1. My wedding day! I loved it Totally enjoyed it. Completely. 2. Snuggling my new-born babies. Not the labor and delivery and c-sections part. But, totally the thrill of meeting them for the first time and wrapping them up all snug and delighting over their tiny fingers and soft cheeks. 3. When I was a […]
BECAUSE, Haiti
Last week, one evening I was hurting and aching and I wanted to accomplish several more things and it SIMPLY was not going to happen. Instead of pausing and reflecting on what I had done and thinking on the things I COULD celebrate, I started to slip into a SELF-PITY party. Because sometimes it just […]
Celebrate With Favorites Giveaway!
Well, January just tore on by! Ever since Thanksgiving our days have definitely done that. My sister and her family were here for Thanksgiving, {yay} I had two craft shows with my Lilla Rose, then surgery, then Christmas celebration here and traveling and Christmas celebration in Ohio, home again and then Matthew and Renae headed […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 19}
Happy Friday everyone! This Faith charm necklace is from the Wired Boutique. She has some really fun stuff. You should sign up for her newsletter to find out about specials and new stuff and deals especially for her subscribers. And you can follow her on IG here. I reach for this mini flexi a lot, […]
Yarn Along {Johnny Chuck}
{affiliate links included} My books and yarn! While Matthew and Renae were gone to Haiti, {see Monday’s post if you missed it} I pulled out the Thornton W. Burgess books and Tucker and I read The Adventures of Reddy Fox and The Adventures of Johnny Chuck. My Grandmother had the Old Mother West Wind books […]
It’s a Purple Flexi Giveaway
Hey everybody!! Quick and simple. See that purple flexi? It’s a size small. It’s so pretty. It’s a FLEXICLIP and flexis rock! I’m GIVING it away today! Flexis make great scarf clips. They are darling clipped onto a crocheted hat as an accessory. They work wonderfully to clip around your knitting project. Go see […]
Monday Musings About Haiti and Home
Two of my people were gone all last week. Matthew and Renae spent a week in Haiti. They met up with a team and helped out on a church building project. They arrived home over the weekend, very tired and with lots of stories and adventures and pictures. I was very glad they could take […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 18}
Happy Friday morning! I posted a picture of my Joy mug over on Instagram and I listed three things that are bringing me J.O.Y. today! Juice Old Books Yarn And yes, I purposefully {and geekily??? ;)} tried to specifically think of things that could do a whole acronym-y type of thing using […]
Pictures of Pie, Oh My!
Pretty pictures of pie. That’s all it’s about today! When I made pie for Thanksgiving, I took lots of pictures and had so much fun doing it! Thus, today I’m simply sharing them for all beauty lovers and pie lovers and people who just like to look at pictures! Pretty pictures are one of […]
Yarn Along {The Tawny Scrawny Lion}
{affiliate links included} This week finds me focusing on these three books. I just recently acquired Flash and I LOVE IT! It is a relaxing read. It is gentle. It is entertaining and then Rachel Ann Ridges pulls a life lesson out of each story and chapter and pretty much nails it. She blogs over […]
Ten Things You Can Do To Serve Others
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service, the Ten on Tuesday prompt is – 10 Things You Can Do To Serve Others. Hmmm. What shall our list be for today? 1. Well. Pray. Prayer’s gonna be my first thing. It’s something anybody can do for anybody else and it’s so important and […]
Monday Musings on Pain and Stuff
It’s a lot harder to do things, to accomplish tasks, to fulfill daily routines, when you hurt. That’s not a profound statement. But it’s one I’ve come to know as true over the last couple of years. It’s nearing six weeks since my surgery. I wasn’t supposed to lift anything over ten pounds for six […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 17}
Today in our wardrobe, we have an outfit of Renae’s again. Yay! She’s wearing a denim vest. She made this vest from a denim dress. The dress was too short and she wasn’t wearing it much and she decided to take the top of it and refashion it into a vest. She took the skirt […]
Paper Flowers Tutorial
Hi to You today! 🙂 Want to make a paper flower or two? We did Christmas ones over here. These are the same, just any-occasion paper. January is a good project month. I like making these and they’re easy. They can make me feel just a bit fumble-fingered when I flatten them to glue them in […]
Yarn Along {A Day At The Seashore}
Hey everybody! {Waving heartily!} 🙂 Here’s some yarn stuff that happened last week. Finger-knitting. Find videos on You-Tube if you’d like to learn. That’s what I did. I have some ideas churning around about making garlands and using them with pom-poms. Or to wrap around a gift or on your Christmas tree or just […]
The Names of God {Book Giveaway}
Good Morning! Happiest of Tuesdays! I’m very excited to bring you this book giveaway. I’m giving away this set. It includes a copy of the Bible study Knowing God by Name by Mary Kassian and the book The Power of God’s Names by Tony Evans. These two titles just work well together! And I […]
