By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer Colorado weather is such a great life metaphor: Be ready for a surprise! On Friday my apple and pear trees were in bountiful bloom and by Saturday they were drenched in snow. However, the world didn’t stop spinning. Life doesn’t just “go on,”
By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer Winds along Colorado’s Front Range this spring have been stronger than ever. We’ve been pummeled by shuddering gusts that rattle windows and awnings and send wind chimes, lawn chairs, and trash cans flying. Yet in the most brutal moments, I’ve found comfort in
By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer I love my own homemade coffee. In fact, I love it so much that I get it as close to “cowboy coffee” as I can with an antique enamel pot that perks the brew atop my stove. It’s the real deal. Add canned
By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer Imagine – the day after dawn changed everything. Light revealed the emptiness left behind when Life got up and walked out of the tomb. He does that, Jesus. He does the unexpected. Even though He told His friends (and enemies) that He wouldn’t
By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer If you didn’t know by now, March is Women’s History Month. I’m guessing that’s the reason someone left this button in my inbox in the teacher’s lounge at the college. It makes me laugh every time I notice it on my “inspiration” tack
By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer My front door wasn’t doing its job. At first, I couldn’t get it open without a crow bar (slight exaggeration). A few weeks later, it wouldn’t lock. (No exaggeration.) I jammed a chair under the doorknob at night as an extra precaution. One