Category: Encouragement & Hope

We have a hierarchical system around here with our pets. The top belongs to the cat who adopted us. He comes and goes as he wants. Eats when he wants. Then there is his servant, Felix, who attempted to follow Milo out in the wild. When we put up the signs around the neighborhood, he…

Warning: Luna story. We go for daily walks and I will be the first to admit that the “making sure the dog walks next to you” bit of training…may have gone by the wayside. Yesterday, we both were surprised to see that she is fast enough to bump into a squirrel. The squirrel was also…

For months now, I have been told by news articles, posts, pictures, the cicadas are coming. Not just one type, two. Let me set the stage. When there is a bug in my house, there becomes a delineation of jobs. This is not my job to remove. We are all called but not all are…

Traffic. Shopping lines. News of a loved one’s surgery. Job placement. Puppy stage to be done. I bet you can come up with even more. If I thought about it, more will pop up. Waiting issues abound in my life. I can be in so much of a hurry to get through this section of…

Today is one of those beautiful days, blue skies, fluffy white clouds, birds singing, dog running the yard with a toy. Now this toy is a stuffed dog, but, I swear, every time I look out my kitchen window, I think it is a dead animal. She’s running around the yard, holding the only foot…

I’m looking through my old posts that I never hit publish. So here is one I need today. I’m sitting in verses today that speak of the nearness of God. A question I hear in times of tragedy, where is God? I’ve asked it too. So this is my post to remind myself, and maybe…

Think with me the last time you heard someone cry out. Maybe they fell, or maybe they bonked their knee. Maybe it was a goofy small dog who wanted to go to a room that was closed off. Or maybe you heard a baby cry. This very act alerts us a need. Can we help?…

I try to get out everyday to walk. Some days are a hard pass especially with rain or bitter cold. Even on the days when I hurt, I was feel better when I stretch my legs and walk. I have a cute bundle of fur that also enjoys these outings. I don’t know about you,…

I have a favorite horse. His name is Goliath. Daniel thinks he’s lazy and stubborn. Ella thinks he cuts corners so he doesn’t need to work as hard. After a few, very hard days and weeks, I leaned on Goliath and wept. And you know, the stubborn, lazy horse stood there, every once in a…

Today’s post is a record. When life around us feels and looks like sinking sand, it is quite easy for me to look at the waves. So this post is filled with Scripture, a sort of where I go to “cease striving and know that He is God.” Psalm 46 It is long, meant to…