I’ll say right off the bat that I have delved into self-pity. At one point in my life, I wallowed in it, though I didn’t think so at the time. Over the course of four years my husband and I experienced some very difficult circumstances with the births of our children. Our daughter was born [...]

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing;
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.
Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same as ever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless;
Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness.
Frail as summer’s flower we flourish,
Blows [...]

Anyone who stumbles onto this blog is immediately aware that I am a complete novice in the blog world. I’m learning by reading lots of blogs; getting a sense of some of the reasons people blog. And thinking about why I want to get into it myself, and whether I want to continue.
It seems to [...]

Teach me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything,
To do it as for Thee.
-George Herbert
1593-1633

We have had some late-afternoon crashing, booming, cracking, thunderous storms the past couple of days. I love it! They brought with them that rare Colorado commodity, rain. Very, very welcome. Our yellow lab, Libby, hates thunderstorms. She cowers, moves from place to place with each loud crack, flash or boom, and wants to be near [...]

From an old book that I love: “There are three necessary prayers and they have three words each. They are these, ‘Lord have mercy. Thee I adore. Into Thy hands.’ Not difficult to remember. If in times of distress you hold to these you will do well.” The Scent of Water–Elizabeth Goudge.
I read this passage [...]