Last week we got to get out of San Antonio for a few days and head to Galveston, one of my very favorite places to visit. Tom and I...

I wonder about lots of things. I really do. Things sometimes connect in my brain in strange, relational ways that get me thinking,...

I love how sunlight dances on water. Those gorgeous beams make thousands of tiny diamonds twinking as far as the eye can see. It's...

" but Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.'" - Matthew...

An idea came to us a few months ago to use an old farmhouse sink we've had for a couple of decades in a new, more creative way. This old,...

"Identity." That's a word that has been in the forefront a lot these days. How we identify. With whom we identify. These seem to be...

"And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." -Matthew 5:41 I've been doing some spring cleaning for a while here at...

As I sit to write this post, Mother's Day is fast approaching. It's kind of a bitter-sweet day for me, and for many others whose mothers...

"You don't work, do you?" I can't tell you how many times in the past thirty or so years I've been asked that question. The inquiry is...

This past Tuesday I had to lay another of God's creatures to rest in our backyard. Our pet hen, Rosie, died. It might not sound like a...

As per our Thursday night tradition, Tom and I grabbed a glass of wine after supper, retreated to the comfy living room chairs, and began...

This is a special week, a wonderful week. This week we get to celebrate Easter, but getting there requires we first traverse the darker...

Today marks my fifty-second post, a year's worth of these little weekly "thoughts." If you have stuck with me for any length of time,...

At the corner of Abiso Avenue and Arbutus stands the home of Barney Smith, artist, curator, and owner of the "Toilet Seat Museum." The...

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his...

"Have Thine own way, Lord, have Thine own way, You are the Potter, I am the clay; Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting,...

Yesterday morning I was sitting at my dining room table having breakfast when I heard a, "Tweet. Tweet... tweet, tweet, tweet." I looked...

A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to our little cottage, our "Casita Segunda Luna de Miel." Long name I know, but it means second...

During these months of voluntary quarantine when more time than ever has been spent at home, I realize I've begun investing more of...

This past Monday my husband reminded me that we have now been here in our little house, our "casita," for two years. Happy anniversary,...