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Every year, on this date, I like to post a picture or two and “take stock” of my life, so to speak. It’s been 16 years since I heard those words, “Maria, you have advanced cancer.” Sixteen years. I can hardly believe it. I celebrated today by getting together with the praise band to practice […]

This picture was taken two years ago. I had posted it and said something about “wearing makeup for the first time in nine days” because I had spent 6 days in the hospital with an undiagnosed gallbladder problem previous to it being taken. The picture, not the gallbladder, although that was taken as well. I […]

I went flying down to Cabela’s today and I was in and out in under five minutes (which included a trip to the bathroom—it was a 45-minute drive— and my purchase). Oh my. What a store.  

Every time we come to Sunnyside—to visit our good friends (the ones with the horses)—we stay at the Grapevine Inn which is right next to this beautiful barn. I make Ken take a picture in front of it every time. He’s a good egg. This is our second road trip in two weeks and we […]

Once we got to our destination—to the sunny side of Washington state to visit really good friends of ours—I thought I would try to conquer one of my fears: horses. Oh, I used to ride them. Quite often. Then, one time after another, bad things happened: I was bucked off, stepped on, run into a […]

We are terrible selfie-takers. On these road trips we’ve been taking, I make Ken take a picture at every stop we make so that later, it helps me remember where we went. You think we’d be better at the whole selfie business, but I guess the important thing is, we have a great time on […]

You know that “Sunshine” video I released a few days back to herald the advent of spring and the primroses I bought to brighten up the yard? Well, I had visions of kneeling in the dirt planting those primroses (sporting a short-sleeve shirt and pig tails) singing that song at the top of my lungs […]

In honor of the first day of spring today, I went with a friend to a local nursery and bought 8 primroses, the hardy kind that are supposed to come back every year. Last year, I bought at least 10 of them, and every stinkin’ one of them died except one resilient purple one. I […]

Two days until the first day of spring, y’all. Here’s a cheerful, sunshiny lyric video to help you celebrate. Well done, Katie. I can’t stop watching it, singing along, and dancing to this great video you put together for me.

For three mornings in a row, I have been jolted awake in the wee hours by the same lyric in one of my songs (“Peace”) that says, “I sit in the stillness, please meet me here….” Maybe God is trying to tell me to slow my buns down and I’m not listening.