In protest of Cynicism…

More music that is rocking my soul- the lyrics on this new album of Derek's are sharpening me, at times painfully. I love music that I don't always understand the full meaning of the first time through, I've been chewing on these two songs the last few weeks. Listen & share and hey- his album is available for pre-sale on his website. Order it.   "I'm always looking for the right … [Read more...]

The Bounce

boys

I feel fairly comfortable sharing my weaknesses here- it's a safe place for me and I feel anyone that comes here and decides to stay and read is doing it because they want to. I'm not shouting from a soapbox on a street corner, commanding people to pay attention to me- instead I feel sometimes like we are having a quiet conversation in a dimly lit coffee bar, as we lounge on comfortable chairs … [Read more...]

of patience and the heartache

aspens

Most of you didn't know, some of you had heard and a few of you knew it all. We had expected to be living somewhere else this week.  I've lightly mentioned it, but it started last July, when we both felt God tell us we were moving to the mountains. We pursued the avenue we felt he called us through. and it didn't work out. Simply, it wasn't his will. Perhaps it's at this time, perhaps … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday: Post-Vacation

post vacation

Originally I published this as a true wordless wednesday- NO WORDS, but felt after publishing it needed more. I took this last night around 10:30, when the tylonol pm had kicked in to help me sleep in spite of the fact my sinus infection is keeping me awake- the infection I work up with on my first day of vacation. The one which somehow Ben caught and after driving all day he didn't need a tylonol … [Read more...]