Grain, Pain, and Smiling in the Rain

"Where have all the flowers gone?" Nah. Coming up with some pithy quote to excuse away the months that have passed. Empty. Days. W...

So my cookies are messed up and it took me best part of an hour to get this far. I am not even sure if I can publish. The new computer has n...

Its quiet.  I'm alone. Dishwasher is running. Washing machine is running. I brushed the crumbs off the counters; floors always need ...

So, almost eleven months since I put any words in print. Print that I saved or shared. Bravely I sit on my front porch staring out at the v...

My handsome son dressed to the nines.   Home from college he escorts a dear friend to the Snowball soirée.  Friday was yesterday  and tonigh...

I cannot believe I found my blog. All. By. Myself.  I have had so much to say.  and no where to record it. Real question is, can I find m...

It's the being open that matters. Folks will tell you, "God picked you for this tough task because He knows you are strong enough.....

I get it now. In had to experience it first hand. For myself. Feel my heart swell. Melt. Explode with joy. Simple. Thank you Ammie . And for...

So On vacation  Or anywhere Gratitude Grace Grounded  Deep Will follow me Anywhere 

Away. From what? To relax.  Rewind.  Find....a lost sense of self.  But Myself defined by Jesus.. Of course  Known.  Yes. Always embraced? E...

My head and heart are full. Full of the things of life. All the stuff to be done. To think about. All that I am not accomplishing. The press...

To finish one must start. The starting can be quite the challenge. But the biggest mountain to ascend is the middle;'so that one can fin...

Funny, I was driving home from driving kids to school, after my bi-weekly encounter with exercise, with a trainer, who pushes me, hard; driv...

And so with only a few minor adjustments, I can post something through a few tears, without reaching to far.  I am so blessed by Five Minute...

Prompt: Hero A hero, bigger than life, accomplishing the impossible, despite heart pounding fear demonstrates amazing acts of courage, conq...

Prompt word: visit Its kinda funny; I peeked at the prompt over the weekend. By peeked I mean I sat and prepared to write and some chil...

    Seems to be quite a few "drafts" on my dashboard. Not much writing, just titles, a few random thoughts. A picture or tw...

The tree has roots that go down deep. At least the trees that I am familiar with here in western Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is an amazing pl...

Five Minute Friday Prompt: Truth  http://lisajobaker.com/2013/11/five-minute-friday-truth/ The whole truth is that I love my life. I do ...