Recently, I asked a small group, “How do you mark the passage of time?” One person watches the sun’s movement through a window. Another relies on their dog’s daily routine—barking as a signal to let them out. Someone else spoke of seasonal changes in nature. A few mentioned calendars, digital or paper. One reflected that they no longer pay attention to time now that they’re no longer clocking in at work.
Recently, I asked a small group, “How do you mark the passage of time?” One person watches the sun’s movement through a window. Another relies on their dog’s daily..
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV)
When we hear the word “creative” most people automatically think of the arts—musicians, painters, writers, sculptors, etc. We have all heard those who say, “I’m not..
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I was five years old the first time I saw it.
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I’m not sure when I first thought “I want to be a nurse”, but by the time I was 15, the desire to go into nursing was simply part of who I was; it became a permanent..
I’m making a homecoming dress for my newly-minted highschooler. I don’t sew often, and it’s been a long time– maybe even since she was a baby– since I made a whole piece..