All most from the beginning my 38-year-old Christmas cactus has bloomed prolifically every Christmas. Over the years I have given away hundreds of shoots to friends and family. And then two years ago things changed. It quite blooming. And I haven’t had a single bloom in the last two years. What changed? Two things that … Read more
My Refuge and My Fortress “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.“ Psalm 91:1 For as long as I can remember my husband will occasionally remark “I’m going to my happy place.” I’ve never asked specifically where that is and I believe it has … Read more
If you read “About” me on this website, you will discover that I think of myself as very ordinary. I grew up an ordinary girl in an ordinary family in the very ordinary mid-western state of Nebraska. Although I claim a lot of “ordinary” I also feel I have an extraordinary life! It is totally … Read more
All the red and green and glitter and gold has been put away for another year. The tinsel has been swept from the floor and the sugar-laden trays of goodies are no more. I adore decorating our home for Christmas but I absolutely love cleaning it all up in time for New Year’s Eve. It … Read more
It is Thanksgiving week. No doubt you and I are just like millions of other Americans scurrying around to prepare for the “perfect Thanksgiving.” Decorations, beautiful food, scrumptious sweet desserts, all wrapped up in a warm, cozy house, and a smile that will last for hours. But today I am reminded of the sisters Mary … Read more
When Lee and I married in 1991 I instantly became “Grandma Catherine” to two little kids, Christopher and Abbey. Through the years we have been blessed with six more grandchildren but it is Chris and Abbey that provided all those firsts for us. First to travel with Grandpa on an airplane, first to go through … Read more