Glory
I remember sitting on the school bus
looking out the window
and seeing the splendor
of autumn foliage
and thinking, how lucky am I?
Even as a child,
I could appreciate the beauty—
God’s expression of who He is
May He wake in me the desire,
as part of His creation,
to express His beauty and splendor
by the things I think, say and do.
Hubby’s First PA Autumn
I’ll never forget when,
almost 44 years ago,
my Wyoming fiancée
came to PA in autumn
never before seeing
the real meaning
of the word “fall”
when the leaves let go
in a bright cascade
to flit and flutter
and whirl about
in the wind.
Hubby-to-be
and I chased
and caught them,
laughing like kids.
And when we
prepared the yard
for our wedding,
he knew how much
I liked the sound and
smell
of scrunching leaves
and he requested
they be left on the
lawn,
not raked up neatly,
which some late-comers
may not have appreciated
as the crisp leaves
announced their arrival.
Sea Sick
It’s been a while
Since I sat in the
beach
Sand tickling my toes
The rhythmic sound of
waves
The occasional call of a
sea gull
The wind blowing gently
along
The sun set painting
stripes
At the lacy water’s
edge
Seals poking their
heads up
Mountains, aspens, blue
sky
Dry weather is nice
But I miss the ocean
First Time for Everything
Well, this is the first.
It might have been the cold
Or the cold medicine
When I was waking up from a nap
I was babbling
To my dreams
About my dreams
Not making sense
I’m talking crazy
I dreamed I texted that
To my friend and to my daughter
But when I really woke up
I realized I actually did text that to them.
I’ve talked in my sleep before
But never texted
Dreams
are like clouds.
With a little imagination,
they can take the shape
of so many things.
First Day at Resort
Had Lori’s leftover pizza for breakfast
Did grocery shopping
Went a little overboard
Ran out of money
Eli helped me out.
Went swimming.
The water felt good
On such a hot day.
Little Selah was having fun.
Lori played with her a lot.
Everyone came for supper
which was a bit of a disaster.
Chicken wasn’t done.
Had Loren open his birthday gifts.
Cake and ice cream was good.
What I do with Leftovers
Mushrooms
Cheese
Shredded cabbage
Onions
Leftover meat and veggies
Stirred together
Microwaved
Put on tortilla
Yum!
