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,...

I woke up today with a Scripture verse on my heart. "His mercies are new every morning." I wasn't sure exactly where this verse is found...

First things first. Merry Christmas, and Blessed New Year to you! It's been a while since I last posted, as the past few weeks have been...

Anticipation. The very word brings a smile to my face, for wrapped up in those mere twelve letters is the fullness of excitement, hope,...

"... and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." - Micah 6:8 This...

There are certain things I obsess over. Sometimes it's big things, and in those I often feel justified in my concern, but more often than...

I felt it the other day... that uneasiness, that uncertainty creeping back into my thoughts, hovering over my heart like a grey shroud. I...

The other day I was perusing and purging the Pinterest notifications on my e-mail. I suppose because the things that interest me most...