31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Twenty-Three — WORK

This small arrangement sits on the corner of my cooktop island, the place where I do the work I don't really like very much. Cooking. Baking, I enjoy. Cooking? Not so much. But I do it almost … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Twenty-Two — LIGHT

I stood amazed on this hot, hot evening. It was deathly still, not a breath of a breeze and still over 80 at almost 7:00 p.m. But there was a lovely array of clouds in the evening sky and the sun was … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Twenty-One — GIVE

It is undoubtedly obvious to you by now that I love flowers. I find them to be among the most giving components of God's creative imagination. You put a seed, a corm, a bulb in the ground, and out … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Twenty — DISCOVER

Yes, the picture is blurry. But it is the best I could do with a phone camera, fully telescoped! These are spiny red sea urchins and they are our biggest discovery of the last few months. Now that we … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Nineteen — BRAVE

See this cutie right here? She is one of the bravest people I know. Her name is Lillian (we call her Lilly) and she is 7 years old. When she was two, one knee began to swell up, causing a lot of pain … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Eighteen — SHARE

Once a quarter, we do this. Only once a quarter. I knew it would be tough to get commitments for much more than that -- everyone is super busy (maybe too busy?) and it is sometimes tough sledding to … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Seventeen — GROW

When we began visiting the beautiful islands of Hawaii in 1980, one of my favorite things was the fragrance and visual beauty of hundreds of plumeria plants. I love them -- and most visitors to that … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Sixteen — READ

This is just a small sampling of the things I need to read. Soon. Some of them, I've finished. Some of them, I've started and have yet to finish. Some of them, I have yet to crack open. And there are … Read more...

31 Days of 5 Minute Prompts: Day Fifteen — REMAIN

I love kites! Do you? I love to watch them soar and spin, sink and rise again. I love their bright colors against the sky. I love the feeling of freedom they elicit, deep within me. I remember making … Read more...