
Some days you wake up, and there's a gift from someone--for you--outside your door. Today was one of those days for me! As I looked out my big picture window, I saw snow, and many footprints from my children who had already discovered it.

And the Amaryllis that my sister Jan gave me as a housewarming present had bloomed beautifully in my garden window! Perhaps I'm not a black thumb afterall?

One of my favorite gifts from the Lord is my Mom, who recently celebrated her 79th birthday!

And if that weren't a kind enough gift, she handed down to me a table and lamp that belonged to my grandmother. Now those are nicely installed in my home near the front door: