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 […]
Simple Beauty
Simple beauty. It lurks everywhere, waiting to be noticed. A few weeks ago, I was sick in the night and in the morning, I stretched out in my chair under my furry blanket glad for home and rest and glad it was this Saturday and not the one before, when all my family from away were […]
Live Loved
{Live Loved pillow available at Sew a Fine Seam} Live Loved.Settle in. He wants you there. Firmly established and grounded in His unfailing love. My gracious, good God has been teaching me about living loved in the last couple of years. He never lets me down. He never disappoints. He never turns His back […]
On Good Friday
Thank-you Jesus.I cannot comprehend.Your sacrifice.Your gift of grace.Spanning all of time and space.Every sin it will erase.I long to gaze upon your face.And clasp your handsAnd kneel amazed.That you would do this all for me.For freedom you have made me free.To live with you eternally! You conquered death victoriously!You reign! You reign all gloriously.We […]
I Am Not Ok
“Are you doing ok?” My friend looked at me with a question in her eyes. Genuine concern. The kind you don’t find everywhere. And you know what? Sometimes instead of “I’m fine” or “I’m ok” the answer is simply, “No, I’m not ok.” Some days I’m not ok. I’m discouraged. Some days I’m not ok. […]
An Attendant Has Been Notified To Assist You
I was self-checking myself out at Dillons. Well, in actuality, I was self-checking my GROCERIES out at Dillons. {And as an aside, shouldn’t we get a discount when we self-check ourselves {or rather, our groceries} out, because DOING THE JOB OURSELVES, DILLONS}. Alright. Self-checking out my groceries. Beep. Beep, beep. Across the scanner. Nearby at […]
Snail Mail and a Message to Be Yourself
I love snail mail. FUN snail mail. Not particularly bills or credit card offers or fliers for dumb things. But HAPPY snail mail, I am all about that. This card showed up in my mailbox a week or two ago. It has left me smiling every time I look at it. I texted my […]
BECAUSE, Haiti
Last week, one evening I was hurting and aching and I wanted to accomplish several more things and it SIMPLY was not going to happen. Instead of pausing and reflecting on what I had done and thinking on the things I COULD celebrate, I started to slip into a SELF-PITY party. Because sometimes it just […]
Monday Musings About Haiti and Home
Two of my people were gone all last week. Matthew and Renae spent a week in Haiti. They met up with a team and helped out on a church building project. They arrived home over the weekend, very tired and with lots of stories and adventures and pictures. I was very glad they could take […]
Monday Musings on Pain and Stuff
It’s a lot harder to do things, to accomplish tasks, to fulfill daily routines, when you hurt. That’s not a profound statement. But it’s one I’ve come to know as true over the last couple of years. It’s nearing six weeks since my surgery. I wasn’t supposed to lift anything over ten pounds for six […]
To Whom It May Concern On Monday Morning
{affiliate links included} Just some general chit-chat on this Monday morning. And a refreshing picture of ice water and lemon. Though it seems the ice has all melted. Ha! Tomorrow it will be five weeks since my surgery. I can tell I feel stronger each week. I really felt good right after my surgery […]
Monday Morning Musings ~ You Are Everything
Lord. YOU ARE GOOD. Even when life feels like it’s full of landmines. YOU ARE ABLE. In every circumstance. YOU ARE STRENGTH. When it seems I can’t take another step. YOU ARE SHELTER. When life feels shaky and the rain is cold. YOU ARE GUIDANCE. Directing feet when my future feels uncertain and unsure. YOU ARE […]
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 […]
