A prayer over your week….a prayer over my week….a prayer washing over our lives….in the nitty-gritty of a new Monday day….a new week….a week where we can continue to commemorate Jesus’ walk toward the cross, death, resurrection and R E D E M P T I O N!!! For His redemption is available EVERY DAY, […]
A Common Masterpiece
Raspberry coffee drips in the coffeemaker. The quiet of the morning surrounds me. My farmer man left early, thus the raspberry dripping. I sent him out the door with hazelnut and a splash of half and half in his insulated mug, given to us by the insurance company, their name scrawled in letters across the side. Sliding the […]
Wherein I Think About Dreams and Perspective and Unicorns and Goats
“Dream Big” my Rae Dunn mug tells me as I wrap my fingers around its warmth on this April morning. 23 degrees the thermometer says. The morning sky beckons me to tiptoe onto the porch and capture it as I can. The #SimplyTuesday coloring book, laying open on my coffee table reminds me of this message, “We […]
I Will Fight To Delight In All That Is Beauty And Blessing
Last Fridays was a beautiful Kansas Friday…the thermometer holding steady at 68 degrees. The sun beamed gently and the wind lay still and silent, a welcome respite after Monday and Tuesday, when it howled savagely and relentlessly, blowing dirt in waves and beating against our baby wheat fields. I look out the window and I […]
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. […]
Instapost {Sept. No. 2}
This has been my view of the farm since Thursday and I have thrilled and danced in my soul as I looked at it. It’s not the Redwoods. It’s not a view like Half Dome and Yosemite. It’s not Hatteras. Or Ouray, Colorado. It’s not Yellowstone National Park. It’s not a quaint French village. It’s not […]
Instapost {Sept. No. 1}
Well, technically my idea when I first instaposted was to post ONE picture, sort of like Instagram, and then write what was on my heart or on my mind to record. I was thinking they would be a cross between Instagram and a blog post. I really enjoy Instagram, but generally don’t write long captions […]
Instapost {August No. 2}
I started using this Gratitude Journal in July. And love it so much. You can see pictures of it over in this post. It was a giveaway post. While the giveaway is over, you can still see the photos and read about the journal. Each month features an area that enriches our lives. July’s […]
Instapost {August No. 1}
My mended clothespin apron! I’ve loved this clothespin apron. The back of it is made from burlap and early summer it started wearing some holes. I decided it could probably be repaired. My daughter showed me her stash of material and I picked out a cheery, bright dot. She took the apron and the material […]
Instapost { July No. 2}
I have a lampshade in my living room. It’s making me laugh. Almost everytime I walk by it, there’s this part of me that goes, “I have a LAMPSHADE in my LIVING ROOM!!” With the same amount of wonder and amazement and drama and tone as Rapunzel in Tangled when she exclaims, “I […]
Instapost {July No.1}
I sat down yesterday and I messed with pictures. I put this off at times, because it’s never a ten minute thing. It’s always a minimum of an hour. I just can’t start with pictures and be done quickly. I love my pictures. My dear man loves looking at our pictures. {When he gets […]
