BLOG — A PERENNIAL LIFE

Politics and policies will never transform a heart or bring our nation to its knees. It takes a far higher power.

As a gardener, can you even imagine? What if this time of social isolation and confinement began during January’s cold, desolate grip? As...

It’s been a tough year. My dear mother had a heart procedure on Valentines Day which resulted in many complications and subsequent...

I hate weeds, which means I have a lot to hate about my lawn and garden. But I have vowed to keep fighting despite a losing battle. Let’s...

I'm not a fan of winter. In fact, my feeling borders on disdain. I've got a friend who loves winter. He takes the most beautiful photos...

The neighbors must have wondered why a stranger in her Sunday best was picking through the rubble where a barn once stood. Weeds and tree...

Have you seen it? It was all over social media a few years ago — the video of Adele impersonating Adele among a bunch of other Adeles?...

What are we doing?!?! And by "we," I mean the collective "we" as Christians. Me included. Now, I’m no biblical scholar. I'm no prophet....

When my husband and I bought our first home many years ago, it needed a lot of attention in the landscaping department. One area that...

My mother is originally from Germany, born in 1927. Yep. She’s old. But she’s the hippest, coolest, 89-year-old woman I know.  She still...

In the Christmas story, Jesus doesn’t exactly come on the scene with megaphoned announcers, lights blazing, and cheering crowds. He...

I've had some time on my hands to do some pretty major cleaning around the house, including going through old photos, birthday cards,...

I crossed over to the second half of my first centennial last year — I turned 50 in October 2017. The years have brought with them some...

It’s autumn. In nature, that means some pretty drastic changes. Leaves erupt in the colors of campfire embers and then dance through the...

They’re not the latest fancy hybridized variety and you won’t find them featured on the cover of the latest gardening magazine. But there...

It won’t be by our well-said prayers And cleverly crafted speech How well we recite scripture Or the message that we preach It won’t be...

… and it’s finally come true. I’ve written and published a book and I hope you’ll consider reading it. “A Perennial Life — Finding...