Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year blessings to each of you dear friends! This season has been a blur of activity for us - and I'm sure for you too. It seems the days slip by more and more quickly. Here we are with CHRISTmas come and gone for another season, and the New Year of 2024 upon us! It has been a busy but wonderful...

December - that  month of short days and longer nightsDark clouds of gray overshadow the sun's lightThis time of year can be full of drearBut at dawn and dusk God's paintbrush brings cheer...

I don't often share about my own personal writing journey, but many of you readers do know that I have written a book - Through Love's Eyes.  Because it is that time of year when people are looking to buy gifts for those they love, I wanted to share a few new things with you that may be a blessing to you in your search...

Yes, it's that time of year when all the nasty bugs that multiply and grow in confined warm spaces begin to make their rounds.  Our family was visited this past week by one who decided to stay and visit us. Not welcome at all - we hit the bug hard with all the tools in our "Keep Healthy" toolbox.  I was...

How is it that joy and sorrow walk hand in hand? Seasons of grief and sorrow have weighed on us throughout the past year - and yet, when I look back on the blessings of the Lord throughout the most difficult times, I am thankful - once again - that walking with the Lord smoothes the difficult places, and brings joy in...

Thanks to each of you who were so kind to share your condolences to our family in the loss of our precious Mother, Mom Moseley.  With the holidays approaching, this year will be hard for us without the presence of my Gram, my Dad, and Mom Moseley. But, as I've shared before, our hearts don't grieve as those who have...

My precious Mother-in-Love, Edna Mae Moseley passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on October 29, 2023.  Dan's Mom began a slow decline in health in the last few months since we saw her last when my father passed in June.  She fell and broke her hip in early October, and was in ICU for several days. Dan...

I continue to be amazed at the length of Fall's season this year! My harvest is almost over, as the cold weather (30s and 40s at night) has really slowed growth. Yet I still have zucchini, green beans, and tomatoes growing in the garden! We had a light frost about a week ago, where temps got down to about 29 degrees in...

I celebrated a birthday milestone in September... 50 years! It's been a wonderful month celebrating my birthday! We celebrated at a local state park with family and friends, and it was a very special day for me! I don't feel any different, but it was wonderful to visit with our family and friends! Happy 50 years to...

Summer is drawing to a close here in our beautiful North Idaho. I had lows in my garden of 38 degrees in July! We've had many nights in the low 40s in the last couple of weeks.  My plants are doing their best, as I support them and give them everything I can think of to help them - but we all know that Fall and the...

Most of you my faithful readers know that I am Canadian by birth, as I've shared much about my Canadian roots through the years.  I have lived in the United States since 1994, and while having my green card - which grants me most of the benefits of being a US citizen - there were still things I could not do with my...

Thanks to all of you who shared such encouraging words about the passing of my Dad. I have mourned his passing each and every day - and have appreciated all the prayers and encouraging words each of you have shared with me! There is an ache in my soul every moment with the loss of his presence here on earth, but then I...

On Friday morning, June 9th my Dad passed away unexpectedly on his front porch at their home in Texas.  I remember where I was standing in the house when Dan called me. Dan was working down in Texas at the time, and he had just backed our semi into their yard and brought in his luggage. Dad stood up to open the door...