For the past few years, I have made time at the end of the year to really take inventory of the past year. This exercise usually brings...

I have become one of those “let’s do as little as possible” type of people during the Christmas season. It seems like the older I get,...

It is time for me again to just rest in my Abba's comforting arms: I am at a silent retreat in south west Michigan. Unplugged and away...

1/10/23 On Day 2 of the Sugar Fast, I was really convicted when I read the question Wendy asked "What do you turn to instead of to Him?"...

1/8/2023 Today is Day 0 of this new journey that starts tomorrow. I look forward to this new beginning, but also feel uncertain to what...

With the busyness and preparation for the day of Christmas, I often get frustrated because it seems like the One who the day is about is...

Last year September ended on a sad note for us: we had decided to put down our family dog Sharlie. She had been with us for 14 years. We...

A beach on Lake Michigan. We weren't even supposed to have ended up there! With a heel spur nagging with every step, I had suggested a...

The dog days of summer are when I see things happen in my garden. Even though the dog days this year have seemed more like an early fall...

A few months ago I entered this poem in a poetry competition. I didn't place, but I would still like to share it with you. So pour...

A view from The Bird's Nest Our bags were nearly packed and we were just about ready to go on our first Empty Nester vacation. I had...

Last year was the first year ever, that they built a nest in the corner eaves of our gazebo's roof. At first I did not know what bird was...

My work in retail involves organizing and replenishing greeting cards. In the past few weeks I have filled many hundreds of slots in card...

What is in a name? Why do we name our pets? Why do we give our children names that are either connected to old family names or have a...

I just celebrated my birthday this past Wednesday. Birthdays always make me reflect on past birthdays, and of course this birthday was no...

May God bless your week!

Today I was pondering how and when my love for language started. My mind went way back to when I was a little girl. I loved writing poems...

Mother's Day has so many different nuances. To me, it used to be a joy-filled day celebrating my beloved Mutti. Even though we lived an...

My first encounter with a ruby-throated hummingbird, was when I decided to put a feeder outside our living room window. I had seen these...

If someone had told me last year, that I would actually be publishing two books this year, that were meant as a gift to my graduating...