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Happy Easter 2020!  Not a typical year in any way, that is certain.  COVID-19 has dictated many situations for all of us including but not limited to: businesses & restaurants closed, schools closed, people working from home, stay at home orders, families separated to stay healthy, and no Easter or regular services at churches.  So,…

In this time of uncertainty and fear, God spoke to me this morning in a very real and reassuring way.  I am away from home, in Arizona and a side trip to California, when home is in Michigan.  This is a trip I have looked forward to for a long time.  It is a girls’…

  Driving to the store for milk, running the kids to practice, keeping up with laundry, and cooking another meal, are every day and often humdrum tasks that this mother of three faced day after day.  Most of us call them the daily grind. When faced with the monotony of these repetitive activities the focus…

Source: Sandwich Snatcher

“Gorgeous” best describes the day my husband and I were having at Clearwater Beach as we shared a picnic lunch on a blanket.  It was perfect except one thing.  That thing was a pearl white, picturesque sea gull.  Sure he was pretty to look at until he swooped down from behind me and literally snatched…

Source: Drowning In The Storm

           Turkeys are very popular and well-loved birds especially at Thanksgiving.  Few people realize how ignorant this succulent fowl can be when facing a storm.  Turkey farmers know this fact and realize it is imperative to put their flock inside before the rain begins. Why?  Other birds remain outside in the rain, snow and…

This summer, my dad experienced a life threatening illness during a family vacation.  A picnic at a park suddenly detoured to a race to one hospital, transfer to another and 40 sleepless hours whil… Source: Caring For the Wounded