The illusion bobs and bounces in a swirl of watercolor hues. Amidst teenage angst and insecurities and awkwardness, I believe middle-aged people have it all figured out. Life looks simple and easy. Effortless. Successful. Settled. Delightful. I’m not sure why this illusion beckoned me. Seemed believable. Goodness. I’d seen my mother burst into tears when […]
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What Really Matters Now…..
What really matters now is linen overalls and Arnold Palmer and air conditioning…. What really matters now is ice and water and insulated jugs….. What really matters now is embracing the unexplained right next to the unavoidable and offering it all a measure of trust and hope and longing…. What really matters now is rambling […]
Pondering Life and Its Passing
Early this morning my uncle breathed his last breath, earthside. Honestly, I’m not sure what heavenside looks like, but I do see Jesus. I always picture Him as excited and delighted. Another one of His kids, HOME! Early this morning, 3 a.m. early, my kids headed to the city to board a plane: Destination ~ […]
Bits and Pieces to Delight In {June}
Every year we have wheat fields to walk and combat our nemesis known as rye. It waves, delighted with itself, a bit above our winter red wheat. We are not so delighted. If left, and consequently run through the combine, it will multiply in staggering amounts thereby consuming our clean wheat fields. Last October, we […]
Ann Voskamp Bookset Giveaway {Reading for Your Summer}
{affliate links in this post, friends. thank-you!} Comrades ~ it’s a bookstack day!Kansas is showing off a perfect summer day today.Blue, blue skies, white puffy clouds. 103 degrees.Combines gobbling the wheat as harvest rolls along. It’s lemonade in sweating glasses.It’s float in the pool.It’s grab a book and head for the hammock in the evening […]
Bits and Pieces To Delight In {April}
Spring is my favorite. I’m glad to welcome it in, though it’s been slow and teasing and windy and springing from hot and cold in all of its edging in coming. The violets have sprung up in the woods and daffodils and tulips delighted us with their blooms. Here are a few of the things […]
Ten Books On My TBR List For 2022
Here’s to new chapters and doing things for the first time! This is the first I’ve compiled a list of TBR books for my year. NOW. This doesn’t mean these are the ONLY books I want or intend to read.No! No! No! 🙂Hopefully, there will be quite a few more among the number. For several […]
Bits and Pieces That Delight {January}
I like lists. I like fun stuff. I like beauty. I like delight. I like books. I like quotes. I like stickers. I have several blogs or newsletters I enjoy reading which consist of lists similar to this. I’m bringing my own for any of you who, like me, love browsing this type of thing. […]
October Musings
I fully intended to post my October Musings last week.It didn’t happen. O B V I O U S L Y. Here we are at the very end of this week!This past Sunday evening, we hosted a hayride, and dips and chips, and a campfire for our neighboring young people. I spent a bit of […]
August Musings
1. ANTICIPATE Hello comrade friends! This summer has found me quite stuck on an icy, delicious SunJoy from Chick-Fil-A and I’ve anticipated every chance I was near enough to get one. I’ve always loved Lemonade, but not sure when I became such an Arnold Palmer fan, or in Chick-Fil-A’s case, SunJoy. I love the name […]
July Musings
1. ANTICIPATE I was excited to see news about Annie F. Downs children’s picture book, What Sounds Fun To You? It releases in October and is available for pre-order. Emily Lex’s children’s book, Twirl, is coming in October too! Emily’s artwork is precious. She has pre-order bonuses right here. And one more for upcoming books, […]
June Musings
Seek Beauty Everyday.Savor. Hold Hope’s Hand.Hard. Every Day Grateful.Deeply. Listen and Learn.Pause. Carry kindness closely.Scatter. Whisper prayers steadfastly.Receiving. Smile. Laugh. Dream.Repeat. Some of the days, I remember to live out my ideals, live out the difference-makers, live out the power and peace of positivity. Other days, WELL, not so much. EVERY GOOD DAY, despite the […]
JORD Giftset and a Gift Guide for Christmastime
The rustling of wrapping paper and the sharp sound of Scotch tape tearing greeted me as I stepped through the basement door. I inhaled the scent of sugar cookies, my Grandma’s classic treat. No one made them like she did. Her basement was a busy bustle as aunts and cousins gathered to lend a hand […]
Wherein We Have a Cozy Autumn Movie Giveaway
Ushering in Autumn My front door is happily open and the white screen door with the pretty bric-a-brac, stands more smartly at attention, proud to usher merry little breezes across the threshold. They pull and tug at the ribbon tails fluttering above the geometric golden wreath adorning the happily open door. Distant barking echoes across […]
Little Things Sticker Pack Giveaway
Happy second Monday in July! 🙂 Is Happy second Monday in July a thing? Well, sure, why not?! If we want to make it a thing, let’s make it a thing! Heehee! I don’t know about all of you, but I could certainly use some light-hearted laughter and just-for-fun and slapstick-silly in my months, moments, […]
Pages and Projects {Live Loved and Prayer Journal}
Look at this cute lil’ notepad from The Clever Clove! It makes me smile just to look at it. THINGS to do BEFORE I CAN READ Isn’t it great?! Hmmmm. I have a feeling this to-do list may stay pretty blank most of the time. Haha! I assume the incentive would be to USE the […]
