Inspired by my last name, I'm on a journey to better understand the intertwining of FAITH & HOPE.
A few years ago, I'd gone into Staples to pick up some office supplies, and happened to be there at the same time as a young mom with two small children. I remember those days, that season of life when you need an extra set of arms, and eyes in the back of your head. Those … Continue reading “Did I say that?” (Are you listening to the words coming out of your mouth?)
I love to garden - to slip on my gloves and green rubber boots, and get out there to play in the dirt. Especially in the spring, when gardening energies run high. The blackberry patch invites me in to cut back last years fruit vines, and stake the canes that will bear this summer. My Weigela is already budding out … Continue reading Seeds planted, with high expectations for the harvest!
When I was a girl, we had 4 fruit trees growing in the front yard. Since I was the youngest of 7 kids, guess who always got stuck picking up the rotten fruit that fell off the trees ... ME! One day, while picking up rotten fruit, two kids from down the block came by … Continue reading Who Am I? (part 2)
HOPE: a) to wish for something with expectation, b) a desire accompanied by confident expectation.I started blogging about 3 years ago and was greatly enjoying posting hope-filled blogs in which I shared my testimony, a few funny stories, and talked through challenges faced. But then I got too busy with other things for regular posting. I … Continue reading Tethered to hope
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