I like to have a candle burning in my house. It’s just cozy. Fall and winter are my favorite seasons and months to have candles flickering, but I burn them in the spring and summer, too. Cold, winter weather just seems like a candle-y time of year and fall scents are some of my favorites! […]
Rusted Chain Giveaway
And a good morning to you!! We have a giveaway again today! Woot! Woot! This giveaway is for a gift certificate to a favorite place of mine. The Rusted Chain. I’ve had this Scripture verse necklace for several years. It comes from The Rusted Chain and has long been one of my absolute favorites. It’s […]
Celebrate With Favorites Giveaway!
Well, January just tore on by! Ever since Thanksgiving our days have definitely done that. My sister and her family were here for Thanksgiving, {yay} I had two craft shows with my Lilla Rose, then surgery, then Christmas celebration here and traveling and Christmas celebration in Ohio, home again and then Matthew and Renae headed […]
It’s a Purple Flexi Giveaway
Hey everybody!! Quick and simple. See that purple flexi? It’s a size small. It’s so pretty. It’s a FLEXICLIP and flexis rock! I’m GIVING it away today! Flexis make great scarf clips. They are darling clipped onto a crocheted hat as an accessory. They work wonderfully to clip around your knitting project. Go see […]
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Several years ago, I started choosing somewhat of a theme for my Christmas gift wrapping. One year I used all silver paper and purple ribbon for all the gifts. One year I had really cute, sparkly-colored, polka-dot paper and striped paper and chevron paper that coordinated. Another year I did a deep red polka-dot paper […]
Three of Our Favorite Schoolbooks
Today I bring a bit about schoolbooks. We’ve homeschooled ever since R was a tiny kindergartener. We’ve had schoolbooks we’ve loved and some we didn’t. We’ve had some I definitely wished we wouldn’t have bought. We’ve done some of this and we’ve tried some of that. Trial and error. Learn along the way! And every […]
Yarn Along {Ishtar’s Odyssey}
It’s a Christmas package! What could be inside? I was so excited to wrap this up for my kiddos. I’ll give you a hint. Whispering…………….{“It’s a book.”} Last week I saw this book on a facebook page and was all kinds of happy. I promptly ordered it from CBD. It arrived while my sister and her […]
Baby Wheat
Green wheat glistening, Baby wheat blossoming, Slight breeze whispering, Tis truly amazing, Makes my heart sing, Thanksgiving to the mighty King, As I stand reflecting, On all the good He’s done for me. Let my praise pour out from me. Let me count my blessings. With upturned eyes, honoring, In His presence, glorying. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015
Instapost {Oct. No. 1}
I’m pretty excited. Which is a way of mildly understating that I am very, very happy and if-I-could-actually-do-a-cartwheel, I would do several! Along with a few handstands and round offs. Gymnastics has never, never been my thing and at an-approaching-forty-age, it for sure isn’t. So, I’ll just do all the things in my head. […]
Open Me Gift Tags
Remember the little gift boxes in this post with the Open Me tags that I picked up at Ikea? It struck me to try making a few of my own tags!! While I like the ones from Ikea, better, {they just look more refined} these were fun to make. I’ve also used the idea […]
Yarn Along {Morty the Monkey and Mrs. Mary Malarkey’s Seven Cats}
Meet Morty the Monkey! Isn’t he the cutest monkey ever?! We were recently part of a fundraiser auction online that was raising money to help fund an adoption. The money is going to help bring home a young boy who will soon be aging out. This monkey was one of the donated items and I bid […]
Of Books and Highlighting and Pens
I showed you my basket of pens and markers and pencils and all manner of writing utensils over here in this post. I still really like having it and use it practically everyday. I never used to do much highlighting in books. I did highlight in my schoolbooks some. {In those long-ago days. Peer through the […]
Thank-you, Hatteras
This photo and the words below it are what I posted on Instagram as we left Hatteras. We just had so much fun. That sums it up. I’ve had several people ask if we had a good trip and I’ve replied, “We did! It was just so much fun!” I typed out details I wanted to […]
Birthday Blooms
Beautiful bright blooms. Brilliant sunshine streaming in. Light bouncing, dancing, catching, casting shadows, sparkling. Fantastic flowers. Fluid light flows from outside. Finding its way to fling glorious rays around. Camera clicks. Capturing radiance and freeze framing it. The splendor and the wonder in bright bouquets. A simple bud. Simply complex. I could never […]
Three Things {Favorite Stuff I’ve Had For My Kiddos}
Recently, I thought about some different things and stuff and activities I’ve enjoyed with my kids through the years. These three things stood out. {You can find Seven Favorite Summertime Activities for kids over here. Two of my favorites in this post are over there too.} 1. Audiobooks I have absolutely loved having audiobooks […]
Three Things: Flip-Flops
I do love shoes. Let’s talk FLIP-FLOPS!! What says summertime more than flip-flops? Flip-flops are funny and make me laugh when I really think about them, but they sure are easy and handy for hot weather. Here are my current three favorite pairs of flip-flops. I’ve had lower back issues for a long, […]