A more wonderful and satisfying day I could not have imagined. That was my birthday. A day of total selfishness. And selfish I was. I enjoyed  breakfast with a treasured friend, spent some of my birthday money on Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible, worked in my back garden and added a few 70% [...]
I can no longer cope with the feelings of being inadequate..not to mention the anxiety… when it comes to my “To Be Read” pile of books…..so off they go to the local lending library….well at least 18 so far. Which ones did I keep??? My classics of course (just knowing they are there waiting brings [...]
February 7, 2010 – 3:13 pm
One of my favorite bookstores is Book Gallery West in Gainesville. Two weeks ago we took a side trip and paid them a visit in search of a book of meditations for Miss Sam. Although we came away empty handed in Miss Sam’s quest…I did not. Although I was not searching…I did indeed find a [...]
February 7, 2010 – 1:13 am
Found this great meme over at Linda’s place and thought I would give it a whirl. Susanne from Living to Tell the Story states that Friday’s Fave Five is: a place to come on Friday’s and think back over your week and just post about 5 favorite things from your week. It can be anything [...]
January 29, 2010 – 3:49 pm
My goodness it has been awhile. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say. Every day a gazillion blog posts whiz their way through my mind. Some make it to my “list of things I want to write about”, but many just disperse into thin air..none make their way to my blog. Sad but [...]
December 5, 2009 – 4:09 pm
Are you going beyond the speed limit? Have you committed to responsibilities that are beyond what is humanly possible? Perhaps you need to slow down before you get a ticket. A ticket that may state the following as your offense: Not giving what you love your full attention. You have been neglectful. Treating your loved [...]
November 29, 2009 – 7:52 pm
I made the decision this year to simplify the holidays even more than last year. Only two boxes of house decorations made it down from the attic and only glass ball ornaments are going to make their way onto the tree (of course that includes lights and garland). With the implementation of this decision, it [...]
November 23, 2009 – 3:35 pm
Spent the week decompressing from two and a half years spent in the role of Mental Health Counselor. You don’t realize how much you can be consumed by something until you have the strength to walk away from it. I immersed myself in: family scrapbooking reading yard work going to the movies (The Blind Side [...]
