Discovering Delight & Dwelling in Our Days
1. ANTICIPATE I was excited to see news about Annie F. Downs children’s picture book, What Sounds Fun To You? It releases in October and is available for pre-order. Emily Lex’s children’s book, Twirl, is coming in October too! Emily’s artwork is precious. She has pre-order bonuses right here. And one more for upcoming books,…
Weatherwise, April has been warm and chilly, windy and still, lovely and not-so-charming. Spring teases. I pull out sandals and expect to wear them from now forward to autumn. But spring has a fickle side and chuckles fiendishly with a forecast of blustery with a chance of rain/snow. I am not so favorably inclined. But…
As the calendar counts off the days in November, I’ve been counting gratefulness AND I’ve been anticipating Christmas. As I anticipate, I’ve been contemplating the HOPE Christmastime represents. If I were asked to describe the season in one word, that would be the word right now. Christmas embodies hope.Christmas gives the best gift by offering…
Last week, in the middle of a few busy days, my son slid the mail pile onto my kitchen island. It’d been bumping around in the farm pickup. My farmer man had plucked it all out of the mailbox right after lunch. Now, late afternoon found me flipping through it. Smack in the middle was…
It took me a while to name this. {A.K.A. years…}😆 I LIKE TO ANTICIPATE. I know these days and weeks have been different. As a homebody, I’ve loved the permission to live at a slower pace. The relief from the pressure to do more, go more, please other’s invitations. Yet, I still have missed things…