Searching for a Balance

My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for b...

trying to stay cool, I guess I think she's learning some new habits from Henry.

Remember, Lord, the fallen Who died in fields of war, In flaming clouds, in screaming crowds, On streets that are no more, That we today...

"Today, O Lord, through the mystery of Pentecost, You sanctify Your church in every place and nation. Pour out the gifts of the Spirit ...

a day for hot kitties in the window, and breezy summer curtains in the living room.

Dolly, whose eyes grow big at the sight of bedclothes or laundry - ah, what bliss to be able to disappear for a while!

Found a better way to organize my sewing supplies by getting rid of an overlarge and surprisingly unnecessary sewing box, and making use of...

My red grandiflora started blooming last week, and the rugosa is blooming now too. But it's that invasive wild rose that's perfuming...

Debra is happy with her present, so now I want to show what I made her, because this is a great and useful way to use up excess cotton fabri...

There were several shades of blue involved in a birthday gift I've been working on, and after shrinking the fabric today I ended up with...

"We are not meant to consider prayer as a magic button to touch whenever we want anything. Nor are we to ever stop praying, as if we we...

after a few rainy days.

organic from the farmers' market. They gave too much to my friend Debra, so she shared.

The cherry blossoms finally hit the ground

Joining Leila today for {p,h,f,r} - and I'm very happy  because my kitchen scraps will no longer go to waste we're compos...

and... of course.

"Time. How crucially time is linked to the mysticism of everyday life. For only when time is understood as precious, but not scarce, do...

A wrinkled tablecloth is sometimes better than none!

Have you heard of  Crictor ?   The children's librarian where I work has long (and I mean LONG ) been thinking it would make a gr...

The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath It is twice bless'd; ...

I guess Dolly is the teflon kitty, because I didn't have to wash her off as I'd feared.  Or maybe the soil is so dry, it just isn...

Along the road last week with a friend, a turkey crossed the road in front of us! a little blurry His coloring made me think of a wai...

from the back of a living room chair, close enough to see but not be seen.

We had a treat today. It was more like August - in the mid 80s.  And, just like he often does on the hottest days of summer, the mocking...

Last month I joined Rhonda's  apron swap - they paired me up with Margaret, who lives in Australia. She finished mine pretty quick and i...