“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 […]
Twelve of My Favorite Books I Read in 2020
As the last few days of 2020 countdown, I’m sharing twelve of my favorite books I read this year. Reading is growing. I’ve seen these three words in some posts and I liked the truth, thought, and reminder of them. I want to be a life-long-learner and reading is part of it.I appreciate books because […]
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 […]
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 […]
Advent Books and Reading
For several years, I’ve chosen a specific book {or books} to read for Advent and the Christmas season. When I had younger kiddos, we had a set of children’s books for Advent we delighted in reading. This year I have a small stack of reading I’ve been anticipating. Honestly, it’s probably too large. But I’m […]
Read a Bit {The Key to Love}
When this book title popped into my inbox as one to review, several details caught my attention and drew me in. A bakery named The Pastry Puff Set in Kansas! In a town named Story. Petit fours A Book Club discussing Pride & Prejudice A love of Paris French macarons thanks to Revell for sending […]
Though the Fig Tree Does Not Bud {Habakkuk Bible Study}
The words were beautiful.They spoke of such hope. Of deep faithfulness. Of choosing gratitude, despite.Perhaps they resonated because of my perchance to wince and complain, grumble and frown. The dishes had stacked up. While my back was turned. I’d only left the kitchen to lay wooden track in place and help my little son arrange […]
Half the Battle
The wind blew in fierce yesterday afternoon. It was sunshine and ninety degrees with a very large side of windy. It calmed in the evening and then hit again about nightfall in full, shrieking fierceness. I’d left a couple of windows open in the kitchen. Before anyone had the presence of mind to close them, […]
Pages & Projects {Felt Party Hats and Little Mole’s Christmas Gift}
Happy October!We’ve been utterly and completely blessed with GOING-ON-THREE-WEEKS of absolutely gorgeous autumn weather. There’s been little wind, cool nights, and seventy to eighty degree days. It’s warmed right up several afternoons, but if I’ve closed the house up it stays cool enough and then I throw the front door and windows back open as […]
Pages and Project {Dayspring Journaling Bible, Awaking Wonder, and The Lazy Genius Way}
Happy September my friends and comrades! I have so many things to share with you in this first post for September. Two books, two journaling Bibles, two new flexis and the coming Gracie flexi for September, keychains and enamel pins from Gracelaced, a current board book giveaway, my felt hats project, new stickers from The […]
Grandma Snuggles
Snuggles and cuddles and hugs, oh my! This book is bringing them! Each two-page spread in this board book by Glenys Nellist features an animal with rhyming words about snuggling intermingled with the way God cares for us. Let’s look inside! {Plus, a giveaway for a copy of this book at the bottom of the […]
Read a Bit {Gracie’s Garden}
I’ve been crushing on this children’s book ever since it arrived in my mailbox as a review from B&H/Lifeway. It has a multitude of delightful details. There’s truly oodles of things to love about the components of this picture book. Thinking about them makes me happy. Typing this out to share with you makes me […]
Pages and Projects {Stand All the Way Up}
My parents and niece visited us for a little over a week at the end of July. It was so good to have them here again. We cooked a cajun boil and worked on a puzzle. {Completed puzzle picture below} We ordered food at a drive-thru a couple of times and motored over to eat […]
Seven Feasts Bible Study
Hey friends! What are you looking forward to this week? I’ve told Matthew several times how strange I find it for this year to feel loooong in some ways, yet at the same time here we are closing July out already! I’m quite delighted to bring you a giveaway today for a new Bible study […]
Read a Bit {The Great Farmapalooza}
What fun! A farm-y board book complete with razzle-dazzle lettering in the title, lift-the-flaps, and funny animal capers! Then throw in rhyming text and a celebration of gratitude for God’s provision and His love. Bright colors! Happy illustrations! It culminates into a combination I personally love when it comes to board books for babies and […]
Read a Bit {Good Man}
When I spied this title as a Baker Books review, I was glad to sign up for a review copy. The book Different, by Sally Clarkson and Nathan Clarkson, was an interesting and eye-opening read for me. I believe we all have our struggles in life and some prove more challenging than others. I also […]
