On Saturday I roamed the farm where I grew up, camera swinging from my neck, lens cap tucked in my pocket, eyes peeled for texture and angles; soul searching, too, I suppose, for memories, for clues to who I am...even why I am who I am. I studied flaking paint on aging sheds, slowly stripped by winter wind and snow down to raw wood, warping. Near the barn stand … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: Aug 17, 2011
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
Last Weekend’s Gift
Last weekend...a gift. … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: August 4, 2011
Each Wednesday (except this week, when I missed my deadline) I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. ::: Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
Return to the Thundering Falls
When I was young, my parents took us through Canada to see Niagara Falls. The only flash of memory I retained from the trip is stepping out of a dressing room to model a cute Canadian dress that Mom had me try on. Though I generally hated dresses, I loved that one; perhaps because it felt a little less like a dress and a little more like a costume. She bought it. I … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: July 27, 2011
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
There and Back Again: So Much Life
The world seems so full of life in summer, when leaves and lawn spread into a thick, full green. This is the peak, before rain forgets to fall and grass withers to a brittle brown.For now, redbud leafs outside my office window.Ferns sway lazily in a shady corner.Hydrangea's giant snowballs bloom soft white against deep green.A rose shimmers, iridescent, in angled afternoon … [Read more...]
Sparkler Scribbles
Dear Kohls, Thank You for Options!
This is a special thank-you and shout-out to Kohl's for offering a wide selection of swimwear that included some modest options for my teen daughters and myself.My middle daughter chose a blue version of this Nike brand top, which comes way down and covers her midriff. She paired it with bottoms that the Kohls.com website described as "scoop" bottoms. Not sure what I think … [Read more...]
There and Back Again: ’70s Memories
My parents bought a farm near the small town where Dad grew up. After spending a summer Saturday there planting a garden (I only remember doing this a few times), painting the barn (we only did this once, and I was not much help) or sweeping the cabin (a creepy, run-down log house used for storage and inhabited by rodents, snakes and wasps), we would end the day by driving … [Read more...]
Cause for Celebration
My Slow-Down Fast didn't wrap up quite how I expected. I imagined creating quiet moments of contemplation leading up to Easter, and in a way I did enjoy more moments of interaction with the Lord, but not necessarily in long stretches of quiet solitude. I haven't had a lot of down time, but I have been able to focus when I am silently interacting with the Lord, communing … [Read more...]
The Empty Egg
On Easter morning one year, we arranged for our son to open the last plastic egg, but he refused.Several years ago, we bought a pack of twelve plastic "Resurrection Eggs” filled with various symbols representing key moments in the Easter story. We worried the eggs could be a little cheesy, but our kids delighted in taking turns plucking one from the carton and shaking … [Read more...]
Seeing the World
The world of my childhood centered on a small farm in the American Midwest where my parents leased out the fields and kept a herd of cattle. We gobbled down all-you-can-eat catfish at small-town diners and overheard farmers discussing crop rotation. I never expected to travel outside the United States—a trip to Florida was exotic enough for me. As for learning a … [Read more...]
There & Back Again: What Would You Find in my Room?
Rooms are like clothes and photographs- they tell stories. As I look around mine this afternoon- my mind goes tripping down the trails of my life... remembering what has been that has brought what I see around me. (from "Room Rhapsody," by L.E. Fiore)L.E. Fiore takes us on a tour of one room, browsing bookshelves and speculating on what is tucked inside a "mystery … [Read more...]
Food on Fridays: Grandma Cookies
(smaller button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love to try new dishes, your post doesn’t have to be a recipe.If you want, you could simply tell us if you're going to fast from anything for Lent or share what food would be hardest to give up. Or you could take a picture of your fruit bowl. Basically we’re … [Read more...]
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