How Cute is that Squirrel?
Where I live, the squirrels have populated. After all it is Fall and this is their go-to time to fetch as many nuts as they can to tide them over for winter. They are as cute as they can be……until they are gnawing through the cushions in our outdoor sitting area! Argh! I remember a…
Brand New Day — Brand New Month
Happy September to my dear friends and family!! Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come, but this day and this new month, we have the opportunity to practice recognizing God’s blessings in EVERYTHING! It’s a big deal to wake up to a new day, because yesterday was the very last day on this earth for…
And They Lived Happily Ever After
I’m still sappy during this Love Month. I felt like a Queen Mother after Prince Charming (my son) showed up with a bouquet of flowers (intentional with yellow roses – his dad and my favorites), then rushed to open the car door to take me on a Valentine’s lunch date. He gave me full attention…
It’s Time to Flip the Script
A couple of days ago I blogged about this wonderful new season of Fall making its debut. Gratitude commenced with great expectations. Despite the pandemic and political unrest, we still live in a land where life is good. We take many things for granted. The air conditioning stayed on, and we awoke to a comfortable…
Measuring Up
Bigger, better, best. That seems to be our mindset. It was ours when we wanted a car that could hold seven people. I drove that sweet ride for nearly 11 years. My mindset changed. Smaller suddenly became best when I was looking for a new car. Is it just me or does it seem parking…
I am Determined
Today our 46th president will be inaugurated and a new administration will take the reins of leading our country. I am determined to be optimistic and positive because I know WHO will actually be in control. Our God. And He reigns supreme. I will not be disheartened. I will not fear. I will pray for…
A Year of Great Expectations
I have started this new year on a “great expectation” high. I am over-the-top excited about the “new”. Certainly not expecting a Disney World kind-of-magical-year. Nor, singing “Somewhere over the rainbow where trouble melts like lemon drops.” My great expectations for 2021 are living this good life in simple confidence in “He Who began a…
Hope Brings a Bigger, Bolder, Brighter Future
I hope your yesterday goes well. If I said that to you, you’d be thinking Donna has lost it! It’s silly to hope someone’s YESTERDAY goes well because HOPE doesn’t live in the past. Hope is something based on great expectations for our future. We can look backward and reminisce the ups and downs, but…
In the Waiting Room of Advent
I’ve had my share of hospital waiting rooms — waiting while a loved one is having surgery or for the birth of a baby. While we’re waiting, a transformation is taking place in the operating room. Parts of the body that were diseased or broken are being removed or repaired or new devices or parts…
Living With Expectancy
My friend and I were talking yesterday about the choices we make every day. It starts the minute we wake up. We can hit the alarm over and over again and wish for a day of just sleeping. Or, we can CHOOSE to wake with great EXPECTANCY of what this day can hold in special…