Thanksgiving Realities
I'm as guilty as anyone of posting content on the internet that represents having a perfect life. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving but if not, I want to point out that life is not always rosy for anyone.…
Revised Living
Personally, I hope our country is on the brink of a refreshing trend. Maybe I'm mindful of it because of the journey I have been on for the past ten years. It seems to me people are beginning to recognize…
The Openly Faithful
Last week I shared a post about my guest visit to a church in northern Baltimore County, Gough United Methodist Church. In the hours I spent there, I was served a generous Sunday dinner and as I ate I talked…
Young Artist Feature: Thomas Herr
About a year ago, I enjoyed an inspirational chalk art presentation at Elva's Art Barn in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The first off it's kind I have ever seen. What is chalk art ? It is "an old-fashioned form of entertainment which…
For the Children
Although today's blog may seem like an ordinary blog writing, I am posting it as a means of prayer. It's been written at the request of Erica, for her ten year old daughter, Arianna. Yesterday on my birthday, I went…
Grace Place
I've often heard coming to a place of grace described as "living in of state of contentment." In every situation, when life becomes stormy there is a bright spot. Perhaps if we can find a beam of light in the…
Embrace All Good
I have several routes I walk regularly. When the temperature rises beyond comfortable, I usually take the "shade walk." However, I opt for it other times too, just to mix up my routine. Along the "shady route" there's the strangest phenomenon.…
Heightened Seasonal Awareness
It's days like this that I never want summer to end. I'm celebrating each cerculean blue sky. High humidity or not, the long bright, hot days couldn't be more welcomed. Every early morning walk comes at a brisk pace because…
Coffee and Pulpit Talk from the Garden
And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised. ~Francois de Malherbe A few weeks back I volunteered at Ladew Topiary Gardens for a private event for families. It was…
Clearing the Way
If you read my first two blog posts in this series about my travels on Pentecost Sunday, welcome back! If not, get caught up by going back to the previous blogs called Front Porch Scenery and Amish Highways and Byways. *********…