It’s that time of year again! The irises are blooming here in Tennessee! Having a 7-week-old baby, I haven’t gotten out much in the last couple of months, so that may have made the sight of my first iris bloom all that more exciting this year. I jumped up and down a little bit and... Continue Reading →
Back in 2018, after being diagnosed with pre-endometrial cancer in my endometrial lining, I did something strange as I began the visits with the oncologist and started treatment. I began to knit a baby blanket. Seeing as how I had never really knit anything before and I was as seemingly as far away from having... Continue Reading →
Back in June, my husband and I had a rather spontaneous one-night retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park. I sat down and began to write this blog post the following week, but somehow got distracted while doing some of the research and didn’t get it up right away. And then, a couple of weeks after... Continue Reading →
I have written several blog posts now about Corrie Ten Boom. I just enjoy reading her works and reading about her life. I recently came across something that gave me a new perspective on a story that I thought I knew pretty well. I was reading through one of YouVersion’s devotional plans, “Life Lessons from... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, my husband told me about a bald eagle nest not too far from our house. He said that he and a few of his co-workers had spotted one of the eagles hanging around the tree line near the highway and talked about how big it was. It prompted us to google... Continue Reading →
When I sat down with my planner on New Year’s Eve to set up my calendar for 2022, I also took the time to review the goals I had set for 2021. Last year, I had set several goals and a couple of them included completing a set number of hikes and a set number... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas!! And Happy Last Day of The 12 Days of Blogmas 2021! I have now written more blog posts in the month of December than I did for the entire rest of 2021...maybe I can keep a bit of this momentum going into the new year. I wrote both last year and also earlier... Continue Reading →
Santa Claus comes tonight! But before we let this stranger into our homes, maybe we should know who he even is first. People have some pretty strong opinions about what Santa looks like. News anchor Megyn Kelly once made the ridiculous proclamation on national airwaves that “By the way, for all you kids watching at... Continue Reading →
In the early 1970’s, Hallmark asked several celebrities to style displays for their flagship store in Manhattan. Fred Rogers, whose show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood on PBS was becoming a success, was one of the celebrities who was asked to contribute a display. In true Mr. Rogers fashion, he took the opportunity to spread a positive... Continue Reading →
My husband and I recently re-watched the Game of Thrones finale, and I was struck by this line from Tyrion Lannister: “What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories. There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it.”Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones He said this... Continue Reading →
Rachel F. Jean 