Posted in Sweet Simple Things, tagged Black Friday, Christianity, Christmas, Faith, friends, holiday, shopping on November 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
“God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day”
Last week my girlfriend came and picked me up for a drive. We drove into the higher elevations of the mountains, visiting as we took in the scenery. Soon snow was softly falling and the green evergreens were covered [...]
Posted in Life at Home, tagged Thanksgiving on November 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
From our home to yours,
have a very blessed Thanksgiving!
Mike and Gayle
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Posted in Life at Home, tagged life, middle age, caregiver burnout, elder abuse, elder care on November 21, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and Closer to you
Cowboy take me away-The Dixie Chicks
Some days this song from the Dixie Chicks just plays in my head…Cowboy take me away! I teach health education classes as well as work [...]
Posted in Life at Home, Recipes, tagged cooking, Family, homemaking, pecan tarts, Recipes, Thanksgiving on November 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It’s that time of year for all of us who host our family and friends for Thanksgiving. Making the plans! What will you have to eat, who will be able to come, and what can you do besides eat and watch the ball game? Every year, I keep most of the traditions; turkey, dressing, [...]
Posted in Good Read, Life at Home, tagged aging, autumn, life, seasons, spirituality on November 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“A human life has seasons, much as the earth has seasons, each time with its own particular beauty and power. And gift. By focusing on springtime and summer, we have turned the natural process of life into a process of loss rather than a process of celebration and appreciation. Life is neither linear nor is [...]
Posted in Life at Home, Sweet Simple Things, tagged autumn, home, homemaking, life, storms on November 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
“When the storms come, we know a profound sense that autumn is going to slip away into winter before long. Wind whips away all of summer, rain sluices the air. Branches fall. Windows rattle. Smoke backs down the chimney.”-Gladys Taber
Last night we had one of our first November storms. We have them often here [...]
Posted in Sacred Life Sunday, tagged Family, life, marriage, thankfulness on November 2, 2009 | 11 Comments »
“For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful.
And more truly for what I have not received.”–Storm Jameson
Last week I met an old friend that I hadn’t seen for a few years. She looked good outwardly, but I noticed a change in her spirit. She seemed more fragile, and [...]
