haiku: icing

glorious winter frosted branch and leaf, icing on fresh-baked cupcakes

Homing Instincts

I just had to go home. We were in Colorado for a short time, but I had to go back… This is the home of my childhood. My parents don’t live there anymore, but this is where they raised four children. This is the place where my folks say the hardest years happened, and they also…

haiku: long nights

winter candle glow lengthens the season’s short hours long nights and brief days

Snow!

My parents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary! We traveled from the balmy beaches of Florida, to the mild and sunny climate of Texas, to a blanket of winter white snow in Colorado. We awoke this morning to about six inches. I pulled the kitchen curtains back to see such a wonderful sight. This is so…

haiku: winter sky

winter morning sky pregnant with the day’s treasures unpacked hour by hour

Breakfast in Bed?

Since I am a morning person, it is really hard for me to stay under the covers and enjoy breakfast in bed. I like to get up before dawn, sit in my big zebra chair by the fireplace where I can see the dawn arrive from my front door. In the spring and summer, I sit under…

Something New…

Announcing a new photoblog– “echogram.”  It is a collaboration with a good friend, Mary Jo… Mary Jo has served the pastoral staff of a large church as the Associate Pastor of Prayer & Intercession since 2004. She and her husband have two married daughters that have blessed them with four grandchildren. I have served as a missionary for…

Wide Open

My husband and I are on a two-day trip for the New Year. We will stay in a bed and breakfast tomorrow. Last night we were in a small, off-the-beaten-path, Texas town. We love road trips. With the highway wide open before us, it is fun to hop in the car and just take off…

Dazzle Fade

The holiday dazzle is on a downward slop to fade… but here are few moments to remember.