You know the answer, yes? That's right, you need to clean out those cupboards that are the handy stash spots for all the canned goods, bags of rice, boxes of pasta, dribbles and dabs of baking chocolate, spices, baking soda, five types of flour, etc. and etc. And the other point: sort the items … [Read more...]
Enjoying the Arts! Art Hop in Downtown Kalamazoo
We're lucky in Kalamazoo to enjoy a community that values art. Every June the Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts puts on a major art show in Bronson Park with quality fine art and fine craft, plus there are exhibits at the KIA and the local colleges, Western Michigan and Kalamazoo College. In … [Read more...]
Growing Older with Grace and Joy – The Importance of Friends
One goal for this blog is to share growing older with grace and joy. Sometimes that's harder than others. It means accepting the wonders of life at the same time as realizing that my time on earth has a finite limit. The presence of good friends makes it easier to live in grace and feel the joy … [Read more...]
Good Friends – Cherish and Enjoy
"A faithful friend s a sturdy shelter; he who finds one finds a treasure. A faithful friend is beyond price, no sum can balance his worth. A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, such as he who fears God finds. For he who fears God behaves accordingly and his friend is like himself." … [Read more...]