To read today's portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible ... continue reading...
Search Results for: Make it stop
One Year Bible: February 22
“Lord, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am" (Psalm 39:4). To read today's portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible (paid link) or find the following in your Bible: Leviticus 13:1-59 Mark 6:1-29 Psalm 39:1-13 Proverbs 10:10 Twice a day, at least, and sometimes several times a day, I drove past the empty mobile home on the highway-side of our long, private road, and tried not to look. The sight of that long strip of yellow ... continue reading...
One Year Bible: February 18
Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 To read today's portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible (paid link) or find the following in your Bible:Leviticus 6:1-7:27Mark 3:7-30Psalm 37:1-11Proverbs 10:3-4 As I write this, we are just past one of the best snowstorms we’ve had in decades. It wasn’t just one snowstorm—it was half a dozen, spread out over two weeks, with mid-teen temperatures ... continue reading...
Stamped Gingerbread Cookies
In the spirit of decluttering, I found a way to avoid buying a cookie stamp. As you may know, I'm going through my house like a crazy woman tossing everything unloved, unused, forgotten, replaceable, and nonfunctioning. And checking off boxes on my "Get Rid of 2019 Things in 2019" checklist as I do so. I can't describe how motivating it is to see those boxes filled in! So when I saw all these beautiful stamped gingerbread cookies on Pinterest last month, my instinct was to follow the blog ... continue reading...
Wonderful Weeds: Plantain
It’s a bit humbling to discover that the "weed" I've grumbled about so often is actually a powerhouse of goodness. In the old days (circa two weeks ago), I would grit my teeth whenever I saw that “weed” in the driveway, walkway and lawn. It was everywhere. But then I started researching medicinal herbs, and looking in foraging books to see which ones I could find in the wild in the Pacific Northwest. And wouldn’t you know it. My nemesis was actually Plantago, otherwise known as Plantain (not ... continue reading...
One Year Bible: January 10
And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah ... came out with her pitcher on her shoulder Genesis 24:15 To read today's portion of scripture, you can purchase The One Year Bible (paid link) or find the following in your Bible: Genesis 23:1-24:51 Matthew 8:1-17 Psalm 9:13-20 Proverbs 3:1-6 Eliezer has been sent by Abraham to find a wife for Isaac among his relatives in the city of Nahor, in Mesopotamia. Can you imagine the pressure on Eliezer? I've been a ... continue reading...