The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Believe it or not, back in 5th grade, my son asked to take this dish for his birthday treats to school that year. Yes, a dish made with rhubarb. However, he didn't know there was rhubarb in it, and neither did his classmates. If you don't care for rhubarb, this might...
My Dad, My Hero
I must have been seven or eight years old at the time. I joined my mom on her weekly Saturday morning trip to the neighboring town's grocery store. It was just down the street from Dad's mechanic garage, so I walked down the long sidewalk to visit him. Bounding...
It’s a Special Day!
It's a pretty special day in our little corner of the world. It has nothing to do with the fact it's Flag Day, even though that's important too. The reason it's special here is because today is my husband's birthday. So often I write about my faith, our family, our...
Five Minute Friday – Messenger
It's Friday! The day a few hundred of us come together at Lisa Jo Baker's Five Minute Friday and we share five solid minutes of writing from a one-word prompt. Pure, raw and real writing. No worries about anything else, but to just let the words flow from my mind...
Me of Little Faith
I was 1.7 miles away from my home when I arrived at my turn-around point. That was the third time my feet had carried me that far in a week. It's my favorite route for my walk. As I made my turn to start my trek back home, I was startled when I saw it. A big,...
W2W – What Do We Do With the Poor??
I once was one who would turn my head and not care to see "those people." Maybe I didn't want to see them, because in doing so, I'd have to do something about them. And I certainly did not want that! "Why don't they just get a job?" "I'd be poor too, if I didn't take...
