• DO YOU SEE IT?

    Hey friends, how are you today? Guess what?? Our noisy neighbors, the very loud cicadas have finally decided to grace us with their presence; summer has arrived, and it’s here to stay. Although, I must admit the temperatures have been heralding the arrival of summer for a while now.  Yesterday’s temperature was a whopping 99°; as…

  • HOW DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE?

    Hey friends, how are you today? Wow! Can you believe we’ve lived through the first six months of the year already? For some, six months have simply flown by, while for others, these past few months have perhaps moved at a snails’ pace.  Our beliefs determine what and how we think, which also determines our perspective…

  • EYES FORWARD

    Hey friends, how are you today? It is a beautiful day in our neighborhood. Jazz has, of course, taken up most of the space on the kitchen window ledge.  As the morning sun rises, the birds seek shelter among the trees. I love the sounds of the red cardinals; they sing so beautifully; I wonder what…

  • DEFINITION OF LOVE

    Hey friends, how are you today? How was your weekend? We’ve been good over here, in my neck of the woods, although I was a bit under the weather on Friday.  I feel much better now, thank the Lord. I don’t like to feel ill. Huh! It just occurred to me, that I really do not…

  • THE ART OF THANKFULNESS

    Hey friends, how are you today? Wow! Can you believe we are almost through with the first six months of the year?   Six months already, I can’t seem to wrap my head around that number.   What have I done during these months?  I know our world has certainly had its share of changes, but what about me; what…

  • ARE YOU MY ENEMY?

    Hey friends, How are you doing? We’ve enjoyed beautiful weather, here, in our neck of the woods.  In previous years, we would have perhaps complained that it’s a bit hot (our temperatures have been in the 80°(s) and 90°(s).   This year though, there has been a significant lack of complaint, more just gratefulness for warm weather,…