Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Whatever!
In the past six to eight months I have ‘owned’ the Bible verses in Philippians 4:4-9. Or, I am trying to own them. It began when I was having a terrible time sleeping because I just kept worrying about anything and everything during the night. My mind gets on this unrelenting loop of worries … Continue reading
Living in a Construction Zone
I’ve described before how when we sold our country house last October and moved into town, we bought a little house that was built in 1923. We bought it, calling it a ‘flip’, because, of course, we watch HGTV and thought it would be fun to flip a house. We love to remodel, so this … Continue reading
In defense of being me…
When I was a sophomore in high school, I had a civics teacher named Sidney Spiegel. I liked him and his class. I clearly remember something he said one day, “Be opinionated. Think something.” His words resonated with me then and they still do. I believe that ‘passionately’ is the only way to live and … Continue reading
Thirty Two Years
My husband and I just celebrated our thirty-second anniversary. Thirty two years is a long time and we have the wrinkles and scars to prove they’ve happened, but even so, there are moments and days when I fall in love with him all over again. Some couples take up square dancing or become sports fanatics … Continue reading
Counting Down
Some really beautiful things have happened to me this summer. I got to spend over seven weeks living on my island home, but that’s not all. Karl and I came together and spent three weeks hanging the curtains I made over the winter, exploring, snorkeling, and making a giant Jenga game and a lawn Scrabble … Continue reading
Just an Annoying Little Frog
Once, when my son, Sam had just started high school, I played Bunco with a group of teacher friends. It was only that one time, and I was clearly very bad at playing the game, because when the night was finished, I won the booby prize. The prize was a hard plastic frog about ten … Continue reading
Dancing With All My Might
One of my favorite passages in the Bible is in Second Samuel chapter 6. David is finally able to return the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. He was so excited he “danced with all his might before the Lord.” I love the picture I have in my head of David dancing for God, and … Continue reading
Summer of 2015
Hey, it’s mid July – well, really a little past mid-July and I haven’t yet started blogging this summer. Darn. Honestly, I planned to as soon as we arrived in St. Croix, but that was right about the time when the Supreme Court went a little whacko and a Bible study in Charleston became a … Continue reading
Blessings in Strange Wrappings
This is going to sound horrid, but I am so thankful that Dr. Kent Brantly got Ebola. Wait – scratch that. I’m really thankful that he got it and God allowed him to survive it. There, that sounds better. The bottom line is, very few people had ever heard of Brantly. But then he got … Continue reading
A New Year
One of the great things about being a teacher is that there are definite beginnings and endings. Summer ended when we flew home from our island back to Wyoming to start a new school year. While I didn’t feel ready to be back to school, the process of unpacking my room,putting up bulletin boards, making … Continue reading
