faith
One Thing That Makes Patience Less Annoying
Aug 13th
It’s true: Miracles take time.
But Lord have mercy, how I don’t have patience for time.
So when we plant some aspen trees on Saturday, I remark they look more like aspen sticks. How many summers must pass before these toddler trees become full grown?
I don’t want to wait on them.
And when that child tells his sister she is most unwelcome to play his game, I throw my hands up in the air and wonder how long will it take for him to learn a little unselfish sibling love?
I don’t want to wait on him to figure it out.
I don’t want to More >
When You Need to Soothe Those Sore Places
Jul 25th
Great day y’all, puppies are a whole lot of work.
Georgie chews and chews on everything within reach of her paws and jaws. {I’m watching her right now go to town on a bell pepper plant from our garden. Whimper.} Of course we have super awesome chew toys for her, and they will do if they are within reach. Even then, her ADD puppy self finds wood, bark, rocks, legos, undies, flip-flops, and garden plants fair game. She isn’t picky. But should she find herself without anything to chew, she’ll plow over the trash can. In her doggy view, the trash More >
When You Need to Soak Up a Good View
Jul 18th
We drive to the historic Broadmoor hotel and wile a Sunday away. The view speaks good things and the grounds burst with bloomy showy flowers. I love walking around the place and soaking in all her summertime glory. The five-star hotel itself is really out of our league; we are more Holiday Inn kind of peeps. I wonder if this is obvious to those we pass by. Can people tell we are just visiting locals rather than fancy guests?
We take a short cut through the hotel to get back to the lobby, and we inadvertently enter through the five-star hotel’s More >
When Your Heart Needs Protection
Jul 3rd
At 1:30am, the smoke alarm pierces the still night air, and I shoot up like a rocket.
When your nearby mountains and town have been battling wildfires, the screeching beeps send your heart beat into the stratosphere.
Our house is safely away from the fires, but the smoke snakes its way over here most days, and that is what triggered the alarm. We all know this, but it doesn’t stop us from checking every room and closet. It takes time for our hearts to quit pumping fast and furious.
As of this morning, the Waldo Canyon fire is 70% contained. Tragically, two people More >
What You Must Always Make Time For
Jun 18th
“And then, things start to change. I forget everything, everything gets white. I don’t hear nothin’. Ya know, I’m in my zone. I can feel the stress…just comin’ off me. I’m doin’ good.” ?Buddy Valastro from Cake Boss
Do you ever watch Cake Boss? It features the family business of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. At the shop’s helm is Buddy Valastro, the passionate Italian baker-extraordinaire who runs the shop with his four sisters and various other family and friends. Buddy creates the most amazing, unforgettable cakes in the midst of complete and total chaos. Sisters hollering, supplies waning, fondant More >
The Unlikely Place You?ll Find Paradise Today
May 21st
“My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii I live in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We’re all just out here sipping Mai Tai’s shaking our hips, catching waves. Are they insane? Do they think we’re immune to life? How can they think our families are less screwed up? Our cancer less fatal? Our heartache less painful?” ?George Clooney as Matt King in The Descendants
David and I laughed out loud when we heard these lines in the movie. Because it’s da truth, people. We were stationed on Maui for three years, and I know some people More >
