The pathway was shady and the weather that perfect mix of sunshine and seventy as I placed sneakered feet on the sidewalk and set out along the walking trail in the park. It was peaceful and pretty and then, around a bend, the bright orange cones signaled a roadblock ahead. The ground and sidewalk were […]
Let Us Laugh
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything. ~ Irish Proverb I have these reminders scattered around my home…and some days I need to read them all….more than once…. 😊😄 I’m thankful for laughter and happy. It really is good medicine. I often long for the “garden days” before […]
Redeemed and Free and Known and Loved
I give you all my dreams and hopes and plans, Lord. With open hands I come and stand. Please. Take them all. Mold them. Make them. Plan. Create them. Into what You want for me. Dream the dreams You dream for me. At Your feet I fall. Deeper still I long to go. To follow […]
Ten Simple Tips To Pass Along To My Kids
I jotted a few of these things down a couple of years ago. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking I’d turn it into a blog post. I let it continue to simmer and wait. Today it becomes a post! What would you add or what would your list say? Share in the […]
In Which a Vine Grows and Gourds are Harvested
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 […]
