“He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him.” -Dutch Proverb In a few short days I will be getting on a plane for a very long flight to Japan. I’m going with a group from my church, First Baptist Dalton, to learn from the Japanese people about peacekeeping.… Continue reading Leaving My Stuff
Author: maflake
I am a retired middle school media specialist, a writer, a wife and mother, a runner, a reader, a gardener and a seeker of God. I live in an antebellum home in Northwest Georgia with my husband.
Shining a Light
Sometimes we all need a little light in our lives. For the last several years I have hung a multi-sided Moravian star on our front porch at Christmas. A light bulb on the inside shines day and night and it acts as a porch light for our old house, as well as lighting our front… Continue reading Shining a Light
Unexpected Blessings
For Christmas this year, my friend Rhonda gave me an amaryllis bulb encased in a round ball of red wax. I set it on the little table in my dining room and soon it produced beautiful red blooms. “That was nice,” I thought, clipped off the flowers when they finished blooming, and figured it was… Continue reading Unexpected Blessings
Down Memory Lane
For the last several years, a crack has been forming in the plaster ceiling above my desk in my office/junk room. Even though it has loomed ominously over my head, threatening to fall in at any minute, I have procrastinated getting it fixed. I dreaded the thought of having to clean out the accumulation of… Continue reading Down Memory Lane
Winter Rest
I sit in front of the Christmas tree early on New Year’s Day. Through the front windows I watch the sun coming up over the tree line of the Browns’ pasture, orange and blue. My Moravian star shines over the porch, moving slightly in the wind, a reminder of my North Carolina roots. I have… Continue reading Winter Rest
Under the Magnolia Tree 