I’m pretty sure I overuse the word excited. Thing is, it’s often the exactly-right-just-perfect-fit to describe my feelings. There aren’t any synonyms that fit as well. Here’s what I mean. I want to tell you that I’m very, very excited to bring you this giveaway. HOWEVER, I often say that about our giveaways. Because I […]
Pages and Projects {Laddie}
I’ve been reading Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter. I read Girl of the Limberlost and Freckles and the Harvester years ago. I reread Girl of the Limberlost not so long, long ago. I have never read Laddie, though. A friend mentioned her love of it to me. I was instantly intrigued since I loved Gene Stratton […]
Ten Reasons I Like Poetry
It is time to begin, Today’s list of ten, And chat for a time, About rhythm and rhyme! ………………………………………………………………………….. I was musing and thinking fun thoughts and it led to this list of ten things I personally like about poetry! How about you? 1. You can break the English rules and get away with it. […]
A Washer and A Dryer and a Memory or Twenty
Twenty years old. This washer&dryer. They’ve seen a few loads of laundry between then and now. They’ve churned away at a lot of dirt and grease from my farmer man’s jeans, cycled who-knows-how-many-times and fluffed a lot of loads to dryness. Blankets. Sheets. Dear, dear baby laundry. Load after load of everyday laundry. Laundry from […]
Wherein We Have A Burlap Bag Race
Do you remember my burlap gift tags and burlap acorn banner? Do you remember that I made them using burlap from coffeebean bags from Winans? Well, guess what else you can do with burlap coffeebean bags? {I bet you can’t guess it!!!!!!!} You can have a SACK RACE!!! I kept looking at the coffee bags […]
Giveaway For a $50 Gift Card For Corie Clark
Last week I talked about my Purposeful Planner in this post. TODAY ~ we have a giveaway for a $50 gift card for Corie Clark’s shop! Hooray! It’s a great way to try a Purposeful Planner. Thank-you, EVER so much, Corie!!! The new mid-year planners are now available for pre-order! They start in July 2017 […]
Think Write Thursday {My Ideal Day}
An ideal day. Oh, so many directions I could go with this. One would involve the ocean. One would involve a shopping day with my mother and sister. One would involve going out for lunch with my daughter and nieces and mother and sister. One would involve a coffee date and chocolate and laughter with […]
Pages and Projects {The Kindness Challenge}
Shaunti Feldhaun’s newest book The Kindness Challenge has been laying on my to-read stack for a little while. I pulled it out this past week. I’ve wanted to read it ever since I got it. I just haven’t. Maybe because part of me wants very much to be kind, to live kindness, to grow in […]
Sweet Treats Tower
I have a fun DIY/Gift Idea for you! It’s May and that means graduation month. That means gifts for graduates. This sweet treat tower could be used for lots of occasions…………………… BIRTHDAYS FATHER’S DAY VALENTINE’S DAY THINKING OF YOU NEW BABY CELEBRATION aaaaaaannnnnnddd………………………… and it would make a fun graduation gift for the senior students […]
Walking Steadfastly, Doing What Is Right
The sun and the dew and the wheat all spun themselves into a glorious combination on this beautiful spring morning. I tried. But as smart as my phone is and as good as the camera contained within is, it could not capture the beauty and shine. I’d been sitting there in my chair under my […]
She Reads Truth Bible Review
Today we’re going to look at the She Reads Truth Bible. It’s a Christian Standard Bible. I was excited to receive one to review and one to give away. UPDATE: Giveaway over, but you can still browse and get a feel for the SRT Bible. 🙂 It is a neat Bible and has several neat […]
Pages and Projects {The Purposeful Planner}
I’m changing up my post name. Instead of Yarn Along, I’m going to give Pages and Projects a try. I’m still going to be talking about books a lot! And my knitting or whatever other project I think about posting. Ginny Sheller decided it was time to quit posting her Yarn Along link-up due to […]
Ten Takes I’ve Learned About Living With Pain
Pain. Aches. Headaches. Wounds. Hurts. We all deal with them in our lives. There’s no escaping it. Pain is a part of life physically, mentally and emotionally. At sometime, in some way, we will endure painful things. Thankfully, many times the pain passes quickly. Other times it lingers. And sometimes it becomes an unwelcome part […]
Lilla Rose News, Sale and May Flexi 2017
Hey friends! Popping in quickly to update you with Lilla Rose news. We have a sale ~ 10% off all styles being Released on May 1st. Plus Free Shipping on Retail orders of $60 or more. Newly released styles include May Of-The-Month, brand-new styles released on May 1, and returning Of-The-Month styles being released on […]
Bible Journaling Chit-Chat
I’m sharing a bit of my Bible journaling today. I first saw Bible journaling in 2015. I loved the idea and have enjoyed following some accounts on Instagram who share their art and Bible pages. It inspired me to give it a try here and there. I’ve done a variety of things. Handlettering has […]
A Piece of Time
Snippets. Squares. Segments. Call them what you will. These captured details from my day. A sliver-y slice of time held in pixels. The moon is glowing golden and glorious in the dark sky. It’s saying hello to me through the window in my living room. Lamps glow golden on the inside, casting cozy home and […]