by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 24, 2015 | Faith
I read that book some years back. Just devoured it, actually. “One Thousand Gifts” — counting all the ways the Lord blesses and actually THANKING HIM for the blessings. So I began my list: ten things I am grateful for every day. My goal was a...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 17, 2015 | Faith
Finishing a brisk 20-minute walk to the corner and back, I stepped into the luscious green lawn that needed mowing. On this beautiful summer morning, the grass beckoned. I flopped onto my back and lay gazing into the clear blue sky. Weeks of off-and-on rain made this...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 9, 2015 | Faith, Family
A spring-fed creek cuts a quiet path through our valley, rambling over stones and through clumps of watercress and swamp lilies before ducking under the road in front of our home to join a larger creek at the edge of the field. The water that flows from our spring and...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 6, 2015 | Faith
One should never discount the value of even the smallest successes — like having your name added to the “barista” chalk board. For weeks I’ve looked with envy at the names artfully written in glowing marker on a chalkboard sign at Great Lakes...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 29, 2015 | Faith
The rain fell steadily on the pavement outside the coffee shop Saturday morning as a steady flow of customers kept our drive-thru busy. One brave soul, a woman I judged to be a little younger than myself, ducked through the front door and shook rain from her hair....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 22, 2015 | Faith
There’s a sweet little lady who comes into my coffee shop several times a week to get her special “brew” — a smoothie made with ingredients she gives the baristas along with specific instructions about how much and what to add to her frozen...
