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Don’t wait for the loft!

Posted in "Old" is Creative!, Arts and Crafts, Collage Art, Creative Aging, Creative Living, Creative minds are never bored!, Entertainment, Fiber Arts, Fun and Funky, Growing old is a great joy!, Hearth and Home, Home Arts, Home grown art, Home is an art gallery!, Little dreams--antidotes for stress, Living abundantly in a condo!, Music, Never say "downsizing"!, Soap Making, Spinning, Spinning Wheels and Wool, The Home Arts, The Joy of Creating, The Need for Solitude, When We Hurt, Writers and Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Recently I heard a woman of retirement age say that she was selling her large Victorian era home, and hoping to move into a smaller place.  Someone had told her of condos in our neighborhood—with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, and “loft” over the garage.  The woman replied, “Oh good!  If I bought a place [...]

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Home Again!

Posted in Amazing Grace, Answered Prayers!, Creative Aging, Creative Living, Family Matters, Graciously accepting changing roles, Nostalgic Reflections, Patio Gardens, Poise and Serenity--our reasonable worship, Reflective Musings, The Gift of Time, The Need for Solitude, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »

We’ve just had another round at St. Luke’s where Joe had stents inserted into stents which were formally inserted into one of his challenged arteries.  One simply never knows what lies around the next bend.  Yesterday, after 2 days and nights in the hospital (where I slept on a cot beside Joe’s bed in the cardiac unit) I made [...]

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Celebrating the Constants

Posted in Answered Prayers!, Christian Faith, Creative Living, Family Matters, Great is Thy Faithfulness!, Reflective Musings, Staying Whole in the Midst of Society, Sunrise Sunset, The Gift of Time, The Need for Solitude, Treasures of the Snow, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Here is a photo of sunrise over our Northern Wisconsin bay.  The glow on the trees is reflected, as the trees border the bay on the west and catch the glory of the sun rising in the east.  This week Joe and I spent a couple of days at our home on this bay, where the sun [...]

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No Matter What, God Is Good!

Posted in Answered Prayers!, Christian Faith, Creative Living, Family Matters, God's Gift, Great is Thy Faithfulness!, Health, Hearth and Home, Hope in Sorrow, People need people!, Reflective Musings, The Gift of Time, The Need for Solitude, The Wonderful World of Nature, When We Hurt, Winter in Wisconsin, tagged , , , , , , , on January 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Our praises never cease!  Our daughter Judy is out of ICU, and settled into a spacious single room on the cardiac floor at Waukesha Memorial.  She began eating soft foods today, and sipping coffee.  Even hospital coffee is better than nothing, although Judy prefers STARBUCK’S. Judy knows all of us by name (and there are a [...]

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Hey, it’s still Christmas!

Posted in Christian Faith, Christmas Joy, Creative Living, Family Matters, Gracious Living, Hearth and Home, Large Families, Reflective Musings, The Need for Solitude, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »

This is an unusual holiday season!  Normally by now I have stashed away the ornaments, tree, and other Christmas trimmings.  Not so, this year.  I don’t want to hurry the season along.  I’ve decided to leave the tree up for at least another two weeks–and maybe four or more! Many factors enter into this unprecendented decision:  [...]

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Yes, we are islands . . .

Posted in Christian Faith, Christmas Joy, Creative Living, Family Matters, Friends, God's Gift of Salvation, Gracious Living, Hearth and Home, Reflective Musings, Speaking Out on Issues, Staying Whole in the Midst of Society, The Need for Solitude, We Are Islands, When We Hurt, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »

John Donne wrote, “No man is an island.”  In a sense, I understand this statement–as we humans are interconnected.  We do need to care for others, and we need others to care for us.  A top priority must be consideration, as we help others become the persons they were created to be.  To love and be loved are basic needs [...]

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