Saying YES to Open Doors

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs Yesterday, Philip called and said, “They want to come on Thursday.”  They were not friends coming to dinner or someone dropping off a...

When Interruptions Make Your Day

Approximately every 15 minutes, it seems, Mosey (our basset hound puppy) needs something.  To be picked up, to be put down, to be let outside, to be let inside . . . puppies are a great way to get your 10,000 steps a day in.  The thing is that my work – writing,...

All Are Welcome. All.

The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked. – Psalm 9:9b This morning, I woke as the promise of sun had begun to light up the farm.  Across the hill, the moon still shone bright over the snow that promises to melt today (finally.)  I...