It felt worth the effort. Lifting the bulky brandy-snifter-shaped vase, with its bursting of blooms, and precariously balancing it out to the front porch steps. Its contradistinction against the curtain of gray fog represents a promise and breathes out hope. Spring IS coming. Color is coming. Baby wheat will spring to life. Birds begin their […]
Pages & Projects {Devotedly}
Happy Wednesday! Happy March! I needed some bright and happy color in my life, so I started knitting a bright orange dishcloth. The color makes me very happy! We have a JORD gift certificate giveaway going on, if you’d like to go over here and enter. I tell you this, to jump into my next […]
The Gift of Time and a JORD Giveaway
Time is something I’m a broken record about. I continually feel the pull of it, the dash of it as it sweeps away. Each revolution around the clock, as hands circle its face. Time gives to us and time steals from us. Time keeps us on track as well as becoming lost from us. Time […]
Restoration Series
I’m sharing a new series with you today, called Restoration Series. This series shares the story of Jonathan, his wife and family. Due to a poor decision and the consequences of it, Jonathan has been in prison for fifteen years. He’s missed so much. He’s missed time with his family, milestone markers and the day-to […]
Ten New Books I’m Excited About in 2019
Another list of ten books for this Tuesday, book friends! It is COLD in Kansas. “Cold” seems to be the case in many parts of the U.S. What’s the temp where you are? I’m excited about all these titles in 2019! They’ve either been released or are releasing in the next couple of months. I’ve […]
A Lilla Rose Flexi and Bobbies Giveaway
Happy Valentine’s Day friends! I hope your day has been filled with sweet moments! I love Valentine’s Day. I really always have when I stop and think back to the wispy-mists-of-my-childhood-days. 🙂 {My son likes to make jokes on the order of my-first-camera-having-a-hood-to-duck-under-when-taking-photos and “Weren’t you a baby boomer?” 🙂 🙂 NOW. I’m not quite […]
Suffering is Never For Nothing and Even If Not
Is there anyone alive who hasn’t suffered? Brand-new birth and entrance to this world carries a good deal of suffering with it, albeit joy as well. Yet, the suffering precludes the joy of arrival. We enter this world in the throes of pain and suffering, for mama and baby alike. The pains and pangs of […]
The Wonder in Winter
Last week we were living in a fairy frostyland! It was so absolutely beautiful and breathtaking! In part, I’m sure, because I mostly was able to stay inside. 😊 . There’s something enchanting and magical about hoarfrost as it gathers and grows thicker, silently and invisibly. It frosts everything with pointed beauty, a cross between […]
Pages & Project {Girls’ Club}
I’m sharing books and yarn again today! I have a post about six books right over here and I’m sharing a few more pictures in this post. If you want to read the larger descriptions, pop over to the other post. Girls’ Club is a fantastic encouragement towards fostering friendship and relationships. I’ve really loved […]
Ten Things Breathing Life Into Me While Winter Plods Along
Over at The Modern Mrs. Darcy, she posts about what’s saving her life during this season. It’s fun to read what’s helping her and fun to read the comments. I began a comment and it ran much longer than I intended and then I decided it might as well come over here and I’d flesh […]
Ten Ways I Find Contentment
Contentment is found in…………. …delighting in the Lord! …giving grateful thanks! …trusting my God to know best. …choosing to see the beauty in every new day, every good day. …choosing Christ as my foundation. …confidence in Christ, come what may. …seeing the beauty in life, AND seeking it, even when I have to search harder. […]
In Which I Talk About Six Books
Books are so fun and inspiring! Let’s browse through six books on this Saturday morning! They’re all recent books I’ve had either to review or as part of the launch team. Everyday Generosity This book is all about living a lifestyle of generosity. It spurs us to think about giving in a variety of ways […]
Ten Memories I’m Grateful For From 2018
Every year holds its ups and downs, hopes and dreams, joys and disappointments, sorrows and happiness. They just do. 2018 wasn’t any different. We had many, many good, good days and we had days we were very glad to see end. Towards the end of the year, I opened my prayer journal/notebook and began a […]
Editing What Matters
We can edit until the edges are frayed. We can critique until the critics collapse. We can pinch and pull and prod trying to create a perfect pizza dough circle. We can count calories and carbs and check our Fitbit and check boxes trying to create a perfect image. We can pendulum swing from one […]
Wherein I Muse About BrainStorms
{My Definition} {With a Droll Bit of Banter} BrainStorm: | \ ˈbrān-ˌstȯrm (noun)1. A sudden tossing and whirling of everything in my brain, mixing it in a muddle. Happens unexpectedly and periodically without warning.2. Mental confusion and rattled concentration causing the brain to work in fits and starts.3. Sudden lightening flashes followed by booming, spell-binding […]
A Square Peg and Fitting In
Do you ever feel like you don’t fit in? The proverbial square peg… Most of my life, I’ve felt much like the proverbial square peg in a round hole. A rusty tractor in a shiny new lineup of equipment. A knobby-kneed donkey among beautiful, graceful horses. A dandelion set against dahlias. A rough draft stuck […]
