Have you ever noticed that you tend to see one ladybug at a time? It will land on you, or near you, and you might put out a finger to let it crawl on you for a while before kindly depositing it on a plant. Recently, I witnessed a ladybug migration. I went outside for … Continue reading A Ladybug Migration
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This Week’s Skies…
Look, up at the sky. There is a light, a beauty up there, that no shadow can touch. - TolkienOnly from the heart can you touch the sky. - Rumi Last week was so blazing hot that I hid indoors as much as possible. With this week’s cooler temps, I found my way back outdoors. … Continue reading This Week’s Skies…
The Benefits of Paying Attention
I am over-the-moon that (in)courage has shared my article today. It begins: Last summer our family (my husband, teenage son, and I) took a month-long road trip through the United States as part of Dave’s pastoral sabbatical. We made a loop from our home in Northern California through the Southwest to Kentucky and back through … Continue reading The Benefits of Paying Attention
He Picked Up a Lizard & Taught Me a Lesson
Morning Dog Walk Day Bazillionteen Dave stopped abruptly and bent over. What initially appeared to be a thick twig in the road at second glance became an alligator lizard, badly injured with two violent red gashes in its tail. Maybe it had escaped the claws of a neighborhood cat. More likely a hawk had snatched … Continue reading He Picked Up a Lizard & Taught Me a Lesson
What’s Your Color Palette?
On my daily dog walks, I’ve been keeping an eye on a budding and blooming bush in a neighbor’s front yard. It first caught my attention when I stepped past it to get a closer look at a small garden angel. Perched on a low rock wall on a grey winter day, this lonely sentinel … Continue reading What’s Your Color Palette?
Bloom Your Beauty
Between the seasonally-grassy yard and the narrow porch walkway facing our NorCal single-story ranch-style home we have a border of three white floribunda rose bushes, Valentine’s Day gifts from my Guy many years ago, that bloom May through November, spring through fall. Every summer, as blooms explode among the greenery, I commit to bi-weekly dead-heading; … Continue reading Bloom Your Beauty
Love Strength
Sleep used to be my superpower. I could fall asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow. Even if the pillow itself were on a couch. Or in a car. Even if the pillow was a wadded up sweatshirt. These days, sleep toys with me. Either I can’t fall asleep, or I fall asleep … Continue reading Love Strength
Getting Lost
It helps to remember that getting outside can put me in a better mood. A walk around the block is obviously good for the dogs. It’s good for the body. And it’s good for my soul. I had been in a funk when Guy and I leashed up the dogs for an hour-long walk. As … Continue reading Getting Lost
Comfort in Creation
Today's post comes from a beautiful person who creates beautiful art. English is not her first language, but the way she uses the language strikes me as poetic. Here she writes about the healing power of nature, and I feel as if we are meandering together along a path through the woods. re:create recess #20: … Continue reading Comfort in Creation
Thankful Thursday – Another Week
I’ve been snapping pictures of moments that make me feel grateful to live this life, in this place, with these people…