Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength

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Laughter

Today I had lunch with six long-time friends. Four of the ladies at the table were widows. The tears flowed as each one shared about their husband’s last days. Then one friend put such a positive, encouraging spin on the conversation. “I got a note from my pastor shortly after my husband’s death. It said,…

Mother’s Day Poison

Confession: I wrote this last Mother’s Day. Please humor me by re-reading if you’ve already read it last year. The advice bears repeating. If you’re a newer subscriber, please humor me by reading these tidbits and forgive me for forgetting that it’s Mother’s Day this week and I should have written a new helpful blog…

Moving In

“It’ll be so nice when we have running water.” In no time, we have water that comes out of a faucet instead of a big pan on the shower floor. “It’ll be great when we have hot water.” Shortly, there is hot water to bathe in. “I sure love having a sink and vanity. What…

This and That

Ever feel intimidated by the prospect of refinishing a tired piece of stained wood furniture? We were discouraged when we unpacked our dining table this week and found gouges on the table top from moving. But we were able to sand and refinish and get it back to pretty in a jiffy. I can heartily…

“Aging” Galvanized Steel

Ever get a decorating idea in your head that keeps popping back up until you do something about it? About six months ago I became intrigued with the look of aged galvanized steel and the look of aged zinc. The idea of aged zinc had to be scrapped for two reasons; it was darker than…

Shivers

Yesterday was Home Depot trip #3,489. I was perusing the light bulbs. One last bulb for the house- front porch, to be exact. We’re nearly done with our house building project. Don’t think I’ll miss driving 30 minutes to the closest Home Depot every week. My phone beeped. Text from Oldest Daughter. “New calf!” Me-…