Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Step into my parlor said the spider to me…
We took a hike a couple of weeks ago in the rainforest. Now St. Croix’s rain forest is relatively small, but it offers pretty much everything you’d expect in a rain forest (except large, colorful birds and monkeys. I think it needs flamboyant parrots and macaws and howling, swinging monkeys, but alas, there are neither … Continue reading
Dolphin Encounter
While we should count every day as a privilege we’ve been granted, there’s no doubt that some days just end up being more special than others. Yesterday pretty much pegged the amazing meter for me. About a mile and a half north of the island of St. Croix is another, much smaller place called Buck … Continue reading
Squeaky Wheels
I believe in the adage “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” I’m an avid squeaky wheel. Sometimes when I let someone else know how I feel or what is needed, I don’t get what I want. Other times I annoy the person I’ve encountered. Occasionally, I have even made things worse. When I’m engaged … Continue reading
Beauty
My bonus daughter, Amanda and her husband Jarrett are visiting us here on the island this week to celebrate her thirtieth birthday, so I hope you’ll excuse me if instead of my regular blog this week, I simply share this: in hard times and great times, deep winter or sunshine, God loves you and wants … Continue reading
Rejoice!
As you may know, Philippians 4: 4-9 is one of my favorite places in the universe. There are so many reasons I love hanging out among those words. When I’m floundering it supplies me with a path to follow (let your gentleness be evident to all), when I’m scared I can go sit with God, … Continue reading
Hard questions to begin the new year.
I’m pondering a question this morning. Here’s it is: Are we human bodies who were imbued with a soul, or are we souls who were imbued with a body? One side of this coin would contend that I am human first – that is, I was conceived and then at some point a soul either … Continue reading
Sticks and stones
I took down our Christmas decorations on Saturday. The act of packing away the baubles: the jing tinglers and flu floopers (thanks Dr. Seuss for the proper and official names of all the stuff I hang about the house!) always makes me thoughtful. Lost in reverie as I was un-decorating a metal tree on the … Continue reading
Except. The Child.
We like things perfect. Christmas brings out the perfectionism in most us, I think. The perfect tree and decorations, just the right gifts with beautiful wrapping, the menu for Christmas dinner. Everything for Christmas should be, well, perfect. Except it isn’t. The government is partially shut down, fighting and ugliness increase exponentially nearly daily, some … Continue reading
Die Hard Christmas
If you saw my blog right after Thanksgiving, you will remember that I shared my love of cheesy Christmas movies. I’m happy to report that we have been taking full advantage of the season, and have watched at least a dozen uplifting and enjoyable holiday films. That doesn’t count the six or seven that we … Continue reading
