Searching for a Balance

Well, I've been asked about the dress I'm making for the second wedding. Like I said, I didn't have anything in my closet suit...

"Nobody has a right to be bored in a half-made home. A home which is not a fair expression of us at our best, a home which lacks what i...

God our Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, grant us in accord with the riches of your glory to be strengthened ...

A year ago I was telling Debra that if she wanted any canning jars she could have some, because I had so many and knew I'd never have an...

When we were rolling in wild berries, I had so many in the fridge but not enough time to bake with them. So, one night around nine thirty I ...

I've been in need of a white bag to go with the dress I'm making, and the thrift store didn't have one, either. But Debra does. ...

"...I personally reach out to a bigger concept which I cannot define. I feel when I pray that my prayers do not vaporize in thin air. I...

enjoying an interview about Egyptian politics.

Let us welcome Christ, the stranger, As he knocks upon the door. Open to him, bid him enter, Gather round his feet once more, For...

After thinking about it for too long, I've started re-arranging the kitchen cabinets as I clean them. What I was thinking about too l...

Three of my young cousins are getting married this year. Two of them are almost together, with one day in between!  But since they don't...

"Water is H2O, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one, but there is also a third thing, that makes it water, and nobody knows what it is....

My Eco watch fell down somewhere in my room, and was missing almost two weeks. Because it's powered by light, at home I keep it on a w...

Yesterday I was back at the island where we'd picnicked two years ago. This time it was a small group from church going there for a day ...

A different brand of olive oil poured out this wonderful liquid in my favorite color.

I wear contact lenses - the rigid kind - and sometimes my eyes feel a little dry, but instead of buying wetting solution I just mix up some ...

My shepherd will supply my need; The Lord God is his name. In pastures green he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. He brings my w...

maybe for a wedding.

"It is a fine thing that America has moved outdoors. I can remember when a barbecue was an uncommon sight. Now every back yard has a co...

I was in my recipe box looking for berry ideas, and Dolly came along. I can't believe she actually fits in there! She made hersel...

picked more berries tonight.

Our wild berries are ready - when I went out to pick, I filled up my bowl plus more! What do you do with so many but make a pie? there ...

There's a wideness in God's mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There's a kindness in His justice, Which is more than li...

"Pain prunes the unessential emotions, ambitions, and illusions, teaching us the lessons we either consciously or unconsciously refuse ...

There's an oscillating fan on a table in the living room; the face of it is metal. The other day this is what I saw - and there was...

almost done.

from yesterday: - lemon-ginger iced tea with honey - easy and mild pickles - braised chicken - fresh salad greens with Tasha Tudor...

I wait for these long-daylight hours all year. What is it about the morning of a hot day, when it's light out before five o'clock, a...

on this house .... on this street of many inviting houses and a farmers' market down the middle.