"Sometimes your heart speaks better through your hands." ~ Unknown Women and men who were at the cornerstone of the family and community back in the days when our country was founded were all crafts persons. Handcrafting was done both…
The things that excite you are not random, they are connected to your purpose. Follow them. ~ Unknown Things are coming around, I can feel it. People are more optimistic about getting the pandemic under control. We owe a debt…
Let all you do, be done in love." - 1 Corinthians 16:14 Don't miss the special post on SowtheHeart.com this Valentines Day! It's only four days away. It will warm my heart if you'll come on back to read some…
Have you noticed any positive change in your life in this challenging pandemic environment? I feel as if I've tolerated it well. All things considered. But seeing the humor has been critical. For me personally the previous ten or…
"Star light, star bright, I wish I may I wish I might, wish upon a star tonight." Curiosity sure can lead one to interesting places! Two weeks before Christmas I took a short jaunt to a place that very nearly…
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." - Proverbs 17:22 In my last post of 2020, I ended by saying it was "time to make Christmas." Well, I very literally meant it. My home became Santa's workshop.…
"Autumn dresses in gold. Its the season of the soul." My Father was a steady rock throughout my life. Today he will be celebrating his 94th birthday in heaven with my mom. They became soulmates when my mom was 12…
“Thank you, Jesus!” As my Mom used to say. This has been the most glorious summer simply because I was able to do something I hadn’t done since I waved goodbye to my parents and went off to college many, many decades ago.
Not one blessed day escaped me without a swim except on the weekly pool cleaning day. Even on rainy days I managed to get a dip in and in between breaks in the thunderstorms too. Being able to play in the water is so nourishing to the heart and soul.
I’m so sorry to see the seasonal closing of the pool and the days getting shorter and chillier. It has felt so good to bask in the summer’s heat and I’ve had relief when I needed it.
Fall comes with it’s own pleasures but in my mind there are never enough summers in a lifetime.
“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave good bye.” – Unknown
I'm really beginning to wonder how much patience is a person expected to have. I really am. Since the pandemic my twin sister and I have been playing nightly games of Scrabble against one another on-line. It's fun and it…
