Season’s of a Woman’s Life

The following is an excerpt from LETTERS FROM GOD FOR WOMEN, God’s Faithful Promises for You, Harvest House Publishers (a little book I wrote a few years ago).
I treasure you every day.
My precious one,
Consider the seasons. Winter, with its new-fallen snow, covers the seeds of new life in its frozen depths. Spring, with its [...]

Life Renewed

I love spring, and here in the desert it’s especially glorious. This year I’m enjoying it more than ever — the scent of our little lemon tree blossoms seems sweeter, the birdsong somehow more cheerful, the bursting forth of each new tender sprout of plant life more of a miracle. Brushes with mortality do that [...]

Sunrise on the Desert

Last summer — and I remember the exact date — I decided life was too short to keep putting off those things my husband and I had been talking about doing for years. Sitting in doctors offices awaiting test results does wonders for putting priorities in order. I thought about all those things we always [...]

Weathering

 
A friend recently sent me a favorite poem of hers, and it quickly became a favorite of mine as well. She couldn’t have sent it at a better time . . . just after a routine visit to my dermatologist. Here’s the poem:
WEATHERING
My face catches the wind
from the snow line
and flushes with a flush
that [...]

Welcome to Diane’s online journal!

Yes, you’ve found the right spot. Bookmark this page in your browser and come back often! You will also be able to access it through my website – www.dianenoble.com. My journal has taken on a new design, but you’ll find the same thoughts and insights as before. If you would like to be notified whenever [...]

Morning Meditations

I spotted this on my morning walk: our newborn giraffe having his early morning breakfast, just one of the glorious sights of flora and fauna this morning.
I am blessed to live within walking distance of the Living Desert, a botanical garden and wild animal preserve. My husband and I are members (plus he volunteers as [...]

Composting

I came across this Anne Lamott quote the other day:
“Yet time, showing up, turn most messes to compost, and something surprising may begin to grow . . .”
How true! My messes (I think of them as my personal peach pits and potato peels) may come from a variety of places — unresolved [...]

Yesterday’s Gift

My husband and I lived in the little mountain community of Idyllwild, California until three years ago. It’s still a favorite place to visit, so when our dear friends, Fr. Tom and Susan Johnson (of last week’s “Heavenly Avocado Soup” fame), mentioned that he had been asked to fill the pulpit for the vacationing priest [...]