Posted in humility, meaning, value, worth, dignity, tagged broken, brokenness, dignity, meaning, value, worth on August 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Isn’t this butterfly beautiful?
And this one, too?
No, they’re not the same butterfly, though they are both swallowtails. If you look closely at the second, he’s missing a part of his hind wing (tail), the tip on the bottom left side.
One butterfuly is broken; the other is not. But both flutter and dance in the [...]
Posted in giggle factor, tagged giggle, humor, laugh, laughter, light-hearted, smile on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote yesterday about “cottage cues”: those things with which I surround myself to remind my soul to be peaceful and still.
Today I thought I’d tell you about the other side of remembering: the “giggle factor” side.
Yup… I also surround myself with reminders to laugh or giggle or smile and not take life too seriously [...]
Posted in hope, inner beauty, value, worth, dignity, tagged beneath the surface, first impressions, inner beauty, value, worth on August 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay. I’ll admit it.
I wrote about this topic back in February when Dear Hubby sent me two-dozen roses for Valentine’s Day. My entry today is recycled from what I wrote then.
I write about it now only because an incident last night reminded me of February’s lesson.
Dear Daughter, who came home for only a short [...]
Posted in growth, hope, pain & suffering, peace, refuge in God, trust, women's ministry, tagged hope, suffering on August 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I wrote in yesterday’s entry how some things never die, how old heartaches can take us by surprise and leave us feeling things we haven’t felt, perhaps, in decades.
They can make us feel like we’re walking old paths we thought we’d left behind. The paths may, indeed, be behind us, but their ramifications are not.
Despite [...]
