It might be easy being green

Lest I forget... here are some 'green' things to celebrate the day:









Today's conundrum: Why can I find no web sites with the lyrics to "Something Only God Can Do?"

Future conundrum: What kind of future will we have?


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Time out for fun!

I need to take a sec to pay homage to Etsy and its founders. I abso-fabulously love the whole concept, and browse daily. I had not imagined that there are so many talented people - and all quietly doing their thing. Here are some of recent faves: (click the photo to see the designer's Etsy name)

Visit www. etsy .com for these and more wonderful inspirations!

Today's conundrum: How can the trees lose leaves and then know when to grow them back again?

Future conundrum: Will the Japanese beetles decimate our roses and hollyhocks again this summer?

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Just one quick thing to say

The bugs are why you should NEVER play baseball in October in Cleveland. The oddity of how inhumane the fans are - even to one another - is another. 2+2=4

That's a good question

So my husband said: "What happened to the inveterate optimist?"

So I said: "You think I should still be blogging?"

So he said: "You think you shouldn't?"

Enough said.

I'm back - though not at this moment. I have ears to wash, jammies to put on, and little ones to tuck in. Bear with me while life joyously interrupts again. Tonight it's the end of Winter of the Ice Wizard!

I'm here; I'm here.

It's been a long time - yes - but when life grabs you and whips you around you kinda have to let go and let God, you know? I am moved to explain the fact that I thrive on my relationship with God. It's what gets my blood pumping, and out of bed every morning. I am daily amazed by His presence and by the truths of His grace, mercy, encouragement, and love for us. Some days, I am so captivated by Him - watching His hand moving in my life and the lives of my family - that I forget that time doesn't stand still waiting for me to be sated of this understanding. I'll never be sated. Perhaps that's why the optimism is inveterate. Perhaps that's why I have nothing to say during conversations rife with anger. Perhaps that's why I choose to let go and let God. It's powerful - not weak - to recognize your limitations and recognize a being who has none. It's purposeful - not ignorance - to believe that you don't know everything, that you don't have all the answers. It's peaceful - not fearful - to put your trust in the One who created you and loves you more than anyone else can. I truly believe that God knows the number of hairs on my head, what I did yesterday, what I asked for forgiveness for today, and that I'm going to ask for it again for the same thing tomorrow. I am drawn to Him morning-noon-and-night by a deep need for the unconditional love that only the grace of God can satisfy. In a fit of what was declared 'teenage drama', I declared to my oldest brother that "I think God gives us our teenage years to search for something - and He wants us to find Him". I don't think that's such a dramatic statement anymore.

"Ask - and you will receive; seek - and you will find; knock - and the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7


Today's conundrum: Will there ever be truth in advertising?

Future conundrum: Why do some people never apologize?


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