Author Archives: Sally Gerard

Our first good snow finally arrived, and I welcomed it with glee! Some critters are not so happy about it, but that is only because they have already forgotten those hot sweltering days. Ugh. It’s bright and glittery and magical. … Continue reading →

How do you know what the next step is in your life? Do you pray? Do you hear anything when you do? Do you hear from some other source? In nature? I see the example of who I should or … Continue reading →

Fall is the wind blowing through dry crackling leaves and the crunch of dry meadow grasses. It’s the cottontails tucking in under the porch and into the lilac bushes. Flocks of geese flying over, the sounds of their honking encouraging … Continue reading →

Things I love: Laffy Taffy, birds at my feeder, and pumpkin cookies. I love devotions in the early morning. Jobs finished and done well. Baby calves finding their legs for the first time. A horse’s warm breath on my neck … Continue reading →

Brave: possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance (dictionary.com) What does it mean to be brave? How are you brave in your life? Where do you need to be or wish you were brave? Who is on your list of … Continue reading →

Speak the truth in grace. Truth: “conformity with fact or reality; a verified or indisputable fact; the state or character of being true.” (Dictionary.com) Synonyms: authenticity, genuineness, integrity, candor, frankness, openness, fidelity, revelation. (Thesaurus.com) Grace: “elegance or beauty of form, … Continue reading →

How do you know what you really value in life? Sure, we are taught values from those who raise us, but they aren’t always values we stick to. We observe things and say to ourselves, “I’d like to be like … Continue reading →

What makes humans decent and kind? Is it a big city vs. small town thing? Urban vs. rural? What makes us walk right past someone without even seeing them? Sure, there are more people crammed together in urban areas, but … Continue reading →

Her phone had been ringing, cutting off the music she was blaring, but she’d hit ignore every time it started again. Kelly’s excuses could wait. It was fifty miles or so to the first decent size town. She made for … Continue reading →

Once she hit the black top, she’d slowed some and burned the edge off her fury. Mel wasn’t going to turn around this time. She’d done that too many times before. Just keep driving, that’s what she told herself. The … Continue reading →