Searching for a Balance

  "Until now life for him had meant the aridity of earthly duty and the dews of God. Now he was aware of something else, a world that w...

 Note to self: resist adding too many noodles to the pot when making soup. I've done this more than once - it was fine, but really, toda...

 I found a very pretty hanging plant at the supermarket, but since I brought it home it's been looking bedraggled. Now the rain has ease...

This was in Magnificat today: For those who wander in the deserts of disbelief and despair,                     Lead your people home! For t...

We have had so much rain lately - so much.  Everything has an overgrown, semi-tropical look outside, and thunderstorms! We have thunderstorm...

"...Miss Montague sat apparently idle, her hands caressing the cat in her lap. Beyond the west window, behind the steep old roofs of Wo...

  Almighty God, your word is cast Like seed into the ground,  Now let the dew of heav'n descend And righteous fruits abound.

 I think this is how I'm going to do the lace "collar" I first pinned the sections further back at the shoulder seam, with a g...

 "For the first time a nation sprang forth, not simply from the bond of people living together in a place for years, but rather from an...

This is my book pile this month. Piranesi I'm reading along with Joy Clarkson's podcast. It's interesting, and strange. Apparent...

 I often have the intention to come here and post, and then something gets in the way. It could be tiredness, computer troubles, interruptio...

 Three weeks in a row I've gotten fresh strawberries. First, I made shortcake. Last week I made some freezer jam. But this time, I think...

 I bought some zippered pouches on etsy a few years ago, and now they're worn. They need replacing, but I am going to make them. This is...

 Dolly is always wanting food and she eats a lot. But now and then she leaves it; she feels better just knowing there's some nearby.

  It's June and that means roses. Our two bushes, yes, but those little white roses/(weeds?) that are everywhere, fragrancing the air. I...

The voice of God goes out through all the world: God's glory speaks across the universe. The great King's herald cries from star to ...

 Continuing my efforts to use up leftover things, I searched for a recipe which calls for Nutella, not a full jar. I made some ice cream. It...

 My mother was a big fan of what she called "stretching" the meals. She would add a can of Dinty Moore to leftover beef stew to ...

  Healing river of the Spirit, Bathe the wounds that living brings. Plunge our pain, our sin, our sadness Deep beneath your sacred springs. ...

 We had a long, proper thunderstorm this evening. I sat in my room in front of the fan, in low light; out my back window I could see lights ...

 The fellow who grinds up the tree stumps came last week, so we thought we'd better go to the local nursery to see what they've got ...

I truly do mean to come here regularly, but I'm suddenly tired at night, or it's too late or whatever.  I haven't made pancakes...

  Creator Spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come, visit every humble mind; Come, pour thy joys on humankind;...

My soul doth wait on God, From him my help proceeds; His mercy is exceeding broad, To overtake my needs. He gives his pard'ning grace, W...

  I was pulling up these blue-flowered weeds under the tree, but they look so pretty under the azalea.

 There's been a catbird coming to the feeder. This is unusual; they tend to eat berries and insects. I've never seen one eat seeds! ...

 O Lord of all power, I give you my will, In joyful obedience your tasks to fulfill. Your bondage is freedom, your service is song, And, hel...

 I made six cloth napkins from a nice plaid cotton; I like their rustic air. I've got another book by Sally Clarkson because I liked the...

 When the cherry tree blooms, the leaves appear at the same time and the new ones always have an orange-y greenish color - which looks very ...

 I finally saw a rabbit today; I've been looking. The little chickadee still flutters over my brother's car when he's home, and ...

 I'm reading Bandersnatch, about the Inklings . They made a point to not skimp on praise where it was due, which struck me as awfully ni...