It can happen beneath a starry sky, during a prayer of sincere thanks, upon hearing laughter spill from a tiny child, and almost always while watching the sun rise over the ocean: heaven draws near. I’ve been noticing the “thin places” all my life without having a name for them. While reading one of Shauna […]
Category Archives: Inspiration from Others
Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, The young are beautiful – but the old are more beautiful than the young.” – Walt Whitman I remember reading these words by Whitman for the first time a couple of years ago. As a thirty-six-year old mother, being neither very young nor very […]
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Every bud whispers the truth. No wonder I feel so much joy among the trees and flowers! May you feel Christ’s presence in your garden, in your church, in your home, or wherever you may be this Easter weekend. Love, Carol
“ ‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’ ” Luke 10: 41-42 Six months ago, my aunt sent me this beautiful collage card she made. Inside she wrote, […]
Yesterday, my boys were showing me video clips they had taken of each other. There was a close-up of my four-year-old’s face. “My favorite person,” he began, with his endearing pre-school mispronunciation of “favorite.” He dropped to a whisper for effect, “is my brother.” My nine-year-old beamed. Even though he gets annoyed with the little […]
My husband is fond of saying, “We don’t do what we know we need to do to be happy.” I know I need to live gratefully. This week I didn’t. I know I need to keep up with the laundry. This week I didn’t. I know I need to read books, plan meals, spend time […]
“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 I was hesitant to go to Australia. Please don’t gasp and call me ungrateful. Label me, instead, with the […]
Here are some of the things my PawPaw taught me: Never go to bed angry. He told me he and Grammy sometimes stayed up all night, but they never broke this rule. Working crossword puzzles keeps the mind sharp. Get a job! This was his advice to me when I went to college. He said […]
My beloved grandfather passed away in his cozy bedroom yesterday morning. I have been given the honor of writing this great man’s eulogy, so I thought I’d let him blog for me today. This is an e-mail my grandfather wrote to our family about three years ago. The Carol he speaks of is my loving grandmother. (I […]
I am a fan of the children’s book author and illustrator, Tasha Tudor (1915-2008). Several Christmases ago, my sister-in-law blessed me with a video, Take Joy, of Tasha in her house and garden. Since I first watched it, one line in particular has played over and over in my mind. The narrator’s peaceful voice states, […]
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