Walking Above Old Bones

While my husband and I visited Lima, Peru, we visited the Convento de San Francisco and the catacombs underneath. It is projected that seventy-five thousand people’s bones are buried beneath the church.Stop plodding around looking at dead bones! Get out of the...

Enjoying the Red Chicken

Our 2021 post-COVID Thanksgiving was large and wonderful, with all of my husband’s siblings convening on our house for a big gathering.Perhaps at times we should not aspire to understand God’s plan, but rather should simply enjoy what He offers us.

I Go Where He Takes Me

I am blessed to have a husband with a great sense of direction. While I am capable of navigating maps, it takes an excessive amount of brain power.That kind of trust is beautiful.

The Illusive Bobber Fruit

My husband and I took a weekend get-away to Beaver’s Bend State Park in Oklahoma. While there we had a picnic lunch near a common fishing spot.Sometimes its good to be silly and laugh at your misinterpretation of things.

Sometimes You Can’t Turn the Mom Off

My husband and I did a weekend getaway to Beaver’s Bend State Park in Oklahoma, and opted to do a 9.5 mile hike with elevation change on our last day.This is the love your neighbor commandment in action, and that is never supposed to be turned off or...

The Search for the White Indian Paintbrush

One of the joys of living in the country is having a springtime meadow! Every spring the pasture is full with a large assortment of more than 10 types of wildflowers.Could we weather this crisis better if we looked tangibly for the good in our day?