Today on Tuesday it’s all about 10 Things You Truly Enjoy About the Holiday Season! Here are some of mine! Christmas is such a special time. Linking up with Carole… {affiliate links included in post} 1. The nativity scene. I love nativities. I mentioned that yesterday in my Monday post. I have a Willow Tree large […]
Memoir Monday {No. 100}
Good morning Monday! And hello to ONE HUNDRED Memoir Monday posts. It’s a milestone number for sure! 🙂 Renae was part of a Christmas pageant over the weekend. It is presented every two years in one of our neighboring towns. We’ve attended it quite a few times over the years and Renae had thought […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 13}
When my sister and her family were here over Thanksgiving, I did a photo shoot with two of my nieces. I’d told them to choose an outfit and bring if they wanted and I’d take pictures of them for future wardrobe posts. This is my oldest niece! She has always taken good pictures ever since […]
Three of Our Favorite Schoolbooks
Today I bring a bit about schoolbooks. We’ve homeschooled ever since R was a tiny kindergartener. We’ve had schoolbooks we’ve loved and some we didn’t. We’ve had some I definitely wished we wouldn’t have bought. We’ve done some of this and we’ve tried some of that. Trial and error. Learn along the way! And every […]
Yarn Along {Ishtar’s Odyssey}
It’s a Christmas package! What could be inside? I was so excited to wrap this up for my kiddos. I’ll give you a hint. Whispering…………….{“It’s a book.”} Last week I saw this book on a facebook page and was all kinds of happy. I promptly ordered it from CBD. It arrived while my sister and her […]
Ten of the Best Things I Did in November
Ten on Tuesday! Today’s topic……………………………Ten of the Best Things I Did in November! Linking up at Carole Knits…. First, I must strain my brain and think back and ask myself, “What DID I do in November?” Ha! Here we go. Some highlights in no particular order. …………………………………………………… 1. Making these fun acorn cookies! 2. My […]
Memoir Monday {No. 99}
Hello to memories made! Last week started out with our beautiful fall weather continuing on and ended with winter debuting in a very real and icy way! We had a good week. We crafted. We made treats and cooked. We baked pies. We pulled out all the favorite recipes. We snuggled this baby. We gave […]
It’s a Christmas Blessing Giveaway ~ $400 PayPal Cash
We had a very good Thanksgiving. My sister & co. were here visiting for the week. We fixed Thanksgiving dinner and had a lovely, tucked-in day eating good food and pie and giving thanks for so many good things in our lives! Yep, there are trials and hard spots and not-so-good things, YET, still so […]
Romans 12:10
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. NIV Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. NLT Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. ESV Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one […]
Autumn Party…from the Past
Taking a trek back in time again to visit Party Past! In the fall of 2008, I had a simple 60th birthday party for a dear lady, friend, and neighbor. It’s so fun to look back. I love remembering details. Autumn colors are so pretty. This chocolate cake was fun to make. Quite simple. […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 5}
Unforgiveness is like sipping on poison and then expecting the other person to die. We should be tenderhearted and toughskinned. Colossians 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. There’s so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us that it […]
Sale at Lilla Rose! Black Friday 2015 and December Flexi
Good Morning Lilla Rose people! Fellow flexi lovers! I hope your Thanksgiving was blessed. I hope it was happy and relaxed and just a day to be grateful for! I know. I know. There are sales at every turn, at every click, in every e-mail, today and this weekend! H O W E V E […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2015
T ruly Thankful H arvest and Home A pples and Acorns N otebooks and Nuts K isses and Knitting S hoes and Showers G lasses and Gumballs I nk pens and Ice Cream […]
Yarn Along {Already There and Thomas} And Autumn Leaves Giveaway
It’s the day before Thanksgiving! My sister and her family are here visiting. Let’s have a quick giveaway! I’m going to giveaway this set of leaves I knitted. It will inspire me to knit some more. That may not happen until at least January! The leaves are fun to make. My mother has knitted up […]
Ten Things I Am Thankful For Right Now
It’s Thanksgiving week! Never a better time to specifically think about things I am grateful and thankful for! Linking up with Carole…. The Ten on Tuesday topic is………………………………. 10 Things I Am Thankful For Right Now. 1. I have absolutely loved all of our beautiful fall weather. We have had the prettiest autumn ever. Beautiful […]
Dear Mamas
Dear Mamas… We have got this. We can do this thing. Dear Mamas everywhere… Dear new mamas, dear older mamas, mama of one, mama of many, Dear spiritual mamas, dear encouragers and mentors, though you may not be “physically” the mama, And to the joyful-today mama, to the discouraged mama, to the can-I-get-a-quiet-moment mama, to […]
