...to get engrossed this weekend in a slow, melancholy book set on the sea. On a chilly coast. A Weight of Water or Memory of Water type n...

Expect hope to be rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. -Sarah Ban Breathnach

Today's pay day. What are the odds I can grab my check, hit the door, rush "home", bake cookies and watch movies all rainy aft...

By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer's best of weather And autumn's best of cheer. -Helen Hunt Jackson ...

My brother is getting married this weekend. They're having pie at the reception instead of cake. My family has this love affair with cho...

A thing to know about God is that He's unrelenting. His love doesn't let up. His mercy doesn't give out. His pursuit never ends....

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. -Galatians 6:9 Don't give up. Keep going....

I am learning Hebrew. Did I mention it? I think so, but it's been awhile. In order to speak Hebrew like a native, I'm learning that...

Freeman House, Winter 2008 Today I'm dreaming of snowfalls. Of scarves and blankets and roaring fires and bubbling stews. And when I sa...

I watched the sun set from above the clouds this week. Have you ever watched from 32,000 feet as the sun sank to other kingdoms? It stays wi...

When all this is done - the striving, the longing, the hoping, the waiting- I'd like a corner in heaven that looks like this. Or maybe ...

Photo: Preemptive Love Coalition (Sob. Laugh. Grin. Wipe eyes. Laugh again. Sob.)  Leah is home. Read it and weep . Again, thank you. -...

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and privacy; and therefore starved for meditiation and true friendship. -C.S. Le...

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Stop what you're doing and make this. If you have to leave work, all the better. The sooner you get this in the fridge, the better your ...

I don't do much baking in July. I mean, have you ever been to Texas in high summer? It's a huge oven. With grass. No bake desserts a...

Remember this sweetie? She's in Istanbul now, gearing up for heart surgery . Together, we at this humble little blog scraped up $1,200 ...

The apples are nearly ready. Coincidentally, I'm hungry for cold, cold cinnamon applesauce this afternoon. If I could be anywhere righ...

I made pepper jelly. I made pepper jelly because I love pepper jelly. There's something funny to me about the whole concept of making j...