Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • How Do I Know That Last Winter Was a Long One? 7 Things That Don’t Really Bother Me This Summer

    I can tell that last winter was brutal (and it still lingers in the back of my mind) because my summer thoughts and behaviors are a bit different than in previous years! 7 things that don’t really bother me this summer that usually annoy me by mid-August: 1. The humidity.…

  • Old Wooden Picket Fences

    I found myself strangely enthralled by these old wooden picket fences! I couldn’t help but think of the history…the hands that built them…the time that was invested…Do not move an ancient boundary marker     or enter fields that belong to the fatherless. Prov 23:10

  • The Promise: Wordless Wednesday

    I will put My rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of My promise to the earth.  

  • Letting Go of What We Can’t Control

    I’ve read two Mom blogs recently where the Moms are going through a challenging time with their teenager(s). I’ve learned myself over the last few years (and I’ve blogged about it) that teens make their own decisions and definitely exert their own free will – at will. I keep this…

  • Stargazer Lilies

    I was wandering around for hours oblivious to the fact that my nose and chin were covered in an orange-yellow hue from sticking my face in these flowers! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fragrance of stargazer lilies. My daughter narrowed her eyes at me and asked, “when did you get…

  • NIV Teen Bible: A Review

    It’s been awhile since I’ve written a book review! I had the opportunity to read through this NIV Teen Study Bible, thanks to BookLook Bloggers who sent me a copy in exchange for my honest review. Overall, this is a good general reading teen bible that I personally believe is…

  • Nothing but Sky

    I have been intensely writing for 9-10 hours a day on a current project for work. It does a girl good to abandon the screen, get outside and look up :).

  • Wordless Wednesday – Beauty

  • Is God not the author of ALL – good and bad?

    Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. (This post is longer than most. Only those who have an interest or need will read it in its entirety. I apologize for its length. In the…

  • The Sand and Shore: Wordless Wednesday

    How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God! How vast in number they are! If I try to count them, there would be more of them than there are grains of sand.

  • Sunny and Versatile?!!

    I have little knowledge or understanding about blog awards, but I’m sending a big Thank You to Bonnie over at Harmonyspearls for nominating my blog for these two awards! The only thing I know about blog awards is either that people accept them or they post on their site “award…

  • The Bedrooms Tell the Passing of Time

    My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:15 Mama, will you sleep with me? This request came from my 15-year old and sometimes is even asked by my 17-year olds. I said “yes” and I woke up to this :):As I laid quietly, listening to the breathing of my girls,…