FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: VIEW FROM HERE…

photo: iStock: ImagineGolf

ZOOM!  Another week is gone.  The work that the landlord promised to do is not started yet, but the manager has finally been able to get him to agree to it.  It will start on Tuesday.  Yeah!  I want to get it over and done with so I can truly be settled in.  I’m told [...]

FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: A SONG IN MY HEART!…

photo: 2724115xfh6fooj.jpg

Lately, the weeks seem to be flying by.  I think it might be because the days are crazy busy!  Life is slowing down a bit since the frenzy of packing and the early unpacking is done.  Now we are getting into the fine tuning of settling in.  mixing colors with items that haven’t been in [...]

MOTHER’S DAY REVISITED…

photo:  © Hongqi Zhang (aka Michael Zhang) | Dreamstime.com

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day.  It was the beginning of some new traditions for us. We now live in the same town as one daughter and her family.  We had them over for lunch after church.  It was fun.  It seemed so normal…to have your child and her husband and granchildren over for Mother’s [...]

FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: COMFORT…

photo: http://www.dreamstime.com/-image21944491

Another Friday has rolled around already.  Our house is slowly, slowly taking order.  From my perspective, it seems to take forever.  Our entry and dining room walls are now painted and look clean and fresh.  Most of the rooms now have curtains hanging.  I’m gradually finding more and more of the things I need to [...]

HIDE IT IN YOUR HEART: ISAIAH 43:16, 18-19…

hideit9

Pant, pant…Yes, I’m a bit out of breath with this move for sure!  After trying to find my notepad with the list of verses for this month, I decided to stop wasting the time.  The box is somewhere…but I have no idea where! So this month, we’ll step out of the routine just a bit. [...]