The usually-dry creek bed behind my house is full and overflowing well out of its bounds as I tap these words into this post! Late morning, yesterday, the clouds opened up and dumped out sheets of rain. I don’t even know an official amount, but over four inches. It was a beautiful rain, except for […]
Pages & Projects {Easter is Coming and Mended}
Easter is ComingLook at this board book! It’s absolutely gorgeous and it shares a wonderful message of the hope that “Easter is coming!” The book begins with Creation, shares the birth of Jesus and continues through to His death and the celebration of His resurrection. The artwork, details and colors are amazing. This is a […]
Dwelling, The Next Right Thing and Glorious Weakness
Books today, friends! Of course, it is! Because books are our friends! AND we find friends INSIDE the covers of our books. Sometimes in the characters. Sometimes in the authors. And a really cool thing about our internet age is the ability to virtually connect with our favorite authors and thank them for their words […]
Good News! It’s Easter! Board Book and Giveaway
We get to start the week off with a giveaway for this cute board book. Good News! It’s Easter! Newcomers! Here’s a Fun Fact about me……….I love cute children’s books of all sizes and styles! They’re absolutely so-much-fun! Long-time comrades………..you already are aware of this about me. 🙂 For any and all…….if you aren’t on […]
Covered and GraceFull
I mentioned yesterday morning as gray and rainy. WELL. THIS morning, was definitely all macho-competitive-bring-it about topping yesterday. And it totally did. It whooped. It gailed. It whistled fiercely. It rained and yammered and all-the-terrifically-fierce things. A whole lotta years ago, I wrote this post about WIND and my feelings haven’t changed. LET ME TELL […]
Ten Things I Have To Tell You About The Enneagram
It’s gray and rainy here this morning. The fog and mist has thickened around us all morning. I sent a few Bitmojis to friends and family depicting pouring rain and raining cats and dogs! Ha! I’m longing for spring and open windows and sunshine and birds chirping! Ah, well. It’s coming! Gray weather presents a […]
Pages & Projects {Devotedly}
Happy Wednesday! Happy March! I needed some bright and happy color in my life, so I started knitting a bright orange dishcloth. The color makes me very happy! We have a JORD gift certificate giveaway going on, if you’d like to go over here and enter. I tell you this, to jump into my next […]
Ten New Books I’m Excited About in 2019
Another list of ten books for this Tuesday, book friends! It is COLD in Kansas. “Cold” seems to be the case in many parts of the U.S. What’s the temp where you are? I’m excited about all these titles in 2019! They’ve either been released or are releasing in the next couple of months. I’ve […]
Suffering is Never For Nothing and Even If Not
Is there anyone alive who hasn’t suffered? Brand-new birth and entrance to this world carries a good deal of suffering with it, albeit joy as well. Yet, the suffering precludes the joy of arrival. We enter this world in the throes of pain and suffering, for mama and baby alike. The pains and pangs of […]
Pages & Project {Girls’ Club}
I’m sharing books and yarn again today! I have a post about six books right over here and I’m sharing a few more pictures in this post. If you want to read the larger descriptions, pop over to the other post. Girls’ Club is a fantastic encouragement towards fostering friendship and relationships. I’ve really loved […]
In Which I Talk About Six Books
Books are so fun and inspiring! Let’s browse through six books on this Saturday morning! They’re all recent books I’ve had either to review or as part of the launch team. Everyday Generosity This book is all about living a lifestyle of generosity. It spurs us to think about giving in a variety of ways […]
Ten Of My Favorite Books About Home
Lists and Books. Books and Lists. I like both. Most of these books have appeared on my blog or Instagram or Instagram stories at least once or more than once or more than more than once!!!! 😉 Today, I’m pulling them together to create a post of favorites of mine about home! These books and […]
Pages and Projects {Reagandoodle and Little Buddy}
Pages: Look at the darling book I have to share today! It’s a heartwarming story with charming pictures. Reagandoodle & Little Buddy. The true story of a Labradoodle and His Toddler Best Friend. Here’s what the back cover says: An uplifting tail tale of friendship, foster care, adoption, and hope. The moment Reagandoodle first set […]
Ten Book Pairs For Gifting
A friend of a friend asked me about book suggestion gift ideas for our mutual friend and that’s all I needed to do some pairing! 🙂 I thought it would be fun to bring you some favorite book pair ideas of mine for your consideration! Add them to your personal library or use them for […]
Three Things For Children {Making The World More Beautiful}
Who Sang the First Song? That’s the question!!! And, the title of this book from singer-songwriter, Ellie Holcomb. Children’s picture books continue to grow as a favorite of mine and this one is pretty sweet. I love to read book dedications and I particularly smiled at this one. This book rhymes! {Always Bonus Points} And […]
Pages and Projects {The Storm Tossed Family and The Seven Deadly Friendships}
Here are a couple of books I’ve recently received to review. I’ve definitely enjoyed things about both of them. First up is The Storm-Tossed Family. Family and relationships. We all have them. And they mean a great deal to us. As I’ve said, over and over and over and over……………. 😉  I really like reading […]
