A tear trickled down her cheek, past her nose, leaving a wet streak from tear duct to chin. The heaviness had been hovering, edging nearer until it draped around her like a dark suffocating blanket. Loneliness mocked and voices of inadequacy sniveled in derisive, biting anger. She shivered despite the stifling weight flung around her […]
Christmas Under the Stars and Behold by Lauren Daigle
As November ends and December turns up on our calendars, I’m anticipating the Christmas season and HOPE! Hope is my focus word for this Advent season. Christmas and Jesus, the baby in the manger, is hope come to earth. What a gift! I have a playlist mix of Christmas songs and hymns on my iPod. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Savoring Christmas and a Christmas Blessing Cash Giveaway
A few ways I’m choosing to savor the Christmas season this year…..• I did some decorating in November and started listening to a Christmas playlist I have on my “ancient” iPod Nano. December becomes hectic enough with family get-togethers and travel, and I’ve learned I enjoy the Christmas season much more if I begin early. […]
Wherein We Chat About Christmas Books {Surprise Children’s Bundle Giveaway}
Pull up a chair! Grab your favorite coffee mug! Let’s chat! FIRST……………we have a delightfully fun giveaway at the end of this post! Zonderkidz is gifting a Surprise Bundle of six children’s Christmas books to one of YOU, my comrade blog friends! I’m super excited about this fun idea! I don’t even know which books […]
Pomanders and Candles and Extra Whip {Amber Vale Home Giveaway}
Once upon a time when I was in second or third, or perhaps, first grade, our teacher gathered supplies for an art project. Now, this wasn’t just ANY art project. It was special and glorious and was going to become a Christmas gift for our mothers! Oh, the joy! Teacher passed out bright, shiny oranges […]
Good News! God Made Me! Board Book and Giveaway
Good news on this Monday morning! It’s arriving in the form of two pretty cute board books! They both have Good News! in the title! Isn’t that delightful?! Yes, yes it is! 😉 These two books are new this month from Glenys Nellist. You’ll find The Wonder That is You also by Glenys Nellist in […]
The Glory of the Plan of God
Dear, dear Father, Thank you for all your good, good gifts. Help us, Lord, in your strength to fully live into today, this moment, pulling all the joy and happiness from it and seeing it in the people you have blessed us with. May we comprehend a tiny bit more the total unexplainable gift of […]
Our Reel of Time and the Real Highlight Reel
My calendar, my planner and my phone all report to me with today’s date as Thursday, December 20. As always, I want to argue a bit and demand at least one of the trio to tell me, where the days of 2018 have marched away to. Surely we cannot find ourselves only 11 days […]
The Baby in the Manger Comes for Us!
I curl in my chair, adjusting and resituating to ease the aches and pressure that are often a constant nag in my back and feet. The first Monday in December found me praying over friends and praying a wonderful December and Christmas season for them and the people they love. It’s a beautiful, wonderful time […]
Five Things I’m Grateful For
Late morning a text pops onto my phone screen. I tap it open and read words from my friend. Today finds her seeking gratitude to combat grey skies and stinging pain that grips deep in bones. She encourages my heart and pauses to remember how gratefulness carries an immense impact for the […]
Christmas Blessing Giveaway 2018
We’ve had snow twice and cold weather in November and it definitely brought a Christmas feel earlier than sometimes. I did some ordering and shopping in the early fall and I wrapped some gifts early too. I loved that I was able to do that this year. I truly love Christmas and often it […]
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 […]
Braided Yeast Roll Wreaths
We had snow over the weekend and it made everything so pretty and made an instant Christmas-ey feel! There were icicles hanging along the edges of the porch and they were beautiful in the morning sunlight. They fascinate me with their glassy shimmer and splendid shine. It started warming up and they began to […]
Pages and Projects {The Star DVD and If You Only Knew}
Favorite quote for the week……….. “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ~ Robert McCloskey This quote nails how I too often feel! Ha! Communication and relationships and how we each perceive and hear and […]