~Shades of Red~

Vivacious, Energetic, Hot, Poetic

Romantic, Vivid, Sexy, Sunburn

Fire, Love, Emotion, Strawberries!

I just Love Red! I love to wear red, I love to eat all red things, raspberries, watermelon, radishes, tomatoes...yummy! I love to see red (not in anger of course but the color). Yes, I think red is a beautiful thing.

Tell me...How would you describe the color RED?

~Just Take a Pill!~

Happy Tuesday Friends~I'm on a rant, so please indulge me...I am outraged that drug companies' can push their drugs on national television, buying expensive ad time while getting grants from the government, (aka you and I) to develope these drugs. What in BLAZES is going on??? It makes me furious that these ads tell you to, "Ask your doctor if this drug is right for you." WHAT??? Isn't that a little backwards...or upside down? Now we should ask our Dr.'s if we should use this DRUG?? This is so wrong. And..I am just sick to death of TV ads for Viagra, et al. It's such a GREAT image...fat, bald, impotent Americans with tall glasses of water and a variety of multicolored pills to erase everything they don't like about themselves! I am just sick of the entire ad campaign, it is sooooo wrong. Geez, whatever happened to the Keebler elves? Now we see an older couple riding bikes on the beach, implying that they are having a wonderful and active relationship because he's taking Viagra?? Okay....hold me back!!! And please don't even get me started on feminine hygiene... Yikes! Enough for a bright sunny Tuesday...and..I think it's time for me to turn off the TV!!! (smile)

~And God Said, "Let There Be Lights......."

Good Sunday Morning Friends~

As I was gazing at the moon last night, I thought how blessed we are that our Lord thought of everything! The sun to warm the earth, the moon for light at night. I went to my Bible to, Genesis 1:14 to read word for word of the wonderous creation of light. Lately I have been worrying so much, and this scripture spoke to me. I wasn't looking for an answer for my worrying, but simply wondering what the Lord had in mind when He created the moon & sun. This passage was an answer for me to a question I had not ask.

"And God said, "Let there be light in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights-the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the fourth day."

God knew our needs before we were even created. Aren't we blessed to have a Father who loves us so completely that our needs are met before we even know what they are? I am reminded that I need not worry when the Lord is in control.

Blessings for a peaceful, restful, thankful Sunday Morning~

~A Walk About~

Resting in the Sun

Log Bench with handpainted gift from 3rd Grade students

Lovely Stella!

Berries Galore!

What a Beautiful Day! Taking a little walk about the yard, filling up bird feeders, while the birds flutter from branch to bush waiting for their treat, back and forth... Pulling up weeds and sweeping the walks is pure Joy! Grateful to be able to move about unencumbered by sickness or feebleness. Smelling the cut grass, and watching the bees land on the clover. Oh and look! A red headed woodpecker in the old oak tree busy at work...tap tap tap! The mule across the street lets out a loud, "Hee Haw," and I remember to call out my daily greeting. Cows swishing their tails to keep the flies off back and forth-back and forth, and the rustle of a soft breeze blowing in the trees ever so faintly moving back and forth...Here I sit, a vigilant spectator... with my faithful companion, enjoying the soft, sweet rhythm of nature .
Blessings~

~The Power of Prayer~

Hello Friends~For this post...another cloud with a silver lining.
It's been quite a long week so far...filled with prayer and meditation. Both of my husband's parents and my mom were in the hospital this week at the same time. My mom (in Dallas) with dizziness, low blood pressure and nausea. Mike's mom (in Idaho) is in a rehab as she has Multiple Sclerosis, and his dad (in Missoula, Montana) was having serious back surgery. Today my mom's diagnosis was over medication, her Dr.'s had given her 3 medications that she took once a day...it turns out, that all three medications were for the same thing!! Each were lowering her heart rate and blood pressure. It's a miracle that she was even walking around for so long. What strength! I would like to know how a mix up like this happens. My personality is one that would like to go into her Dr.'s office and give her a piece of my mind...perhaps it is a good thing I am in Iowa...? Her dear friends picked her up from the hospital, and drove her to have her favorite lunch..Mexican food!!! She is 81 years old.
Mike's dad was in for a 7 hour surgery today for his back. Thank the Lord he did well and is out of surgery now and in recovery. He will spend 5 more days in the hospital. He is 76.
Mike's mom is 77 and doing well with excellent care. She is eating, and gaining a little strength.
Thank you Heavenly Father for your blessings on our family!!

~Socked in Once Again!~

Good Morning Friends! Well, just look at this hazy, rainy day! The weather report was, "It may get to 70 degrees later on today." What?!! This is strange weather we're having. I don't ever remember being this cold in July! Ever!! I had to get out my fall clothing early...I'm cold! Never ever in my wildest dreams did I think it would get this cool in July. My neighbors sugar maple is turning already! Hopefully fall won't come this early for Pete's Sake...it would be a long winter. The positive side to the dreariness is..we needed the rain. Gotta go get some long pants on!! (Hopefully I can find them :-) Bless you today and always~

~A Storm on the Horizon~

Good Morning! As I was walking around my garden this morning I looked out over the cornfields down in the valley. The wind was blowing, the and cornfields were swaying in rythmn like a beautiful Hawaiian hula dance! Back and forth...Back and forth..It was a sight to behold!

Then I noticed the clouds (of course), dark and menacing, swirling and moving along in the sky above. I thought: How blessed I am to see this today the sky and the land in perfect harmony!
I wish you a day filled with perfect harmony!

Blessings~
P.S. Can you spot a face in the dark cloud?

~Good Morning Sunshine~

Watching the sun come up from the back porch on a cool morning with a steaming cup of French Vanilla coffee is just like heaven! This morning the sun was a bright red firey ball, and the air was damp and cool. I sat out there watching the bunnies have breakfast (keeping one eye on Freeway...) Which brings me to a very funny story about the night before last:
My hubs and I sit out on the porch in the evening after dinner, reading the paper and letting the doggy out for the last time before bed. Well...all of a sudden Freeway runs off of the porch, ears back, low to the ground, full throttle after a bunny! She was going so fast I could barely get the words out,"Stop!" The smart bunny runs into the corn field...the focused dog runs into a corn stalk!! CRACK!! Out comes Freeway shaking her head, with the funniest, "What the heck hit me?" look on her face! Poor Freeway....she walked slowly to the deck, slowly up the stairs...and layed down. My husband and I were cracking up, as there is a big hole where the cornstalks USED to be...it's like a tunnel, a mini crop circle!
The next evening as we sat reading the paper, the bunny was back....Freeway just sat on the deck eyeballing it...but didn't move an inch!
Blessings~