Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Tatting
Tatting is an old fashioned art form. Kind of like crochet, only very different, tatting is a method of using thread or string to create lace and embellishments. My grandmother knew how to tat, I have a doily she made. My mother did not know how, though she is the one who taught me to … Continue reading
Lee Roddy – friend and encourager
A while ago I blogged a series about women in my life who were mentors. At the time, I didn’t think about the men who have been influential in my life. Maybe I should. Maybe I will! I saw on line this week that someone special to me passed away in February at the age … Continue reading
This is the Day the Lord has Made
When I was in high school, my mom wrote out a free verse poem for me on a piece of stationary. I still have it, in her dear and beautiful script, framed on my desk so I can read it often. When my children each grew up and got ready to leave home, I copied … Continue reading
Crucian Food
It was an easy expectation while we were planning to come and getting settled here that since St. Croix is part of the US it was mostly the same as living on the mainland except more beautiful, more relaxed and in the warmth of perpetual summer. Now that we’ve been here a while, we know … Continue reading
Green Pastures
The 23rd Psalm is familiar and comfortable. It is comforting. Jesus is our shepherd. (Okay, this part makes me a little uncomfortable because what I know about sheep is limited, but mostly I know that they are dumb. I like that Jesus is the shepherd, but why do I have to be the sheep?) Anyway. … Continue reading
It’s all in How you View it…
Note: when I first published this on Monday (yesterday), I had a mistake thanks to ‘research ‘ I did on Wikipedia. (Thanks, Dave!) So this is the new and corrected version! I’ve talked about this before, but we named our house here on St. Croix ‘Pirate’s Perch’ because the house is built on a … Continue reading
Company
One of the absolutely delightful things about living on a Virgin Island is that people want to come visit us. I say this with total sincerity, we are thankful and excited that we’ve had lots of company since we’ve been here – and we hope and pray that it continues. We’ve had our friend Michelle … Continue reading
“Five More Great Ways to Live Longer”
The AARP Bulletin that I get once a month has an article this time entitled “50 Great Ways to Live Longer.” I pulled it out and have read it a couple of times. Karl and I have talked about it. Patting ourselves on the back, we note with pride that we are doing many things … Continue reading
God’s definition of safe and good
Since before I gave birth to my first baby, I have prayed for my children. Almost forty years later, those prayers have grown to include their spouses and their children. The prayers for all of them are the same, I ask God to take care of them and keep them safe (among lots of other … Continue reading
