An A-May-zing Experience

May is hard for me to deal with.  I love the beauty of late spring as it bursts forth in flowers; however, my allergies do not.  I always feel draggy and tired and wonder if something is wrong with me; thinking about it reveals the problem: it’s May.  The month is...

Rescued!

Spring may have arrived last week, but someone forgot to tell the weather.  The snow we had this past Saturday was beautiful as it fell; still, I couldn’t help but feel that it would have been more appropriate earlier in the year.  I measured six inches in front of my...

Welcome to morning!

I am not really a morning person, nor am I a night owl.  Depending on my schedule, I can be one or the other, but I don’t do well if I have to “burn the candle at both ends.”  The older I get, the more I would rather get up early than stay up late.  I manage to do...

Christmas: A time for healing

I sorted through a lot of Christmas decorations trying to decide which ones I wanted to use this year.  Many of them brought back fond memories of my husband and children, especially the Christmas stockings that I had made for each of us.  One stocking, however, took...

With Egg on His Face

Spring’s emphasis on new life brings eggs to mind.  Birds are finding mates, building nests, and depositing the hard-shell coated beginnings of their offspring.  I have fond memories of coloring and hiding eggs for Easter, yet the recollection ceases to be pleasant...