April Fool’s Day – every single year. It was especially fun during the high school years when teenagers pulled open the fridge door, only to have a bowl of dry cereal dumped on their head. Mornings…

  • Monday Gratitude

    God blessed us with an awesome long weekend visiting our youngest at college. The flights were smooth, the family time precious, and the weather…warm and sunny! “Give thanks with a grateful heart.” Henry Smith Photo: time.com

  • Remnants of Last Year’s Home

  • Monday Gratitude

    Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day