Approaching Danger

Approaching Danger

A real life mystery this morning…will we actually have a severe thunderstorm or will we not? The weatherman is saying the atmosphere is going to be so unstable that it could produce tornadoes! And, he mentioned hail as big as…well, I can’t even fathom. I was out in one hailstorm in my car and I […]

Blanche’s Birthday Abounds with Blessings

Blanche’s Birthday Abounds with Blessings

Yesterday morning, I picked up the phone and heard four beautiful voices singing,” Happy Birthday to you.” It was Matt, Dawn, Sara, and Nathan, starting my day off right. And, the whole day was like that–full of happy surprises. Phone calls, birthday cards in the mail, email wishes, a visit from Peg (she didn’t know […]

A Drift of Snow

A Drift of Snow

It’s thirty-nine degrees this morning and there’s a snowdrift by my front door! Actually, it’s a snowy drift of azaleas. It is so beautiful this year that it does, indeed, resemble actual snow. And, just in case we were getting tired of temperatures in the 70s and touching 80, the Lord sent us a reminder […]

The Buzz About Bees

The Buzz About Bees

Yes, indeed, bees were one of the things we Cozy Critters discussed yesterday. Critiques are always a fun time and topics are far-ranging, but we actually do zero in on writing and books too. Jane read us the continuing adventures of Murphy the Puddle Duck. We are encouraging her to put these stories into a book. […]

No Pecksniffians Allowed

No Pecksniffians Allowed

“I found Mom’s old yellow coffee pot on the counter in the kitchen. By the time she appeared, I was warming my hands around a steaming cup. I poured her a mugful.” “She pulled the coffee canister off the shelf. To her way of thinking, in all times of stress, coffee helped restore normalcy.” “I […]

Perspectives

Perspectives

To anyone looking at the puddle under the eaves yesterday morning, it was just that–a rain puddle; but to Sara, when she was small, it was a wonderful wading pool. She delighted in splashing through it after a spring rain. To me, it was just two tacos and an order of cinnamon twists, but to […]