January dances away on the calendar as I sit and type this. We’ve had snow and ice and snow again and cold temperatures to go with it all. I haven’t minded. Granted, I’ve been able to stay inside my warm and cozy house during most of it, thus not so much to mind. It has […]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Amazon Giftcard Giveaway
I laughed.I cried.It exceeded my expectations. Years ago, my aunt introduced us to the horrible Herdmans and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever. She lent us the book and the next year we watched the 1983 film adaptation. When the email landed in my inbox a month or so ago with an invitation to preview this […]
Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart and a Starbucks Giveaway
As July wanes into August and heat swirls and summer radiates a sunbaked haze, we nudge the a/c down a notch, fill up Stanley cups with ice and water, and send the sprinklers through another rotation. Early morning welcomes coffee on the porch, a chapter or two, and a bit of quiet contemplation before the […]
Gimme Some Sugar: A Delightful Devotional Giveaway
April tiptoed in with sunshine and a whole gamut of temperatures with some gusty strong winds dispersed throughout our days for good measure. It’s not quite the April I would order, but there you are.Chilly or ninety degrees seem to be our options. I would gladly rejoice in an abundant two inches of rain, but […]
Wherein We Find My Favorite Books Read in 2023
No. 1 All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore No. 2 The Donkey Principle by Rachel Anne Ridge No. 3 On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble No. 4 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman No. 5 Enchantment by Katherine May No. 6 Holy Unhappiness by Amanda Held […]
A Dagger Called…
Have you read Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis? My Book Club Society is currently reading it. Fascinating. I’m still undecided on all my thoughts and feelings about it, but we have had some GLORIOUS discussions. So thought-provoking. At the end of the fifteenth chapter, I placed myself in Orual’s robes and these are […]
My Favorite Delightful Books Read in 2022
Another year of reading is almost to the finish line.And then we get to begin again!Reading forever! 🙂I’m quite convinced my TBR and TBRR {to-be-re-read} stacks and lists are going to long outlive me. On the one hand this is so sad, on the other it’s so good to know I have so many books […]
Bits and Pieces to Delight In {September}
“Being scared isn’t really that much different than being scarred.” I read it on Ann Voskamp’s blog. It’s true. I nod my head. Read further.Tears prick my eyelids and squeeze at the corners. Scared and scarred both carry trauma and pain. Truth is, it doesn’t even have to be big or deeper traumas. It shows […]
Ann Voskamp Bookset Giveaway {Reading for Your Summer}
{affliate links in this post, friends. thank-you!} Comrades ~ it’s a bookstack day!Kansas is showing off a perfect summer day today.Blue, blue skies, white puffy clouds. 103 degrees.Combines gobbling the wheat as harvest rolls along. It’s lemonade in sweating glasses.It’s float in the pool.It’s grab a book and head for the hammock in the evening […]
The Flirtation Experiment
affiliate links in this post, comrades! thank you! Just in time for Valentine’s Day! It’s a giveaway for a copy of The Flirtation Experiment.This book is authored by Lisa Jacobsen and Phylicia Masonheimer. I appreciate the dual perspective we receive. Lisa has been married for nearly thirty years and Phylicia married for seven. Both bring […]
The Growing Season Giveaway
One of my favorite autumn colors is baby wheat shining green. We’re right in the midst of wheat drilling. The freshly cultivated fields with the lines and furrows in the dirt are ever a source of beauty to me. We had a few fields sowed and then, as It Does, the rain fell. We have […]
May Musings
Let’s chat about beauty and gratitude and all the places and books where we’re finding hope and encouragement and anticipation these days of May! I’ll go first. 🙂 1. ANTICIPATE At this very moment, as write these words, I’m anticipating my parents coming to visit and a graduation celebration for Tucker. We’re in the throes […]
Twas The Morning Of Easter Picture Book
Have you had winter and cold temperatures in your part of the country? We certainly have! Today it’s in the forties and sounds like we’re supposed to see sixties this week. I won’t turn that down. After below zero lows and gray, icy days, I’m doubly grateful for sunshine. Friday’s sunshine gave me pangs for […]
Tested and Approved
“Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” ~ Proverbs 19:20-21 These two verses are on the inside front cover flap in the book I bring us today.We […]
Little Mole’s Christmas Gift
This Thursday brings us a super sweet book with a great big lesson in generosity and kindness. Little Mole’s Christmas Gift.Little Mole has found the absolutely perfect Christmas gift for his dear mama. But as he makes his journey home, he encounters his woodland friends who need a helping hand until his gift for mama […]
Holy Land Illustrated Bible
I’m a homebody much, much, much of the time. I deeply love and appreciate cozy home. Thus, I’m not a world traveler nor have ever aspired to become one. Still, I do have a list of places I’d love to visit and Israel is one of them. On this note, I’m happy to announce……….. ToDaY, […]
Beautiful Word Coloring Bible For Girls
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 […]