Once upon a time in a sandy Kansas garden, some pumpkin and some gourd seeds were placed gently in the ground and the seeds sprouted and the plants and vines grew green against the dusky dirt. But the deer didn’t know the plants weren’t for them and the bunnies crept close and the leaves were […]
The Armor of God Study
I worked through the Armor of God this summer. I did some handlettering pages again like I did over here for Children of the Day. I did run behind a bit with finishing the study and then with handlettering my last page. Harvest. Company. Summer. That sums it up! 🙂 I have thoroughly enjoyed incorporating the […]
Thinking About Some Things I Learned This Summer {2016}
Linking up with Emily P. Freeman and Laura ~ {affiliate links included} Emily is the author of Simply Tuesday. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s over here in this post. I’m currently reading another of her books, A Million Little Ways. And I ordered her Grace For the Good Girl from Family Christian, at the end […]
For Purple Jars and Lemonade
Would you drink it from a jar? Would you drink it in a car? Lemonade, all nice and sweet, A cold, delicious, icy treat. Not any jar, A purple one! And purple straw to make it fun. I love purple. Yes, indeed! It pairs so well with lemonade. So here or there, I do […]
Yarn Along {Fighting For Your Marriage}
{affiliate links included} Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams ~ Knitting. Same and same! Here’s what I’ve been reading. Once again, not much change. A Million Little Ways The Happiness Dare 2 Timothy with my Entrusted Scripture cards. And this 30 day devotional, Fighting For Your Marriage, that I mentioned last week. Each day is fairly […]
For Every Good Day
Every Good Day. This phrase has become a part of me this year. I’ve read about choosing “a word for the year”, on this blog and that, over the last few years. Without intentionally setting out to do it, these three words have become mine this year. Every Good Day. I can’t even pinpoint when […]
Eve’s First Mistake
I am so excited to bring you this guest post from my dear blogger friend, Jenni. She has been on a blogging break, but her words are a blessing and you would enjoy going over and browsing through her blog. She has lots of inspiration. Her words. Her ideas. Her projects. The fun things she […]
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 […]
Beautiful Moments That Bedazzle and Bring Sunshine
Life offers many beautiful moments. May I catch them and pause to breathe them in as they slide, sparkling and shining, through my fingers, running in rainbow hues and coloring this life of mine. If I could only bottle them and save them and line them up on my windowsill to stand there at bright […]
Reflecting on a Few Words From Our Marriage Ceremony
Back at the beginning of May, for our anniversary, I share these words from our marriage ceremony on Instagram. I think in my head that I will share them here too. The days continue and the clock counts as they always do and always will as long as this earth pulses on its axis. I […]
Pieces and Snippets in Pictures
Pictures draw me. They pull me. They speak to me. They hint of story. They portray pieces of frozen time and snag snippets of lives lived and memories made and dreams dreamed. They capture God’s creation. Square after square. Moment upon moment. Seeking beauty and sealing it within the frame. Art and creating and thinking […]
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 […]
Why We Love Anne of Green Gables
What is it that makes us love Anne so much? This thought was teasing the corners of my brain the other day. I tossed it around and I came to this conclusion. We love Anne, because we relate to Anne. Or at least I do. I love her dream world. I love her imagination. I […]
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 […]
The Gift of a Day
Hello farmhouse! Hello gorgeous wheat! It’s just a gloriously, gloriously brilliant day. It’s crying out, “Notice Me!” It’s whispering, “Look long and hard. Linger. Let your gaze land on each detail. Drink in this day that the Lord has made. He gift-wrapped it in pure gorgeousness and He handed it to YOU!” AND….. Whether your […]
