Author Archives: mlcoffice

Some time ago, A small cluster  of wild blue asters peered  at me through  rain dappled  undergrowth like curious eyes. That was then  and I’ve been gone. Today I found them growing still in earth untouched by rain, as bright … Continue reading →

It’s another rainy June morning. I watch the rain dripping from the roof like the silvery fringe on a shawl;  the  rain chain overflows  with  rivulets of water to puddle below.   I want to get outside into the gardens but … Continue reading →

The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raises up all those who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14 I was  hurrying through  Costco to get the last few items I needed before we headed home. The store wasn’t  crowded for a … Continue reading →

Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray now. Psalm 118: 25 It is  Palm Sunday which always reminds me of my mother’s kitchen when I was a child. After we went to Mass  and  had our Sunday … Continue reading →

I rushed  into the  Dollar Store for a few items.  We don’t have a grocery store  locally  and I did not want to drive all the way to McCall for orange juice and  a cheap squeaky toy for my dog … Continue reading →

To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The birds are back in  town! Flocks of finches and other small birds arrived just as March came through the calendar door. While a few … Continue reading →

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!Psalm 139:17  I was upstairs changing the linens on our bed. Dan helped me stretch the corners of the king fitted sheet, a task I used to be … Continue reading →

‘Ah, fondest, blindest, weakest, I am He Whom thou seekest! Francis Thompsaon. The Hound of Heaven Today we come to the end of our church’s 21 Days of Prayer which began the first week of January.  Twice a year our … Continue reading →

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters. Psalm 29:3 The phone rings. I pick it up, check the caller ID, but it isn’t a number I recognize. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20 It is the first week of the new year. The holidays are over. The company is gone and even as I was a bit … Continue reading →