Spring is in full bloom in Arizona as the bushes in our backyard burst with blossoms! Springtime, the time of renewal, is beautiful as buds and new leaves adorn trees and sunlight becomes more abundant! Perhaps these ancient words refer to the beauty and freshness of springtime: “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be […]
Last week I blogged about the abundance of blossoms in my backyard. Well, the next day our Oleander tree (in front of the palm tree) burst with a great amount of white blossoms! On my ride today it seems like every plant I saw was in full bloom. I’ve never seen such a vast array of […]
How can I not think of this scripture when the plants in my backyard are really blooming?! “… the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly …” (Isaiah 35:1-2)
This morning I awoke with this thought in my mind: Mother in heaven is holiness exemplified. The idea occurred to me that she isn’t seen and is totally not of the world. Then it occurred to me that I forsake the world’s corruption to embrace God’s holiness. It’s not that I forsake the beauty of […]
For years I wanted to get out of Corporate America. My desire didn’t mean not working, but not working for someone else. In my heart I wanted to work on and accomplish my own goals and dreams and it’s been achieved. Nine years ago I quit working for “the man” and today do whatever I want. […]
My favorite statement (and it seems so true): “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not […]
I never knew a sunset could be pink until moving to AZ. It was 6pm and the sky was pale blue and the wispy clouds were gray. Then the sun set and some of the clouds turned pink, and the more the sun set the pinker the sky got. It was beautiful and I thought, […]
As I drove past farm fields on Andrew’s favorite road I noticed the vividly blue sky. Is the sky really that blue? I thought and lowered my sunglasses to look yep, it is. Then the colors of the green trees and the brown farm fields struck me. How grateful I am that this is a […]