Hope

Hope

Photo courtesy of Gloria Smith Nurre This little flower…a symbol of hope in a vast pane of gravel. Life that cannot be restricted. Life that springs forth regardless of the harsh circumstances surrounding it. I feel like I suppose this little flower might if it...
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

I love my yard. When we moved in, it was completely void of life, a barren block of hard clay. I’m in awe of how it now teams with butterflies and birds because we planted flowers to draw them in. Life that cannot be caged or hindered. Life that literally sings over...
Mending a Broken Heart

Mending a Broken Heart

I’ve heard that people can die of a broken heart. I’m sure you’ve heard of couples who had been married for 40-50 years and one of them passes. Sadly, sometimes the other dies of a broken heart. Unbelievable grief that leaves a void so empty, that your...
Just a Dish

Just a Dish

My friend and I stumbled into the art of making glass yard art. After a rough start and recouping with a clearer idea of what we wanted to make, we figured out what worked and better yet, what didn’t work. We scour thrift stores looking for glassware for our...
Everlasting Love

Everlasting Love

His voice was audible and I paused immediately in the middle of my quiet living room.  I knew who was breaking through the silence and He knew how much I needed to hear Him. “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” He has the best timing. In my parenting...
Tides

Tides

Last year, at this time I sat on this beach in Kauai. Poipu is a favorite beach and we were thrilled to see the monk seals sunning themselves. Do you see that line of rocks that weaves from the beach to the sand bar? That’s what’s left after the waves...