“God’s in His Heaven, All’s right with the world.” All’s right with the world. Really? Hmmm. That’s not what I was thinking! These familiar lines popped into my head as I was having coffee and my quiet time on the deck this morning. They are taken from a poem that was written by Robert Browning in […]
From my journal, 6/6/23, 8 AM Today the sun is veiled with smoke and particulate matter that has migrated into my neighborhood from the Canadian wildfires up north. (That’s the meteorological explanation, courtesy of my weather app. ) My husband called me from the porch a short time ago, “Come outside, you’ve got to see […]
I’ve been thinking … (Reflections from my heart) Do you remember the comforting sights, sounds and smells of home when you were growing up? I’m recalling kitchen sounds: dishes rattling, silverware jingling, dishwasher humming, a pot bubbling, and sometimes even vegetables burning. Coming home from school sounds: back door closing, “Ma, I’m home” announcing, footsteps […]
When winter comes and winds are cold and keen, When nights are darkest, though the stars shine bright, When life shrinks to its roots, or sleeps unseen, Then may He bless and bring you to His Light. For He has […]
The necklace—a special birthday gift last year, which has become my daily connection with my 7 grandchildren.
Seven birthday crystals, one for each precious life, encased in a silver heart.
And a butterfly to hold near the one who has left us.
This necklace, this tangible connection, was lost.
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