by Patti Miinch | Nov 3, 2022 | issues, One Gigantic Step, peace, step forward, trials
“Two steps forward and one step backward.”This old adage, from a tale about a frog trying to get out of a deep well by climbing its stone wall, may be something you can relate to. I know I can. Early this year, for example, I experienced two quite large steps forward...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 14, 2022 | A Little Green Glass Frog, bookmarks, frog, fully ruly on God, grief, loss, Patti Miinch, remembrance, social media
It’s been nearly 10 months since I got the small package in the mail. It was sent by a Facebook friend and former high school classmate, and I couldn’t imagine what it might hold.When I unwrapped it, I found something I didn’t expect: a small, green glass frog...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 21, 2022 | criticizing, judging, Lent, Lenten Reflections, silence
I decided that for Lent this year I would give up criticizing/judging others and that I would spend 15 minutes sitting silently (outwardly & inwardly) in God’s presence. The results were not what I anticipated.I tend to judge other people,...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 14, 2022 | lessons, lessons learned from a f*& cat, plush, takeaways
I recently acquired a cat. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (aka Barnaby) came to live with me several weeks ago after a brief sojourn at the local humane society. {By the way, Barnaby was previously known as Egypt, but really . . . Egypt? No way!}He looked perfectly...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 5, 2022 | breaks, relax, them's the breaks
In my quest to find ways to build at least one break into my busy schedule, I first kept a 5-day log of the activities that fill the hours each day (What Have We Here?). Then I sat down, mug of hot tea and bullet journal at the ready, to analyze the results.The log...
