If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the verse quoted, Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it, well, I’d probably have enough to at least take my family out for a nice dinner. It’s Proverbs 22:6, which, obviously … More which way do you want it?
Dear Etsy, I joined your team a while back. I set up a store. I prepared as if I’d soon be on your starting line up. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long, but I’ve set a goal. I’ve given myself a start date, which is August 7, my 45th birthday. It will be a … More Dear Etsy
Returning home after vacation has been a difficulty for much of my adult life. It’s not that my life is awful or that I dislike my home. In fact, most days if asked what I prefer, I’d answer ordinary life, i.e. not surprises or big events or long lists of activities. Simply living the routine … More thirty to forty five
Happy July! Hope you enjoyed your Independence Day holiday and you’re movin’ through summer happily. Here’s Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the Best Summer Songs of All Time. It’s pretty all encompassing and I’m thinking about creating a Spotify play list based on it. Why not? If you like sandwiches and you like books, The … More Flapjack Friday Faves [07.05]
My daughter and I took a walk on Sunday morning to our local donut store, which is .8 miles from our house. [I just Google mapped it] Between there and back, we saw Colonel Sanders and a whole lot more. The Colonel is now living on top of a spire, high above a house down … More Here
We’re made in God’s image God is Light God is the air I breathe Recently I read this quote on someone’s blog: “I’ve begun to think of God more like an ocean, and we are the creatures that live in that ocean. It created us, gave us life, surrounds us, protects us, provides what we … More Father, ocean, air?
Wednesday morning my son left town with my husband, bound for Louisville. Son Jamie is attending the Guitar Foundation of America Convention. He will be playing this morning for a panel of jurors and will find out later today if he will proceed to tomorrow’s final competition. Classical guitarists from all over the world will be there, a … More Different Directions
It seems unfathomable, with all the world’s problems, one would be drawn to build a reproduction of Noah’s Ark, complete with a theme park. But, as we say in Kentucky, “only in Kentucky”. Here’s an update on the progress: Noah’s Ark Theme Park Wants to Show the Flood Was ‘Plausible’ Lists are nice, because they … More Flapjack Friday Faves [06.28]
I had no clue there was a man crossing the Grand Canyon via high wire on Sunday evening. Color me out of touch? I heard he made it. Before I confirmed there were, I figured there were people out there praying for his safe passage across. My husband and daughter let me know that … More what is it?
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” —Harper Lee It’s a quote from To Kill a Mockingbird. Yet when I read the quote today, I realized it could mean an awfully lot. We want things to happen a certain way. We have an ideal, whether it’s positive or motivated … More What We See and Hear
Upon a Sunny Day 