FOR TODAY (March 16, 2009)... Outside My Window...the fir trees are quietly waving at me, stretching their fingers in the warm sun after the drenching morning rains. I am thinking...God is allowed to change my schedule! I am thankful for...deepening friendships: Nina from Junction City, Musonda from Zambia, and Pam and Laurie from Eugene. From the kitchen...no husband, no daughter to make dinner for tonight, so I think I'll make rice. I am wearing...my hair down on my shoulders. I am creating...more excuses not to be working on the manuscript. I am going...to change that plan. A good swim work-out will do the trick! I am reading...too many posts on Facebook. I am hoping...my husband and son make it home from Florida tomorrow. I am hearing...the same songs over and over on Christian radio. Around the house...it's time to clean the carpet. One of my favorite things...ten noisy, hungry 4-week-old chicks in my shed. I may have ten too many layers! Maybe I'll sell some when they