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 […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 54}
LIVE from Mindy Mae’s Market………….ok, wait, we’re not “technically” live from Mindy Mae’s. ‘Cause we’re not actually at Mindy Mae’s and it’s not like it’s live video……….however I am alive, so that would sorta work and we could sorta virtually be live with styles from Mindy Mae’s. Never mind. It just seemed like a good […]
At Home in the World Giveaway
For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are. ~ C.S. Lewis There’s much to ponder about PERSPECTIVE, PLACEMENT, and POSITIVITY. The way I perceive life, the part of the world I live in and the attitude I choose […]
Capturing Story
Each photograph is a story captured in a single moment. ~ unknown Stories mean a lot. Stories matter. Stories teach. Stories make life interesting. Stories grab our attention. And we each are living our very own story. We all have a story we’re telling. Isn’t that exciting? The bad days, the sad days, the good […]
Waiting For Harvest
Waiting for harvest, Waiting this year, Wheat growing golden, Time’s drawing near. Listen? You hear it? Rustling stalks. Waiting for harvest, Wheat fields, they talk. They whisper “It’s coming. Coming quite soon.” Grain is a’drying. Stalks playing their tune. Dancing and waving and waiting too, Waiting for harvest, Skies are so blue. Wheat seed we planted, […]
Mindy Mae’s Market $50 Gift Card Giveaway
It’s Mindy Mae Gift Card Giveaway Day!! Hooray! This peach sweatshirt was my first purchase from Mindy Mae’s Market. If your weather is like ours and turning summer-y, sweatshirt season is leaving us. BUT, we all know it will be back very soon! I love my sweatshirts from Mindy Mae’s. I love how they fit […]
Think Write Thursday {Hello June}
Hello June! Here’s looking at you, our busiest time of year!!! Harvest is approaching. I can feel it. My house is getting its summertime feel. The wheat waves in the wind and quietly, and almost unnoticeably, turns to gold. Hello June! Let’s get those porch posts painted. I got them started!! Here’s to finishing. Hello […]
Praise, Quotes and Baby Calves
Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you. ~ Isaiah 60:1-2 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices […]
A Farm Video and a Puppy Named Jackie
Blogging means post ideas and this idea and these pictures and oh yes, I want to post that………..Oh, look! I forgot I had these pictures. Jot down another idea. Cross of that idea because I ran out of time. On and on it goes………..This girl isn’t going to get it all done. What I’m really […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 53}
I am so very excited about these super-fun hoodies! I stumbled across on Instagram towards the end of last year. I’m VeRy HaPpY that I did. They have a lot, a lot, a lot of super cute and fun clothes! Wardrobe post No. 50 shows a dress that came from Mindy Mae’s. I have a […]
Think Write Thursday {What’s In Your Purse?}
Linking up with Carole on this Thursday and the subject we’re thinking about today is…………………….. What’s in Your Purse? Here’s a couple of the questions Carole posed………… Are you a minimalist? Do you carry around a knapsack? This story probably sums me up pretty well. I was telling my husband a little bit about the book […]
Max 2: White House Hero DVD Giveaway
Today we have a fun, family film giveaway! Meet Max. T.J. sure was excited to meet him! Max happens along right when T.J. feels especially in need of a friend. {**“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. A great, big thank-you to them! […]
Pages and Projects {At Home In The World}
What have you been reading? I just finished At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider. I flew through it pretty quickly. It was fascinating and intriguing and made me even more thankful for home and my cozy couch and hot shower and own bed while simultaneously making me want to book a flight to […]
Ten More Handy Helpful Housewife Hints
Last fall I brought you Ten Handy Helpful Housewife Hints. Today we’re blessing your life with ten more!!!!!!!!!! …………………………………………………………………. 1. The dryer works better if you turn it on! The clothes will actually get dry!!! Amazing. 2. That moment when you remember, “Oh, yes! I DID put towels in the washer and they’re probably not going […]
Ribbon and Flower Bookmarks
I put together these ribbon and flower bookmark/gift embellishments a few weeks ago. I wanted to gift Never Unfriended to a couple of friends and I was trying to think how I wanted to “wrap” them. I thought about simply wrapping ribbon around them like I did for a book gift shown in this post. […]
All the Afraids
I snuggled a little deeper in my blanket and turned the page. The words and the book spoke inspiration and encouragement to me. Though Christmas was over, I’d begun reading Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado. As my eyes ran over the page, my heart did a little turn as I read this story. We can […]