“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” ― E.Y. Harburg This is what you call a perfect spring day! Temperature starting to creep up slowly, no wind, no rain, blue skies. Good to get out and enjoy it, to thank God for your…
April 7: Field of daffodils
“She turned to the sunlightAnd shook her yellow head,And whispered to her neighbor:“Winter is dead.”― A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young I was so excited to see the blue skies and a field of daffodils on my run today – it sparked pure joy. Winter is dead and spring is truly here…even if we…
April 6: Practice quilt done
“There are random moments – tossing a salad, coming up the driveway to the house, ironing the seams flat on a quilt square, standing at the kitchen window and looking out at the delphiniums, hearing a burst of laughter from one of my children’s rooms – when I feel a wavelike rush of joy. This…
April 5: Palm Sunday at home
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage This the view of Palm Sunday from afar – not only because of the current…
April 4: Sunshine and freshair
There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good. – Orison Swett Marden There is something refreshing about…