From Sunrise to Sunset

From Sunrise to Sunset

  “From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.” Psalm 113:3     I don’t witness too many sunrises.  That doesn’t mean that I don’t like to see the sun rise.  It’s an incredible way to start the day.  The...
Sweet Gratitude and Joy

Sweet Gratitude and Joy

Yesterday was the first day of autumn.  The leaves started their turn a few weeks ago.  The trees around the house have been dropping seedlings and tiny berries since early September.  (During the night, it sounds like hail pounding the roof!)  The nights are cool,...
Day of Simple Pleasures

Day of Simple Pleasures

It’s been one of those near-perfect days.  Seventy degrees; the sun has shone bright and warm in the sky.  A gentle breeze has rustled the leaves, fluttered the laundry on the line, and kept my wind chimes singing throughout the day.   The laughter of children...
Delighting in Simple Pleasures

Delighting in Simple Pleasures

It’s snowing again.  I know; it comes with the territory.  You can’t live in Northern New York and not expect snow from November to April (some years, October to May!).  I dread this time of year.  As soon as the first snowflake appears, I hide in the house, wrap...
Autumn Leaves and Winter Snows

Autumn Leaves and Winter Snows

I moved to New York in September of 1996.  I had been living in Georgia where the temperature was still a toasty 90 degrees and the sun was beating hot on the world (well, the world as I saw it).  The first night I was in my new home, I thought I was going to freeze. ...