A favored spot is sitting in my backyard in the early afternoon shade of the pines while marveling with admiration at the beauty around me. A Calibrachoa plant that survived the winter is dazzling me with her Candy Shop Fancy Berry brilliance. My new Purslane plants never disappoint, besides many others, and not the least … Continue reading A Favored Spot
Author: Scarlettroad
Stand up & Stand Out!
All the stories about "only a boy named David" have caused me to ponder just what type of mother did this boy have! I mean really?! “Hey mom, you’ll never guess what happened last night while I was watching the sheep! A BIG hungry bear crept through the fog after one of our little lambs! … Continue reading Stand up & Stand Out!
The Platform: Light on a Stand!
As a little girl, I remember my maternal grandfather going outside to light a cigarette. In those days, it was common to hear strangers ask one another for “a light.” I prefer a light, but not that type! In those days, I was also quite afraid of the dark; a night light would help put … Continue reading The Platform: Light on a Stand!
Living on the Edge of God’s Perimeters
Old Post with a New Message!
Slammed!
I love to hear the waves and watch the foamy currents race across the shoreline! I find going to the beach to be an exhilarating experience. Especially exhilarating is to try and walk through the crashing waves yet being knocked off your feet. And then, finding it impossible to stand back up because you cannot … Continue reading Slammed!
Taste-tester
Each year I find my enthusiasm and excitement over Easter grows! Not only with the warmer weather and the beautiful new life springing up all around me but even more how much nearer my future resurrected new life comes into view. My heart has an ebullient and happy sensation as I recall what Easter is … Continue reading Taste-tester
Sharon Kay Castillo Rion
She took her last breath January 24, 2021! I had hoped to celebrate her March 12th birthday with her that year! I do not recall ever having the privilege of celebrating it in person, alongside her. Yet even more, I always looked forward to her spiritual birthdate on April 26 (2005) each year. It was … Continue reading Sharon Kay Castillo Rion
A Positive Connection
In the early years of marriage (I was 18 when I married) experiencing emotional roller coasters and intense difficulties was a juggling act I was not cut out for! And though I soon became a pastor’s wife, my journey to trusting God and enjoying an intimate relationship seemed to always be lacking. Progress felt extremely … Continue reading A Positive Connection
Trusting God’s Sovereign Hand
Thinking back over the past several months, I see God’s sovereign hand in all that transpired. God’s sovereign hand led me to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas (2020) in Louisiana with my sister-in-law and family. Then, orchestrating my return just in time on January 24, to spend the last 3 hours of this earthly life with … Continue reading Trusting God’s Sovereign Hand
Beggared or Refined
I pleaded with God not to take her! But she quietly stopped breathing, her pulse growing more and more distant until it was no more. “Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1). We have been given a command and yet we seldom are diligently, … Continue reading Beggared or Refined
The Scarlett Road 