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 […]
The Post About Marriage That I Didn’t Intend To Write
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Seventeen. Eighteen. Nineteen. My fingers type out each number word. It takes me longer to type them than I think it will. I have to go back and add capitals to a couple of places. My fingers tried to […]
An Ordinary Monday and Eggs and Wildflowers
It’s Monday morning. I rather like Mondays, though I know they aren’t so popular everywhere. I try to rarely make plans for Mondays and so mostly I’m home on Mondays and it’s a fresh new week and a fresh new day. This Monday morning I’m slow and a bit achy and sore. I crawl out […]
A Grateful Eventide
Eggs and flour and berries and butter. Baking and creating from pie inspiration. Outside it clouds up and begins to rain. And it is gorgeous!! The loveliest spring rain falling down on our still thirsty earth. The kitchen light gleams and the oven hums and it gives off cozy, warm heat. My window above my […]
As 2015 Ends
The end of 2015…. It’s held… Ups and downs, good days, not-so-great days, smiles, tears, pain and fears, JOY, gratitude and giving, lots of living, memories made, hellos and good-byes, baking and farming, questions and answers, growing and changes, hard days, happy days, blessings abundant, FAITH and audacity, learning to live loved, embracing that I […]
Ten Things I Am Thankful For Right Now
It’s Thanksgiving week! Never a better time to specifically think about things I am grateful and thankful for! Linking up with Carole…. The Ten on Tuesday topic is………………………………. 10 Things I Am Thankful For Right Now. 1. I have absolutely loved all of our beautiful fall weather. We have had the prettiest autumn ever. Beautiful […]
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 […]
Choose Gratitude Blessings Journal
I’ve been happy to have several giveaways to bring you recently. I like giveaways! They’re fun to host, fun to enter, and fun to win! As always, I’m thrilled about this one! It’s just fun to share about things and ideas I love! And part of the fun of getting to give away favorite stuff! […]
On Father’s Day
It’s Father’s Day. This family, this wife, this daughter, this son. We are just so thankful for this man. The one I call husband. And my Love. The one they call Dad. Or daddy. Or daddy-boy. The one they greet almost every time they see him, “Hey, Dad!” The one that for a while […]
A Box of Sunshine
Renae has been sick. She’s had the sinus/cough/sore throat/headache crud. She’s not done much of anything for about a week, and that’s not her at all. I’m ready to have my girl-that-feels-good back. She’s ready to feel better, too. Being sick isn’t fun, but it does always make you appreciate feeling well! One of Renae’s […]
A Lifeway Visit {Five Minute Friday}
I stood in the middle of the Lifeway store and looked around me. My sister-in-law had a gift item that needed returned and I was glad to visit an actual, real life, Lifeway storefront. I’d shopped Lifeway online, but never stepped foot inside one of their stores. I felt at home as I looked at all […]
Thankful on Thanksgiving Day ~
Happy Thanksgiving! Praise to God our Father and words from the archives ~ Father, We Praise You Father, we praise you for life and for love, Father we praise you in heaven above, Father, we praise you for your mighty power, Father, we praise you this day and this hour, Father, we thank […]