saved

God's love can save me and you and all of us. Love matters most. Sometimes faithlessness is a choice. I wrote these words in August after a bout with depression. It's interesting, how some problems don't die but appear again and again, in different forms. Depression feels like a pinhole of light shuts, trapping you…

Gardens

At this time of my life, gazing on the red-dirt speckled fields and forests of my city, I find myself longing for gardens. I want to see the loveliest flowers and plants of our area, cultivated in a pleasing way. I want the house my family moves to be free from corrosion, bugs, and ugliness;…

the happiness dare

A week ago, I felt discouraged. The beginning of my day started great, but everything from there spiraled downward. The social event didn't work out, I'm discouraged about a tea party, I'm sad about Christmas (!) and the room smells like barf. So how do you free yourself from discouragement when plans fail? 

Combating Writer’s Block

There is probably nothing more annoying than writer's block.