War Room is one of my very favorite movies. The message about the power of prayer, the importance of prayer, and the passion to pray deeply resonated with me. The Kendrick Brothers do a terrific job of producing films with powerful messages, interlaced with humor, real-life and a good, hefty dose of encouragement as we […]
Delighting in God Whispering in Creation
My blog tagline is Delighting in the Daily Details and I have long focused on looking for the beauty and loveliness God has written all through our lives for us to behold! This morning I see Him in the sunlight filtering through fern fronds on my porch, rosebuds in vases on my table, and in […]
The Golden Precious Moments We’re Beholding
My toffeenut caramel coffee on the table in front of me, I scroll through Instagram and message two dear friends. The quiet hum of morning surrounds me and my phone chirps an incoming call. I read the name on the screen and smile. I greet my caller with a cheery good morning and her voice of over-ninety-years […]
A Canvas Factory Giveaway and a Lovely Flowered Canvas
I’ve been taking pictures since I was twelve-ish. 🙂 I received a nice camera for my sixteenth birthday and I was thrilled with it!!! It ran many a roll of film through it. It stayed with me until I purchased a nice digital camera in 2006. I love capturing memories in pictures. I love pretty […]
Ten Tips For Adding Laughter To Your Day
Laughter brings lightness to the heart! Laughter softens sharp edges. Laughter diminishes discouragement. Laughter adds music notes to our days! Is there anything quite as delightful as a baby’s giggle?! A child’s happy chuckle or squeal of mirth?! The older I get the more I believe it takes effort and thoughtful intention to chase after […]
Pages & Projects {Not Forsaken and The Middle Matters}
Not Forsaken by Louie Giglio This book takes a look at God as our Father. It digs into the love God has for us and His compassionate care for us, no matter what type of earthly father we may have had. It shows His astounding, unending, surrounding, stunning love for US -His creation and chosen […]
The Meadowlarke Stickers, Print, and Button Pin Giveaway
Let’s continue right on into July and summer with another super-fun giveaway! This one is a special bundle of stickers, button pin and a print! It is all the original artwork of my niece, Larke. She’s taken her artwork and created prints and stickers. She offers them along with her cool painted records in her […]
Wherein We Have a Bible Giveaway
Just yesterday we kicked off June and welcomed summer with a gigantic Bookstack giveaway, so how can today find us welcoming July with a Bible giveaway?! I know not. If you have any insight into this mystery of THE DISAPPEARING MONTH, please notify me immediately!!! 😮🤣 Months and time and days marching on, aside, I’m […]
Three Antidotes Against Discouragement, Inadequacies and Comparison
Voxer beeps and I pick up my phone to listen to the incoming message. My sister and I chat back and forth with our handy-dandy app. She shares about the struggles she’s been facing and I confess the irritations and insecurities I’ve been fighting against all morning. We ponder a few questions batting them back […]
Father of Every Good Day
Father of Grace – amazing grace – Move us to accept your grace, stand in awe of it, yet embrace it with open arms and soak it deep into our souls. Father of Love – endless love – Shower us with the vision of the vastness of your love. Enough and more for all – for […]
Ten Ingredients For a Hello Kitty Doll Teaparty
If you’re interested in teaparties and dolls and fun snacks and love you some Hello Kitty, I have a party idea for you! 🙂 Here’s a list of ten ingredients, give or take, you’ll want when throwing your teaparty! Many of the ingredients are quite adaptable to your preferences, tastes, and people! NO. 1 ~ […]
He Reads Truth Bible
Joining us today is this handsome, evergreen Bible! It’s the He Reads Truth Bible and we get to look inside today AND you get to enter a giveaway for this Bible! All the happies!!! 🙂 This Bible is available in this Evergreen Cloth, Brown Genuine Leather, Black Leathertouch and Charcoal Cloth. If you’d like to […]
Pages and Projects {Shiny Things and Sick of Me}
June has been spoiling us this week. It’s been sunshine and open windows and seventies with fifties at night, and we’re not even sure what to do with it!!! Some years, MANY years, June twelfth would find the thermometer hot and heavy with one hundred plus temperatures and the promise of combines soon droning through […]
Four Summer Bible Study Suggestions
Summer seems to be a mixture of lazy and busy battered together and set into the sunshine to bake! Long days, schedule change, and water games. High temps, quick sandwiches, and chicken on the grill.Hammock swingin’, flowers and vegetables growin’, and iced tea sippin’.I’ve found, for me, a shorter Bible study, less intense, yet still […]
Pages and Projects: {The Intimate Connection and Why God}
We’re opening pages today on a marriage book and a children’s book! Hooray! And there’s a Bookstack Giveaway going on in my last post to celebrate June and bring on summer! Hop over to enter! The Intimate Connection: Secrets to a Lifelong Romance by Dr. Kevin Lehman I’ve read some of Dr. Kevin Lehman’s other […]
Bring On Summer With a Bookstack Giveaway
Happy, happy June! 21 days until summer is official on the calendar and we have the longest day of the year, the most hours of daylight and sunlight of all the year!!! June is always spelled in my mind as B U S Y. Because H A R V E S T. 🙂 On a […]
Ten Tips About Gift Giving
I’ve received some questions about gift giving, keeping gift items on hand and any secrets or tips I might have to share. No rocket science here, friends, but I will share what I know from my life. If any of it resonates with you, hooray! Grab it, twist it, change it up to make it […]
