Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them – the Lord, who remains faithful forever!!! ~ Psalm 146:5-6 F ather A bba I mmeasurable Love T rustworthy H ighly exalted F eels my […]
In Which I Think About Special Days and Friendship
I do not claim to understand life. The living and breathing and moving of it. The heart of it and soul in it and soul in us. Mystery this. How we live in the moments and the clock tick-tocks them away faster than we can say hickory-dickory-dock and wraps them up into memory packages for […]
Tuc and Gramps
Do you know what I see when I look at this picture? I see grace, great grace and beautiful love poured out on me. That’s my Dad. And that’s my son. My little, bitty blondie boy with the best laugh ever, who grew up when I happened to glance away for a millisecond or two. […]
What a Wonderful Day
What a wonderful day! I’ve never seen this one before! ~ Maya Angelou I shared this quote in my Instagram space about a month ago. I love it and the words lingered in my mind. A few days ago, I pulled out my box of gold letters and sorted through and spelled out this beautiful […]
Ten Things I Would Encourage Myself to Press Into Twenty Years Ago
How’s that for a title? 🙂 What would you tell yourself, your younger self, if you could? Here’s the thing. I’m still learning. Perhaps, I would tell myself these things twenty or twenty-five or thirty years ago. And perhaps I would learn them a bit sooner. But I don’t know. I’m still trying to grasp […]
Taken Care Of
James 5:7 ~ Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. This past season, on our farm calendar, we waited and we waited and […]
Gratitude on Tuesday and Favorite Books Too
Tuesday holds the ordinary, the everyday, and the small. Give us courage to sit on a bench and listen to the secrets small things have to teach us. ~ Emily P. Freeman the • delightful daily details • docket…. {the gratitude list} pink pastels painted across the horizon tips this morning and shimmering in […]
The Happy List + Thankful Thursday
{the happy list} #thankfulthursday glass glitter • the way a favorite teacup or mug feels in my hands • teacup exchanges • completing a dreaded task • coffee and comfy clothes • What favorite beverage would add happy to your day and happy list today?! {hot or cold} AND spring is coming! It was […]
Cake Pop Moments
Time is sacred because it is God’s gift to us. ~ Amanda Bible Williams Some days, I find myself wishing time away. Willing it move faster. Other moments find me trying to grasp time’s coattails and plant my feet and tug-of-war it into staying still. Some days it sounds so simple to be a […]
Life is an Event
Life is an event. Live like it is, as often as possible. Here’s to…. Celebrating the small. Embracing my everyday. Using my pretty dishes. Licking a lollipop. Making hot chocolate. Sharing with others. Taking pictures. Laughing long and loud, head thrown back. Proclaiming “Yikes!” Snuggling in my favorite blanket with an equally favorite book. Opening […]
A Thanksgiving Harvest
I watch the smoke spiral up from the sweet corn stalks and general garden tangle and I confess my first reaction is “glad-to-see-that-mess go” followed quickly by “no-garden-next-year” all played in sour tones and trebles. Then, I pause, a bit ashamed. Yes. That garden did become a big tangled, overgrown mess. It made me feel […]
Gifts That Keep On Giving and Summer Blessing 2017 Giveaway
One of the best things about gifts? They keep on giving. When I see the pillow from my sister, I think of her. When I drink out of the coffee mug Abbi gave me, I think of her. The gifts from friends and family bless me again and again. Often, I whisper a prayer for […]
Nothing Can Separate Us
I’d walked through the cemetery and I stood at the edge turning to leave. As I did, the backdrop of blue laced with clouds and edged with green trees caught my attention and pulled my footsteps to a stop. I turned more fully around to look at it and take in the contrast. The day […]
Grateful for Today
Psalm 16:2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” vs 5-6 ~ Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• […]
Unusual Kindness
Acts 28:2 ~ “The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.” I stretch my hands toward the warmth. The flames crackle and sway and send sparks careening into the air and up, fizzling away as they fly. The heat warms my fingers, and […]
Free Thanksgiving Menu Printable and Gratitude Page Printable
I’ve been working a little on learning about printables and creating a few for fun. I have a free Thanksgiving Menu Printable Page for you today, if you’d like to print it out. You can jot down your menu items on the page and enjoy some pretty pumpkins at the same time. Go here to […]
Artistry at Its Finest
It started out all misty and moisty and gray on the fourth-of-July morning and looked nothing at all like a Kansas day in July. As the morning waned away, the gray wisped away and the skies were not cloudy all day. The humidity hangs around, heavy, but the brilliant blue can’t be beat and the leaves […]
