The Busy-ness Disease
In this season of life, I’m grateful to share time with other “seasoned” folks who say, “We’re still here, so we’re not done!” But no matter our age, busy-ness has a way of hijacking what’s most important. When I was a kid, life moved slower. My parents made time to sit with people they loved…
Me – MySELF – and I
Self-ish; Self-less; Self-Sufficiency; Self-Reliant! I can do it…..myself! Funny how, in this independent mindset that we hold on to for so long, we become almost TOO GOOD at being self-sufficient. I’m guilty as charged. Fortunately, there have been very few things that I can’t do myself, especially in this age of being able to google…
Take that Helping Hand
As an independent gal for almost eleven years now, I like to call myself self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-reliant, and self-sustaining. But even as I type those words, they sound very “self”-minded! Lord knows – I want to be others-minded, NOT self-minded. But I realize a helping hand is a good thing these days. I’m quick to…
Why Can’t We Just Be Lovers and Sharers?
So I was a little ticked when I saw this sign. After all, this is the Red River – a public waterway, yet a landowner put up barbed wire and this sign to keep what is public to himself. It didn’t bother my kids but it did me when I saw my girl fishing in…
I Stand Corrected and Humbled
My friend commented on my “Mountain Top” blog yesterday: “I grew up around and raised our children in the mountains of Washington and Oregon. Winter, Spring or Summer, we would enjoy the beauty and majesty of God’s creations. It was not necessarily the scaling the mountain, as we did much of that, or skiing down,…
Are YOU Always on Your Mind?
Day 20 of this Month of Love — Are YOU always on YOUR mind? Mark 12:31 says “Love your neighbor as you love yourself!” That’s a lot to live up to, but that’s what God tells us to do. But loving ourselves is one thing, and having ourselves ALWAYS on OUR mind is a whole…