Y’all know I LOVE dogs (…and cats… and raccoons… and quokkas, and creatures of all kinds ????), AND I love people ???? So what better way to contribute towards Girls Giving than to give to an organization that supports BOTH so well ???? @missionbaypuppyrescue is …
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Thanksgiving 2023
It’s a Canadian Tuxedo kind of American Thanksgiving! A bringing together of two nations, and also, I’ve found, a bringing together of quite the dichotomy – gratitude and despair. This time of year can bring up so many emotions, and it can feel like an …
Girls Giving 2023 – It fits different this year
GIRLS GIVING 2023 UPDATE Sometimes things just don’t fit the way they used to, and I’m finding that to be the case for Girls Giving this year All of the sudden, Thanksgiving is here next week and Girls Giving is always the day after, which …
Tonight
Dear, Husband???? ???? Tonight, I talked with a couple who’s been married 55 years. He couldn’t hear well, and didn’t know why his wife was talking about 55 deer ???? ???? ???? Tonight, I followed a great horned owl on my walk, and listened to …
My Beloved
This one goes out to all of God’s girls You know it’s gonna be good when you prepare an entire message, and God changes it last minute. It was yesterday afternoon, as I was getting ready to head to church, when God said “I’ve got …
In between
Having a heck of a time figuring out this San Diego Fall weather ???? It’s my 7th Fall here (????), and each year I have a few weeks of flustering my way through the cooler mornings and hot afternoons. Last week I tried shorts and …
If “avoiding” was an Olympic sport
If “avoiding” were an Olympic sport, I’m confident I would have medaled many times over in my life #HumbleBrag Oh. My. Gosh. The PAIN that comes from avoiding something is SO NOT WORTH IT! That conversation you know needs to happen? Have it.That project you need …
Pepped up step
Heading into the weekend with a refreshed spirit and a smile on my face! Wednesday was a rough day for me, emotionally, and I was feeling just plain D R A I N E D But I got some worship music going, received some prayer, …
Gardening with toxic waste
I get to spend a lot of time with a lot of people, and I often get to pray with them, too You can imagine, I hear all sorts of prayer requests, and they come in all shapes and sizes. But, I also hear a …
I don’t remember your name, but do you want to come to my birthday party
She leaned over during 8th grade English class and whispered “I don’t remember your name, but do you want to come to my birthday party?” She was a new girl at school, and she was ….. trouble. I remember feeling partly hurt that she didn’t …