Now that I’m recovering from pneumonia and realizing Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I find myself nesting. The gloomy weather makes it easy to stay indoors, cleaning forgotten corners, sorting through that overstuffed drawer, and uncovering what’s hidden beneath and behind. How do things get so dusty? As much as I love my house, …
Tag: Thanksgiving
A Farmstand
It is ironic that we can have difficulty giving thanks as we prepare for Thanksgiving. “Who has time?” you might be thinking as you bend beneath the considerable weight of family needs, expectations and your own desire to get it right. The challenge is particularly acute during this season of weariness. Many of us are …
Savoring the Season
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 Until just recently, porch pumpkins and Christmas cheer coexisted on our front porch. Unlike most of my neighbors and friends, I do not rush into the Christmas season. I like to ease into the idea, not unlike savoring the last of the Thanksgiving stuffing and gravy. This is how I’ve always done things, so this pause didn’t really strike …
Welcoming Winter
Do you know what day it is? I still have a problem remembering. This has been a problem ever since we began staying at home those many months ago. Our routines changed. We shopped for groceries online. Church services, study and social groups started meeting online. The usual markers of time were missing. Our neighborhood’s end-of-summer Antique Faire was cancelled. The first day of school was anticlimactic because it was virtual, too. Here in California, the weather stayed hot …
SMALL MOMENTS FULL OF GRACE 