How very wonderful it is on these lighter mornings to wake up and come downstairs to the sound of birds singing. Ornithologist would have you believe that birds sing to attract a mate . . . but I have…

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the smallest…

‘Trouble is an inevitable part of life. When it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and then say, “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.”‘~Anne LandersI came across…

FOR TODAY, March 9th, 2010…Outside My Window… The sun is up as are all the birds. The days are really beginning to draw out now. I noticed it did not get dark until gone 6 o’clock last night….

It is hard to believe that in just about a week and a half it will be Mothering Sunday over here in the UK. In North America it won’t be celebrated for another two months, plenty of time to think about…

Several years back, I had written this post over on my old journal on AOL journals, an address to a friend that was going through a bit of a rough patch. I have kept it, and have found it to be a large…

FOR TODAY, March 1st, 2010…Outside My Window… It is getting light and the birds are beginning to sing. I am up a lot later this morning for some reason. I expect it’s because I had a few sleepless…

Do not let the unknown futurefill you with dismay.It is in the hands of God,so go upon your way.Trust in Him and have no fear.You do not walk alone.He leads the faithfulin the dark,and careth for His own.~Patience…

The Winter is a stillness and a darkness and a sleepBut not a death, for in the earth, the roots of life go deep.A rest . . . then re-creation, and a glad new burgeoning.Every day in Wintertime is one…

Life is a mixture of sunshine and rain,Laughter and teardrops, pleasure and pain,Low tides and high tides, mountains and plains,Triumphs, defeats, and losses and gains,But always in ways or some dread…