"I find color optimistic and enthusiastic, and I adore it." Kate Spade, American designer It's hard not to like pretty much anything with a Kate Spade label on it. The woman's designs simply bubbled over with joy. What a tragedy it is that suicide has taken her away from her family and her talent away… Continue reading A reason to live
Category: spiritual life
Scent of summer
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." -- Martin Luther, German minister Last night, right as the sun gave way to twilight, my husband and I walked the dog. Early morning and dusk being the only times of the day it has been cool enough to… Continue reading Scent of summer
Room to manuever
“He's not safe, but he's good." C.S. Lewis, British author, from "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" The news has a way of making one want to invest in a whole lot of bubble wrap. The kinds of quantities found in stores that mail things off. Rolls and rolls and rolls of the stuff.… Continue reading Room to manuever
Weeds, again!
"A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows." Doug Larson, Wisconsin journalist It's very Southern these days in Appalachia. The morning air could almost be considered cool, but all will turn sultry by mid-day, somehow providing a megaphone to just about everything. The honeysuckle… Continue reading Weeds, again!
Just breathe
"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." Sydney J. Harris, Chicago journalist It's that time of year again. The time when, if I don't concentrate, my breaths tend to come in short gasps. "Breathe, Nora," I have told myself several times just this morning. The cause of all this air… Continue reading Just breathe
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 