Shoes and Sofas

I have been pondering something this week and I want to know if anyone can give me some answers.

 I have often seen a lonely shoe laying on it's side in the middle of the street. … where does it come from? where is the foot that it belongs to and the other half to the pair? I feel confused and a little sad when I see this. Was it a pedestrian that ran fast across the street and lost their shoe? Was it a pedestrian that was hit by a car? Was it a sibling rivalry that went bad in the backseat of a minivan and the older brother tossed the younger's shoe? How does this happen?

This week on my drive to work through the beautiful countryside and back roads I came across a blue sofa in the ditch. Did a homeowner drive out from the city to a 'unused' back road to rid themselves of this sofa rather than taking it to the dump? Did it fall off of a truck as someone was moving and they have lost their sofa forever? Was this sofa stolen by delinquents as a prank and just left there for the cows to enjoy?

There are sometimes in my life when I feel like these objects. lost, lonely, tossed aside and forgotten about. But God is so good and in those moments I feel his presence the most. There is a quote I heard a few weeks ago… okay, maybe a month… "let your loneliness become solitude and solitude prayer". when we get over the fact that we FEEL lonely we can look the beauty of it. We can find ways to celebrate the solitude and find the rich blessing that is in the quiet.

Our world is so full of noise. It is tough to choose the quiet, the TV, ipod, radio and phone is always so available to us. We can so easily drown out our own thoughts and the voice of God that is so needed in the stillness. Living alone has had it's challenges, coming home to an empty house, deciding whether to cut the grass or make supper (because there isn't enough time or energy to do both), listening to the clock tick away the evening… because I'm too cool to go to sleep at 7:00. Walking, reading, crocheting and journaling have become a bigger part of my life than I thought they would.

TV is a temptation and a distraction. If I sit down to eat supper in front of the TV (for the companionship) before I realize it it's 9 o clock and I didn't do anything. I am not saying that TV is bad, but for me it's a time sucker. I enjoy TV shows but I don't have self control to get up and turn it off and get outside. luckily I'm a crocheter so I do get lots of projects done while I sit in front of the tube.

Endless Ocean.

By Jonathan Helser

God's love is endless!!

Amen. 

Welcome August!

The days are getting shorter, the nights a little cooler, the raspberries are ripening and my garden is producing. Welcome August!



I have had peas, apples, rhubarb, raspberries and zucchini from my yard. I am really excited for the carrots, beets and maybe even cucumbers if we get a warm 6 weeks.

















I have had so many months of summer… being in hawaii for 3 months was wonderful but this Canadian girl is craving the fall. I want to wear my sweaters, mitts, scarves and touques. I want to see my breath and have fires in the back yard in the evening… now it's just too hot to start a fire. I am excited for pumpkins, the crunching leaves under my feet and a brisk walk around the lake. I'm also excited for snow… i want to go cross country skiing again! :) Maybe i'm crazy… maybe i'm just Canadian.

I went to visit the horses today. Meet Bell and Tess. Tess is the Bay and Bella is the chestnut. They are good friends of mine. I am at a loss as far as 'Horse Training' but i just enjoy spending time with them and wandering around in their little piece of heaven out there. I hope they enjoy spending time with me as much as I like spending time with them.

Bella. 

Tess (she has spunk)

And moi. Again, out in a wheat field…. what can i say?? I just like it.