Linking up with Carole ~ Did you have a good weekend? We did. It was busy, but good. Our whole week last week kept us hopping. And as I’m wont to do, I was crazy enough to say, “Let’s have some people over on Sunday evening!” It was great fun; I’m just good at having […]
We Cut Wheat 2016
Harvest 2016. A few of my frames from the fields. Every year. My camera slung across my shoulder. Following me to the field. Within arm’s length. Ready to raise and aim and focus. Capturing combine. Seeing the light. Shining wheat. Heartland pictures. And in it all, our lives. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2016
In Our Wardrobe {No. 33}
It’s the first day of July! Girlfriends, if we’re not careful, summer is going to sneak away on us! Other GOOD news that has me happy for now! I felt really good yesterday! I’ve been hurting a good bit again and yesterday, my pain levels were low. I continue to be amazed at how much […]
Unashamed Giveaway
{affiliate links included} Good Thursday morning! How has your week been? Today I have a book giveaway for you! AND…for some reason or another {HARVEST AND BUSY SEASON OF THE YEAR FOR US} I have not held a flexi giveaway in June. Pop back tomorrow and I will have a flexi giveaway up. We will […]
Yarn Along {KS Wheat Grower Deals With Gluten Issues}
{affiliate links included} Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams and Life and Yarn! Another quick Yarn Along! Quick pictures. And nothing too new! Kid pick goes with The Armor of God and The Golden Rule. We also have Jesus in Me. It features the fruit of the Spirit. My wheat farmer husband shared this […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes {Gluten Free}
Cupcakes and cookies. Mix the two together. Mmmm. This recipe has been a favorite of mine for a Looooonnng time! I gave them a try using a few tweaks to make them gluten free. They turned out delicious! I’m so happy! PrintChocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes {Gluten Free} 18-24 cupcakes Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 […]
Beautiful Moments That Bedazzle and Bring Sunshine
Life offers many beautiful moments. May I catch them and pause to breathe them in as they slide, sparkling and shining, through my fingers, running in rainbow hues and coloring this life of mine. If I could only bottle them and save them and line them up on my windowsill to stand there at bright […]
Reflecting on a Few Words From Our Marriage Ceremony
Back at the beginning of May, for our anniversary, I share these words from our marriage ceremony on Instagram. I think in my head that I will share them here too. The days continue and the clock counts as they always do and always will as long as this earth pulses on its axis. I […]
Yarn Along {The Prince Warriors}
{affiliate links included} Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams and Life and Yarn! The combine is still running. Harvest continues! I posted some pictures over here last week. We had rain Friday night. 1.5 inches! That halted harvest. And even though, rain meant harvest had halted, there was still plenty of jobs around the farm […]
Ten Things To Do While Listening to an Audiobook
Ten on Tuesday! Linking up with Carole ~ TODAY, we’re talking about things to do and listen too! Here we go…………….. 1. Build something out of Legos. This had to be my first thing-to-do because there have been LITERAL HOURS of Lego building and audio listening done in this house. My kiddos have been doing this […]
Blueberry Rolls of the Gluten Free Variety
Think B.L.U.E.B.E.R.R.Y. ~ Think B.L.U.E.B.E.R.R.Y. R.O.L.L.S. I kept thinking about Blueberry Rolls. A friend shared them on her blog a few years ago and when I saw the recipe I knew I wanted to try them. Ever since, every so often, I have this urge to make Blueberry Rolls. My next question was, “Where do […]
Harvest Begins
We started cutting wheat Monday evening. My farmer man cut a sample and I carted it off to the elevator to find out the moisture on it. It came back with flying colors. 11.9% Our friend that works at the elevator said, “Tell him, he’d better get to cutting!” The grain was dry, but […]
Yarn Along {One In a Million}
We started harvesting this week! Hooray! We’re always glad to start gathering in the crop, once it’s ready. There’s just something about harvest, despite the long hours and busy-ness and bit of hectic. I’ve stitched a little on a dishcloth and thought a little about starting my other fingerless mitt, but otherwise my yarn-y projects […]
Ten Things On My Summer To-Do List
SUMMER. I like summer. I do. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I like it. BUT, I will admit I probably wouldn’t like it AS well if we didn’t have air conditioning and didn’t have cool water to splash in or swim in. However, we do and I am verymuchverymuchverymuch thankful! I […]
Cake and Roses and Fudgy Frosting
There is something about a beautiful cake that just makes me smile. I love Lisa’s cakes and pictures and ALL HER FOOD over at Celebrate Creativity. Trust me. You want to take a few minutes to go gaze. Here’s her Sweet Category. Check out her beautiful cakes. I had read her tips about icing […]
Pieces and Snippets in Pictures
Pictures draw me. They pull me. They speak to me. They hint of story. They portray pieces of frozen time and snag snippets of lives lived and memories made and dreams dreamed. They capture God’s creation. Square after square. Moment upon moment. Seeking beauty and sealing it within the frame. Art and creating and thinking […]

















