I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
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Going on a Bear Hunt
This morning I went shopping for a few groceries. Usually EJ goes with me and it becomes a fun experience instead of a chore, but he and JJ were sleeping so I went alone. I knew that if I didn’t get the groceries today,… Continue Reading “Going on a Bear Hunt”
Journey Stories
I really enjoy stories about journeys because I can very easily relate to them and find wisdom and courage for life through them. There are a lot of wonderful journey stories, but today I’d like to focus on just a couple and what I… Continue Reading “Journey Stories”
The Havdalah Wine
As a family, studying Hebrew has deepened our understanding of Scripture and our faith in many ways. Several years ago, we began to celebrate Shabbat, which begins on Friday evening with a romantic candlelight dinner with God during which wine and special Challah Bread… Continue Reading “The Havdalah Wine”
Night and Day
In attempt to find something that we can enjoy while JJ is fighting cancer, we have signed up for free trial months of Amazon Prime and Netflix. We had talked about getting Amazon Prime for a couple of years because we often shop on… Continue Reading “Night and Day”
Ya’yetze
Early yesterday evening JJ’s computer started not charging right. Since my poor computer also has had problems charging, I texted our friend who fixes our computers and he said he’d look at JJ’s computer on Sunday. He suggested we make sure EJ’s computer is… Continue Reading “Ya’yetze”
Star of Our Own Lives
On Wednesday, I woke up earliest, as usual. EJ works second shift and JJ is a night-owl so they go to bed later than me and sleep later in the morning. I had to wake EJ and JJ at 9 a.m. so we’d have… Continue Reading “Star of Our Own Lives”
Giving and Receiving
This post is really a continuation of my thoughts from yesterday about giving and receiving. I have been learning Hebrew for the last few years. It really is a fascinating language filled with deep meaning. I think it’s impossible to learn the language without… Continue Reading “Giving and Receiving”
Here There Be Love
This morning I called JJ’s college instructors to talk to them about his classes. Of course, since I didn’t know their teaching schedules, I got their voice mail. One instructor, who teaches JJ’s stress management class, called back later. I told her that JJ… Continue Reading “Here There Be Love”
Soul Sighing Day
Last night we had to turn the clocks back an hour. I was quite glad because it meant that we’d get an extra hour of sleep. I was extremely dismayed when I had trouble getting to sleep, and tossed and turned all night. I… Continue Reading “Soul Sighing Day”
Fennel in the Fire
JJ was supposed to get a full body CT Scan before his surgery, but the hospital had neglected to scan his chest. So Thursday morning we had to get one done. The woman who scheduled the scan gave us a choice of where to… Continue Reading “Fennel in the Fire”
How To Plan A Pity Party
This morning I took our dirty clothes to wash at the laundromat. Our washer broke awhile ago, so we wash the clothes at the laundromat and then we bring them home to dry on our clothesline or in the dryer. Often EJ goes with… Continue Reading “How To Plan A Pity Party”
WWJE
My blog is called “I Love To Go A Gardening” so I thought I ought to throw in something garden-ish: A month or so ago–a lifetime ago–I dug up a few herbs from my garden and I bought a couple more from the Farm… Continue Reading “WWJE”
Appointment with the Doctor
Night-time and first thing in the morning are the hardest times for me. I am most vulnerable then. Once I can align my thinking, I am ok. Writing is one of the tools that I use to realign my thinking. Writing, to me, is a… Continue Reading “Appointment with the Doctor”
