Terrapin Savior
"There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are...however you may feel." ~ Henry Eyring A few weeks ago on a gorgeous warm day, I walked to church at 8am. When I returned, I…
Inner Reflections
A few month or so ago a blog was posted on SowtheHeart.com about lifestyle and happiness. A question was posed, something to the affect that "Why is there little correlation between living in a prosperous country such as the U.S.A.…
Planting Season
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." ~ Audrey Hepburn The soil has warmed and except for in the northern-most climates, there will be many people digging in the dirt to plant seeds over the next few weeks.…
Seeking the Creative
“Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.” ~ Julia Cameron Decades ago art therapy was met with skepticism. However, it's been proven through research creativity is connected with healing. Our brain responds in a positive way to inventiveness,…
Lifestyle and Happiness
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. ~HENRY WARD BEECHER, Proverbs from Plymouth…
A Window into Easter
"The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise." ~ Carl Knudson The opening of the pussy willows, the yellowing of the forsythia bush, daffodils trumpeting their arrival, the birth of a new lamb, birds…
Timely Arrivals
"Adopt the pace of nature...her pace is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We human beings are funny creatures! When spring takes it's good ole time arriving we grumble and groan, as if our complaining will change Mother Nature's timeline. Although…
Steadfast Loyalty
In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a pocket handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints. ~ William Buechner Today's blog is essentially a note of gratitude to all who have provided friendship and emotional support to me…
Tapestry of People
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope..." ~ Woodrow Wilson You are uniquely created. Using your…
Finding Light in Ordinary Life
" The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." ~ Psalms 130:119 I don't know about you but I learn so much from reading and hearing the words of others. Since I've always been interested…