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Amy and I went to Nebraska the day Michael Dean was born to Francis and Josh Cross. Michael arrived a hearty nine plus pounds with lots of dark hair. Perfect baby. But we got to see and hold him while he was still very new and squinting at the glare of daylight. Nice baby, lovely… Continue reading Nebraska In Our Family

 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the  measure you use it will be measured to you.Matthew 7:2 ESV    This week I was tempted to pass judgement on someone for something they said in criticism. I felt "rightly" frustrated for the sake of others as well as for myself… Continue reading With What Measure Ye Mete

 We've had a wet spring and damaging storms lately. Storms that took down trees and buildings. And our electricity. It's unhandy and expensive and frustrating to have the things and routines we depend on changed up or entirely taken away. We care about that. So we help out where we can.     It so happened that… Continue reading Taking Joy

 I remember being asked what do I want to be when I grow up. I always knew then what I wanted to be: a wife, mother, and have my own house. I have been doing that for about 35 years now. Did everything go like I envisioned? No, almost nothing was easy or dreamy sweet.… Continue reading What I Am Going to Be When I Grow Up

  May is almost over. We have had a whole May of clouds and rain and not much sun. We have green grass and leaves, but even the greenery seems slightly yellow for lack of sunshine. And I'm still having small fires in the stoves almost daily, because it's damp and chilly. I don't mean to… Continue reading Clouds and Sun

         While the trees donned greenery and blossoms, we have been busy trying to keep pace with life.       So it was lovely Saturday to sit by a remote lake watching a yellow bird and a pair of swans while Elv did a repair. I savored this unexpected quiet place.      In the evening… Continue reading The Best Kind of Saturday

Moss in the Minnesota woods near the North Shore.This is Moss Flowers/Spores? It is the first thing to come alive in the spring with intricate beauty that I find to be rather wonderful. Especially with a camera lens. Same Moss. Elv is in the background protesting his perspective to me to not get cold because… Continue reading Mostly Pictures

    My daughter Amy and I visit over morning coffee often. This is transient and we both know it. We treasure it. She told me this morning that in reading blogs of other girls her age she tends to compare and judge herself unfairly to have a boring life sometimes.But then, "I am making my… Continue reading Making My Splash

I am about tired of Pinterest the last couple of days. Here's why. And maybe someone knows why this is. Maybe one of my "followers" or someone I am "following", whatever all that means exactly... it's rather confusing to me, is pinning these a lot lately. But this is not what I want to have… Continue reading Having My Say

 The maples were at this point at Easter time. A macro lens would let us see this even better. Do you know that the red hue of the budding forests is this, close up.  Clumps of tiny flowers. Leaves coming soon.  We had early church this year for Easter. And we enjoyed it. I need Easter celebration… Continue reading Easter Weekend 2017