Category Archives: Insights and Thoughts

The Invisible Woman by Nicole Johnson

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On my nightstand at home is a small book by Nicole Johnson that I’ve read and re-read many times as a wife and mother.  And now that I’m living in a land of cathedrals, I’m thinking about it again as … Continue reading →

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I have my moments . . . again

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s a post I wrote in January 2015 as we were preparing to leave for 3 year to go to Yakima.  I woke this morning, remembering these words, feeling every single one of them again.  I’ve been feeling nostalgic all … Continue reading →

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Evidence that I was here, that I loved and was loved.

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been trying really hard this week to clean and organize my office, my work space.  The hard part is that some things need to go, or I might be called a Hoarder.  I buckled down today and did a … Continue reading →

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Devastating Fire in Hawaii

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This beautiful little piece of paradise is no more.  My newsfeed this morning was filled with flames.  The town of Lahaina has burned to the ground. Here are 2 color photos of what it looked like yesterday and what it … Continue reading →

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Did we just step away and drop down?

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been thinking about what it’s like to just walk away from our home and our stuff, with food left in the fridge and freezer, clothes in the closet, my office piles everywhere, and our lives not put away.  I … Continue reading →

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We are all He has to work with.

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been thinking about last week when I went to buy the binding for my Stars in the Garden quilt. I started that quilt about 25 years ago and pulled most of the fabric for it then, only finishing it … Continue reading →

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Ants and Peonies

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I sat for some time this morning watching peony buds covered with busy little ants.  I wondered how ants on the ground know to climb to the tops of the plants to find sweet nectar there on the buds.  They … Continue reading →

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A Cave Woman’s Panniculus

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I found this lovely lady posted on Facebook and want to memorialize her here.  She is a woman after my own heart–and shape! This was posted with the picture: This piece of art was created in 23,000 BCE, on the … Continue reading →

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He Knows Where I Am. He Knows Me

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been sitting in the warm sun in our backyard. Yesterday John pulled out all of our old worn patio furniture and I’ve decided, now that our exceptionally long winter has passed, that every morning I’m able to, I’ll sit … Continue reading →

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A Writing Workshop With Donald Davis

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This week I participated in a special writing workshop with Donald Davis, Master Storyteller.  I’ve said before, he is a National Treasure.  A small group of us met with him at Karen Ashton’s home to learn and talk about capturing … Continue reading →

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