My Journal

Well, I got my snow. Quite a bit of it last week. I sat by my front window last Friday, just watching those little bits of white feather down, mesmerized by how they just kept falling, falling. I took my kids out to capture some pictures for Christmas cards. Here is...

A winter storm hit the midwest yesterday and is moving east. We had some ice last night. As it fell, it crackled like dropping crystals. I stood for a moment and listened to the soft symphony.I love snow. We have had a few snow showers so far, but not the layers of...

The turkey is picked clean. The bowls of leftovers are paying their dues in the fridge. There is one piece of pumpkin pie left, missing part of its crust and looking a little wilted. The feast we know as Thanksgiving is over. And we now turn our thankful hearts to...

Plump as a turkeySpicy as pumpkinSnug as a quilt waiting warm on the bed.~~~~~~~~~~~~Soft as a newbornTumbly as cousinsRough as the whiskers on grandfather's head.~~~~~~~~~~~~Tight as a bear hugShiny as lamplightSweet as the welcome on mom's gentle...

Life. Family.Joy.Pain.Regret.Forgiveness.Grace.~~~~~~~~~~~~A saga God is telling in us.It is planned.It has purpose.It is redeemed.It leads to Home.

Friday night is sacred in the Q family -- it is family night. We plan our budget so we can eat out as a family and then do something fun together. Many times, especially in cooler weather, the fun amounts to walking through the mall. This past Friday, we saw one of...

Bistro: a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EuroPan. 8th Avenue, NYC.Pastries, pastas, sandwiches, panini, crepes, coffee. Windows. Black tile. White aprons. New York Cheesecake -- velvet, exquisite.Coffee -- ebony,...

........give me the streets of Manhattan!People, endless, streaming, with strong voices, passions, pageants,Manhattan streets with their powerful throbs, with beating drums as now,Manhattan crowds, with their turbulent musical chorus!Manhattan faces and eyes forever...

The NYC skyline -- I loved it. Reading the subway map. Liberty stands undaunted. A rather cropped portrait of the touring couple! A week ago, my husband and I spent one incredible day in New York City. The generosity of a flight attendant friend allowed us to get...

Plump and shiny,fruit of harvest,pumpkins orange lay afield.Hailing cheerfulchange of season,Seed of spring is autumn's yield.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Round and glowing,children's facesSparkling eyes; an impish smile.Mine to nurture,tend and cherish Only for a little...