Happy end-of-the-week, friends! We have a very fun giveaway today! Just in time for Mother’s Day! This gift basket would make a perfect Mother’s Day gift to give to your mama or to a friend or to yourself! 🙂 My sweet friend, Melodie is sponsoring our giveaway today. She owns and runs Cottonwood Creek Herbals. It […]
Today I Want To Eat At My Grandma’s Table
Think ~ Write ~ Thursday Linking up with Carole ~ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Remember the times when we would pull around the bend in the drive and come to a stop in front of the garage? We’d tumble eagerly out of the car and head for the door, knowing we’d be greeted with delicious smells and warm […]
Yarn Along {Never Unfriended}
Here are three fun facts I posted on Instagram last week ~ 1. Anablephobia is the fear of looking up. 2. Mozart was 4 or 5 years old when he created his first musical compositions. 3. Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family. What’s your fun fact of the day? ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• […]
Grateful for Today
Psalm 16:2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” vs 5-6 ~ Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• […]
It’s Gluten Free From the Bakery on Main
Right before we were packing up our bags to head to Ohio in March, this box made its arrival onto my doorstep. Now, I love packages and parcels arriving in the mail or left on my porch by the UPS or Fed Ex delivery people. I’d been expecting this shipment and I was happy when […]
Life Will Not Always Be As It Is Today
Life will not always be as it is today. ~ I read this quote a few years ago and it lingers in my mind. A reminder that resonates with me often. It applies well to all the days. On the hard days ~ they won’t last forever. On the discouraging days ~ another day will […]
Yarn Along {Outlive Your Life}
Back in March I finished up a couple of pom-pom wreaths and I took these pictures. I really enjoy making these wreaths. {DIY for a pom-pom wreath in this post here ~} I enjoy blogging about the wreaths too….it’s just having time to! {I never, never get all the projects and ideas done like I’d […]
Ten What Ifs From My Friend
Last week I presented myself with Ten What-If questions and shared them for a Ten on Tuesday post. Later in the day my phone chirped its incoming text alert. Words from my friend and cousin, Danita, sprang up on my phone screen. She told me she’d enjoyed the post very much and then she shared a […]
Pretty Ordinary Pictures Because They’re Pretty
Happy Easter! It’s only a bunch of pretty ordinary pictures because they’re pretty. I grow more and more thankful for beauty. And I decided this week that I think I will buy chocolate bunnies for my children until I die! 🙂 {Because chocolate bunnies are important….} Chocolate eggs and flop-eared bunnies are from Winans. I […]
Sanctuary Offered in the Ordinary
I sit with my ratty hair in my old rocking chair, the one I’ve had since before my daughter was born. I push with one foot, causing the chair to react with gentle motion. This double thickness fleece blanket is tucked on my lap, the one with the cute trucks and cars splayed out in printed […]
A Tree House Hideaway
Linking up with Carole ~ We have a little tree house hideaway in our woods. My son built it, well, longer ago now than I think it was. I want to say last summer, but I’m pretty sure that’s not right. He’s not close by, so I can’t ask him. One day he was struck […]
Daddy’s Girl Book
I do love a good children’s book and this one is darling in my opinion! We’re giving away a copy today! Update: Giveaway over, but let me introduce you to this adorable book all the same! Tea parties and good memories! What could be better? 🙂 The pictures are sweet and charming and soft. The […]
Ten What Ifs
1. What if….Instead of criticizing, I complimented? 2. What if instead of complaining, I gave thanks? 3. What if instead of frowning at the dirty dishes, I smiled happy because I have hot water and fragrant smelling dishsoap to wash them shiny clean? 4. What if instead of groaning at the alarm clock, I said […]
Words about Waiting
As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ~ James 5:11 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Life holds a lot of waiting. Waiting in line. Waiting for spring. Waiting for a new baby. […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 52}
It’s a wardrobe day! Mostly to talk about sandals this week! I mentioned these shoes in my Yarn Along post this week. I’m fundraising for Because International and their The Shoe That Grows Program. Donate Here. I love this idea! Here’s a little bit of an explanation about the shoe, how it works and how […]
Books I’d Like To Read Again For the First Time
It’s Think Write Thursday over at Carole Knits! The topic? Write about a book you wish you could read again for the first time. Well. We all know I probably can’t talk about only ONE book! Here’s a few I’m going to mention. The Blue Castle. You can read my post I wrote about it […]