Searching for a Balance

"Come, O Lord, visit us in peace, that we may rejoice before you with a blameless heart."

"Stir up your power, O Lord, and come to our help with mighty strength, that what our sins impede, the grace of your mercy may hasten....

Dolly so enjoys a drink from a cup or glass every now and then - I think, to her, it tastes better out of something different. and I...

Using up some holiday leftovers this evening; I had the meat, plenty of veg, and then I made a sauce for it. But what about the topping?  ...

"Keep us alert, we pray, O Lord our God, as we await the advent of Christ your Son, so that, when he comes and knocks, he may find us w...

Well, the fellows with the big claw finally came and took away all our brush from the October storm. Later, I was sweeping the stray bran...

"Lord, You opened the eyes and heart of Simon of Cyrene, and You gave him, by his share in Your Cross, the grace of faith. Help us to a...

We've had Henry almost a year now. He and Dolly are getting along fairly well, in their cat way - which is a mystery to me.  I don't...

When I turned 50 a few years ago, my friend Cyndi gave me these saying that everyone should get rose gold for their fiftieth birthday.

it doesn't look like much, but the smell of ginger and cloves in the cranberry sauce filled the house. (recipe in the newest Everyday F...

"It is in choosing to serve God, to do His will, that man achieves his highest and fullest freedom. It may seem paradoxical to say that...

Today, in the Catholic calendar, is the feast of Christ the King - celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent begins.  "Christ has be...

with only one handle.

I'm {happy} today because I finally got around to putting up the winter curtains - the weather's been mild (except for the wild stor...

I suddenly became aware of the kitchen sponges just laying around near the sink when not in use. I looked around for a small bowl.  But then...

It's not like I've never baked a cake before. I am fifty five years of age. It was my brother's birthday the other day, an...

I'm joining Rosie and Leila again this week for {pretty, happy, funny, real}. Yesterday I stuck my head out to bring in the mail, and...

I'm joining Ginny's yarnalong today, with my (finally) completed Attic24 crochet bag . It was done a month ago, but I've bee...

whatever they are, growing amongst the forsythia

in November.

Finally, I'm joining with Rosie (and Leila, who's still out of power, I guess) for {pretty, happy, funny, real}; I'm grateful th...

Tracy over at Sunny Corner Farm  has more than once mentioned Rhonda's blog, Down to Earth . Apparently on Fridays Rhonda has something ...

Because of the storm aftermath, I have a little more time for a Wednesday, and thought I'd join in with Ginny's yarnalong .  I'...

"But He also said to him who had invited him, "When thou givest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, or thy brethren, ...

Remember this ? Well, now it looks like this -

when it started - I geared up and crept outside - the fastest apple crisp I ever made - didn't bother peeling - the power had bl...