Rambling Views...

I gave this day to God  I gave this day to God when I got up, and look, look what it birthed! There, up the hill, was the apple tre...

Cord blood, a nameless gift of deep, dark purple made its way slowly into my son's soft, five year old arm, while on his bed a toy train...

These beauties are 13! Emma and Amanda bless me every single day with their love, humor, insight, creativity, and helpfulness. The ligh...

Lucia and I poked around the yard snipping flowers and filling small vases while Gypsy (our border collie) and June finally made nice. ...

Emma has checked kitten books out for months. Very serious naming discussions and downright harassment of this NON-ca t person has fina...

Steve has the week off work! Yay! This little blogito is going on breakito!

{A moss covered plum tree dips blushing blossoms outside our picture window.} A couple of things have been needling me since I shared the...

Grandpa was in the Pacific Theater in WWII and received a Silver Star and two Bronze Stars. For twenty five years, he coached varsity basket...

"Who are all these wonderful people in your life?" inquired a new friend the other day. I had to smile. It's true! The frost...

" Were our mouths were filled with a singing like the sea, and our tongues awash with song, as waves-countless, and our lips to laudi...

For 231 days, terrorists held my dad in captivity on the other side of the world. Waiting for news laced hope with dread since news transl...

As we spend the next days, awaiting our young friend, Thomas', CT scan on Wednesday and Mark's procedure on Monday, we are intensify...

The world is her oyster, no doubt. Never short on words, we think Lucia's language spins are very clever (we might be a wee biased) a...