Quiet Day… 31 Days of Observing…

31 Days Observing This morning hubby and I slept in.  We very rarely do this.  A late start to the morning is 9 a.m..  Today I looked at the clock as I opened my eyes and it said 10:30.   I jumped up thinking that the  day was almost half over and I had slept through

On Missing a Way of Life… 31 Days of Observing…

31 Days Observing   This morning I spent some time reading posts on my Reader section.   There was a post from Adopting James titled “We Know Jack”  (http://adoptingjames.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/we-know-jack/). It was about the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”  (Tim Burton’s 1993 movie).   It was a great post to read, but what it did was transport me to Disneyland. 

Thirty years ago….

When we think of what happened a week ago we sometimes think it was a long time ago.  Lately, my husband and I tease one another that we are lucky when we remember each other’s names let alone what happened yesterday.  It’s not that we are that old, it’s just that we sometimes just put

Memories Made…

Houses are interesting things.  You can look at them from the outside and plainly see if they are for purely show or if there is a family that resides within.  Sometimes you can even see that a family lives inside.  Houses are the shelter that we build for comfort and security.  Houses keep us warm

Dance of the Dragonflies….

Around my home I have several objects that were gifts from friends.  Each time I see one of these, I think of the person who gave me the gift and I pray for them. I have a little angel from a high school acquaintance who came to San Diego for a conference and we met for

The River…

I think with each life there is something that is a constant.  Something that is part of our lives from childhood on.  For me, it is the Allegheny River. The river runs through the center of our town.  As a child my Dad would take my sisters and I to the borough where he was

There’s No Place Like Home, there’s no place like home….

Daily Prompt: There’s No Place Like Home If you had the opportunity to live a nomadic life, traveling from place to place, would you do it? Do you need a home base? What makes a place “home” to you? This prompt caught my attention.  I am a retired military wife.  We have lived several places

Weary…

1wea·ry adjective \ˈwir-ē\ Definition of WEARY 1: exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness 2: expressing or characteristic of weariness <a weary sign> 3: having one’s patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted — (Merriam-Webster dictionary) I have felt weary for the past couple weeks.  I have absolutely no reason to feel this way, I don’t think. 

I am a flag-waver…

You know how you have friends on Facebook that are friends only because you know them and have spent some time with them, but are more acquaintances than friends?  These are the people you schedule to only read when you want to read.  I have my Facebook page divided into sections, from people we met while

A Firm Foundation…

I have mentioned in earlier posts that we attend a church that is very small, but active.  There are several months in a year that have five Sundays.  June is one of them.  The pastor of the church wanted to do something on the fifth Sundays a bit different.  A project, something that shows what ‘church’