The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings. J.M. BARRIE, The Little White Bird For the last two month’s I’ve watched a pair of house wrens build their nest, protect their nest, feed their babies, and kick the twins from the nest. Well, I didn’t actually see them get kicked out. :-) Birds are fascinating to watch. They started building their nest on the cement slab at the top corner on our front porch but it kept falling Continue Reading
What I Learned – March 2017
Every day there is something new to learn. But we must pay attention. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Henry Ford The plan was to post a monthly ‘What I Learned’ but that didn’t happen. Next, I thought I’d try posting quarterly with Emily P Freeman’s ‘What We Learned’ link up. I think I linked up once. Anyway, the one thing I’m learning about this blogging life is trying to be consistent. In this ‘What I Learned’ post, I’m doing something a little Continue Reading
Pressing Pause This New Year
Pause is my One Word for 2017. Because sometimes I need to rest; wait; stop; be still. Maybe you do too? As I prayed and thought about my One Word goal for this year, I kept asking myself what did I lack or need to change the most. Several words popped in my head, like discipline, focus, and attitude, to name a few. Pause came to mind and it clicked. By pausing routinely, all these other words will fall into place. If I pause before coffee maybe I will be disciplined to exercise first thing in Continue Reading