Hello long, lost WordPress and friends, it’s been over a year since I’ve shared here on my blog the joys given to me from the...

The wind whips as the few, weary summer flowers still try to hang on as Hurricane Matthew drenches the first weekend of October.  October...

There’s only a few days of school left.  Good grief!  How is this school year over already?  Summer might as well be here because it’s in...

Winter is drawing to a close. We’re getting some of those 70 degree days already here in NC. Different birds like gray titmouses and blue...

After enjoying the warm, spring-like holidays here in North Carolina, where flowers were in bloom, it’s the first week of January and...

For some reason the other day I stumbled across a link of 66 Hidden Secrets in Disney Movies.  It was pretty amazing to see how many...

Even when things swirling around in daily life makes you dizzy, confused, or just overwhelmed like me, I must remember the joy of God and...

Daily gifts.  The simple ones I don’t want to take for granted.  There’s flowers in bloom bringing new life, conversations with old and...

So far 2015 has been not an ordinary one for me: everything thing from two weeks of snow, performances, and gatherings of all kinds.  ...

All the empty boxes slid down the attic ladder and then down the stairs. The gifts put in their right places.  The ornaments taken off...

Each day seems to go by quicker than the day before.  The first day of autumn feels like yesterday.  I think October is even busier than...

This song is playing on Pandora by Thrid Day as I stare blankly at this screen.  Isn’t it a joy to see how just the right words can come...

Even though I’ve been taking a break from blogging this summer, I must still count.  Count to be a constant reminder of the joy and gifts...

Confession: I enjoy summer with days lighter longer, seeing lightning bugs at dusk, picking a ripe – bigger-than-your-palm tomato off...

Today I’m writing a post for SMC Women and you’re more than welcome to go over and read what I wrote about Rahab and risks. And still…...

OK…this is a first. I’ve gone an entire month not “reporting in” my joy count. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been counting though. Because...

I seem to be having a writer’s block even though my mind is racing these days. I’m not posting as much because lately I’ve had new...

Honestly it’s been a pretty full week. Full of anticipation, some anxiety, added responsibility, lack of sleep, a listening ear,...

I’ve spent a lot of time on the couch the past few days fighting some kind of yucky holiday virus. I’ve eaten chicken noodle soup more...

I realize I haven’t posted my joys and thankfulness as much in October as I was busy focusing on promises from God. But I was still...