A fresh cup of grace and truth with Sally Clarkson
Today--the first day of snow--fires lit, a perfect night for soup! Life is to me, sometimes, an obstacle course. How I face each dip that must be straddles and curve that must be managed and barrier that must be jumped, will indeed determine the … [Continue reading]
Deb, Sally and Shelley sharing spinach salad, grilled salmon and triple mousse cake. For whatever reason, the puzzle of my life, is that over the years, we have had very few support systems or time with our families. We usually spend most … [Continue reading]
Israëls-A Jewish Wedding-1903 A few days ago, a blog friend of mine asked me to write about marriage and advice about how to tell young women why not to have an affair. Please let me say that this is in no way complete--but I am coming from the … [Continue reading]
Dear Sweet Moms, Many of you have asked about our mom heart leaders' training coming up in Colorado Springs. I am passing this on to you since I have received so many questions about it and many of you are not on our email list. Hopefully, the … [Continue reading]
Rembrandt on Jesus in the midst of the Storm I have been thinking about Him, sleeping, quiet, at peace in the storm. Like a baby, warm, deep breath sleep, soundly at rest--restoring, trusting, fret-free existence in the calm of slumber. How? … [Continue reading]
Joel's Favorite for his last night Pork Roast a la Sally Two pork loins 1-2 cups apple juice (depending on how big the loins are--I usually just pour it in to the top of the meat.) 1 tablespoon of minced garlic 1 package onion soup mix 2 … [Continue reading]
John William Waterhouse Preraphaelites From time to time, I will be sharing some of my favorite artists with you. I picture this beautiful woman as one who sows beauty, stores goodness, gives life from the beautiful garden of her soul. "A man … [Continue reading]
Yearly Ritual-Family Day in the Rocky Mountains 2009 pic Each time my older children are home, I drop everything just to make one more memory with them. For us it means lots of rousing dinner table discussions with lots of feasts,(home made pizza, … [Continue reading]
If we weren't Christians. If we didn't have such strong ideals and felt the need to live by them and talk about then all the time. If we weren't mentally ill. If our internet connection would work! If we didn't have to worry about money … [Continue reading]
Girl's Girl's Club Memories Sometime about 12 years ago when I was so exhausted and somewhat ill, a doctor said, "You can kill yourself if you want to, but if you want to live well for years to come, you need to take responsibility for your … [Continue reading]
