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Think small. Nope - I’m not trying to cramp your style. I’m just reminding you-sometimes little is better than big. It doesn’t hurt to simplify… in life…in faith. - Look at stuff with the wonder and whimsy of a child. As Jesus said in Matthew 18:3: Truly I tell you, unless you change and … Continue reading Think Small! (Tiny Home Adventure)
I thought about texting Laura when I was ten minutes out. Laura would be waiting, perhaps on the white porch above the creek or maybe in her little library… or probably in her tiny kitchen next to the pale turquoise cast iron cookstove. I was on a trek across the country, but I wanted … Continue reading Finding Laura
With so much sadness and hardship in our beautiful country right now, I thought I’d pause to share peace from a little trip I made northeast. No, precious strugglers…I haven’t forgotten you. I can only imagine the devastation… Two years ago, almost to the day, I was shoveling wet insulation, soaked drywall, ruined books and … Continue reading Northeast Peace
I followed the back roads to get home. I drove past long-forgotten places. They sagged with history and, sometimes, poverty. The highway would’ve been faster, but I like the back roads. They hold secret treasures. Bumpus Mills was an unlikely town hidden on a hillside. I passed a mechanics garage and Bumpus Mills Baptist Church. … Continue reading The Back Roads
- Have you taken a road trip lately? My life seems to be one big road trip these days. I’ve been in trains, planes and cars. I just rumbled back down the road after a three-day car trip and two weeks far away. - What a whirlwind! I’ve been north of New York and south … Continue reading Road Trips
Sometimes you just have to take a risk. When your loved one leaves you after 40 years, you’re alone. That, in and of itself, is a risk. I’m an old woman but I refuse to succumb to fear. I won’t be robbed of adventure. I won’t be discouraged. Camping alone is a little risky. Beautiful … Continue reading Risks and Rewards and Renewal
Life is about adventures. Matter of fact, I’ve decided to rename problems “adventures”. Lately, I’m up to my ears in adventures! When Hurricane Ian took my island home, I found myself without shelter. What to do? I reserved a campsite. Problem solved. Adventure starts. Senior discount and paperwork finished, I found my gravel campsite beside … Continue reading Campout
Where in the world am I ? Dorothy - you’re not in Kansas anymore. Sirens are unceasing. Horns blast. Right now two men are arguing below my kitchen window...something about a parking space, which is as rare as gold in the dirty streets of this city block. I guess they figure it’s worth fighting … Continue reading Dorothy…You’re Not in Kansas Anymore
I almost didn’t go. After all, why waste the gas? Besides....I’m sick of crying. Who goes to a cemetery on Labor Day, for goodness sake? I’ll admit I was feeling down. I’ve lost some good friends lately. I was alone at home on a family weekend and life seemed...well, unfair. I made myself go. It’s … Continue reading Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
...a story about planting seeds and trusting God during winter’s passing.. We struck out one January afternoon to find the Missouri Botanical Garden buried beneath a bluish-gray winter sky. The air was crisp and the walks were cool when we rumbled with our stroller baby to explore this winter garden. I call the garden “Shaw’s … Continue reading A Winter’s Garden
Confessions of a Type A Woman 