Be Different

“You’re not from around here. Where are you from?” Not my favorite question. How do you answer when you have lived in nine states, moving a total of 18 times? Do you give the whole list of places lived, only tell the latest one, or maybe the longest you stayed? Regions of the country? I... Continue Reading →

Track Your Lovelife

Improving your love life is an intentional exercise; it’s not something that just happens to you. It can be very easy to let time go by without regard to how we are spending it. I knew this was true for me, and I didn’t know how to determine if I was improving my lovelife, so... Continue Reading →

Believe

The news shows total devastation in and around New Orleans, receiving more than two feet of water from 36 hours of constant rain and powerful winds. Hurricane Isaac is going to be another storm to be remembered, for sure. I was running in my neighborhood yesterday and praying for the people of the Gulf, and... Continue Reading →

Be Expectant

My husband was watering the garden with me last week, and was in a hurry to be done with the chore. After producing great puddles around the thriving vegetables, he turned to the burned-up tomato plants and said, “We aren’t still watering these, are we?” I’m actually surprised he even asked, of course we are!... Continue Reading →

Legacy

During vacation, we caught up with a lot of friends and family, and heard stories about people from our past and also about our ancestors, some of whom we have met, others who had died long before we were here. There were tales of affairs, addictions, heroism, secrets and misunderstandings. Most of the time, the... Continue Reading →

Hiking Lesson

For I know the plans I  have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Want to hike the Grand Canyon? This was a quick text my husband sent me a couple of years ago. He went on to... Continue Reading →

Remember

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from. Psalm 103:12 We are on vacation this week, returning to an area of the country that we have not lived in for twenty years. In the past three days we have visited four close friends from the past,... Continue Reading →

Narnia

  This is a pot that my friend Pete made. It says, ” My hearts desire is to be less Ward and June and more Narnia”. I love this pot for several reasons: because it was created by a dear friend whom I respect greatly, because it reminds me of the need for more magic,... Continue Reading →

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