Last Saturday evening around 8:00 my husband and I looked up at the sky from our back yard and picked out 9 constellations. This is a great time of year to go stargazing because it is not so cold in the evenings, it gets dark fairly early, and you see Read more…
Goat kids, that is. Goats generally give birth once a year in the early spring. Often they have twins. We have two mother goats and one of them surprised us this past Sunday with her little baby kid. The other mother will probably have hers soon. Goat kids are Read more…
Last week I wrote about contentment and this week I want to write a little about de-stressing our lives. So many of us are trying to do more than we can get done in the 24 hours each of us has each day. We feel pressured. Is there a way out? Read more…
“Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.” Anonymous Are you feeling bored or depressed? Do you wish you had some more excitement in your life? Sit down and contemplate what you already have. Feel some appreciation, some gratitude. Maybe Read more…
Arm chair gardening! That is what gardeners do at this time of year. What a delight to look through seed catalogs and plan what one will do better this year! I look over my notes from last year and decide what needs improvement and if the amounts I planted last Read more…
A friend of mine was star gazing the other day and she told me she couldn’t find anything but the Big Dipper and Orion. “You need to help me,” she said. Well, here’s some help. First of all, you are farther along than you think! I like to say that Read more…
The Shroud of Turin is revered as the burial garment of Jesus Christ by many Christians today and has been in the past throughout the ages. However, I had never heard much about it until about 5 years ago. The Eastern Orthodox church has a church calendar which notes and Read more…
Orion is one of the most magnificent constellations in the sky. You can easily find him these winter evenings if the sky is clear. Look for his belt with its three bright stars. From his belt hangs a sword which contains the Orion nebulae and looks like a tiny hazy Read more…
I just finished reading through the Bible in a year. I think this might be the first time I actually completed a “Read through the Bible in a Year” program. I would always get sidetracked before I completed it. But this time I stuck with it. My oldest granddaughter told Read more…
Today, let’s learn to find some constellations. Cepheus, the Crowned King is close to Cassiopeia, the Enthroned Woman. Cepheus is not as bright as Cassiopeia (which you can easily find as a W), but on a clear night you can find him near Cassiopeia. To find Cepheus, continue the line Read more…