Category: inspirational

Nature prayer

The thoughts shared in this post are of how important it is to step back and reflect on the beauty around us. Nature prayer Nature prayer — Read on seriouslyseekinganswers.com/2019/06/25/nature-prayer/

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Rainbows While Traveling

We saw this on our way back from my cousin’s son’s baptism a bit ago. How is it that rainbows are so inspiring?

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Imagination

Tags clouds, daydream, imagination, inspiration, relaxation, summer

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Snowy Christmas Mornings

This morning we woke up to this wonderland — and another couple of feet of snow expected in the next couple of days. So perfect.

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A Circle in the Woods

This is an amazingly cool ice disc someone found in the woods a few hrs from where I live. Nature is so fun, unique, artistic, etc. Love it! Open the post to see it in action.

Tags Circles, Ice, Ice disc, nature, winter

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Blessing Boxes

College students shouldn’t have to think about whether or not they will have a meal during the day. But that is a scenario that many face, and most of the world isn’t aware of the struggle. In 2014, Feeding America, the USA’s largest emergency food assistance network, calculated that around 10% of its 46.5 million adult […]

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Extra Coins

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We are winding down our month of living in Portugal. As with any trip to Europe, we’re doing all we can to use up those euro coins since they are awkward to hold on to and aren’t necessary back in the United States. I was mentioning this to a friend, and she had a great […]

Tags coins, Euros, generosity, travel tips, travelling

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Inspired by Waves in Winter

Post author By Chrissie
Post date 03/24/2017
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A slideshow: And a 54-second video if you, like me, love the sound of waves. So mesmerizing.

Tags Beach, Family, Ice, Lake Ontario, nature, Photography, Southwick, Southwick State Park, Sunset, Water, winter

England 40 Years Ago — November 30, 1980
When John $pencer plays with a ball, it reminds me of a baseball player, only $ does his sliding while he’s chasing the ball. I knew it! I knew someday when we played musical beds no one would be in the right place in the morning, and it finally happened! There had been a scary […]
Guess Who?
A favorite neighbor came to visit. His active mind explores all kinds of possibilities, and even he doesn’t always know where he is headed. We stay entertained and amused. If you think of a title for this photo, please let me know.
Reading the Slippers
Daughter Lise said she was not using the step stool to get up on the high bed, but she would spring and roll to go to bed. Just after we got up, I was in her room and saw the evidence. By reading the slippers for placement and direction, I knew which side of the […]
COVID Thanksgiving
Almost everyone’s Thanksgiving celebration was different in this viral year. We went to church via a recorded service, since there were no services in the building. There were no neighbors for dinner and only one special guest. Laurel, a friend from the church choir, was going to spend the day with her cat, but she […]
England 40 Years Ago — November 23, 1980
Lisa says of her brother, “He’s a clever little freak.” The uninitiated would wonder why the toilet brushes are on the backs of the toilets, the bathroom waste basket is on the hamper, and the bed crowned with a clock, hand lotion and a tissue box. Things on tables recede inch by inch, as if […]
Family Fun in the Mountains
On her first full day here, daughter Lise asked the mountain to pose with her. It was pleased to comply. We also took the ritual photo of us at the creek, although I cheated the creek of its rightful space. In Walmart, I noticed sweatshirts with masks pinned to them, and Lise found one she […]
I Dusted the Tub
How do you define a mother’s love? Among other things, I always cooked for my children to show my love for them. This time I went far beyond that for daughter Lise. I performed a household chore that I despise – dusting. She is the only one who has ever taken a bath more than […]
England 40 Years Ago — November 16, 1980
A week ago on Sunday was Remembrance Day here, and we found it so meaningful. Lisa and I were impressed with the trumpet in church, and when we saw a replay of the morning’s activities when the Queen and lots of others laid poppy wreaths at the tomb of the unknown soldier, we heard the […]
Anne Flips her Lid
It was my fault the sun was so high in the sky. I lay in bed reading comments and blog posts that had come in during the night instead of getting up when the alarm rang. The sun was welcome to warm our backs at the creek. When we turned to walk home, it was […]
Logan’s Chocolate Punishment
The way I’ve written about neighbor Logan, you’d think he walked on water and never did anything wrong. He is a normal ten-year-old, and he succumbed to chocolate temptation. This is how I knew about it. A couple of hours after Shawn said they would come for lunch to celebrate her birthday, she asked if […]