I’ve been reading a lot lately and thought I would post a few favorite excerpts over the next few days as I am working on projects and papers for school and preparing for my last final! Hope you enjoy. The following is from George MacDonald’s “Diary of an Old Soul”… “Father of me, thou art […]
A few random thoughts for the evening: 1 – I am pondering a new look…thoughts? THANKS! I love it too. 2 – Remind me never to blog after 11 pm ever, ever again. 3 – I made a hat for a birthday present, but now I am thinking…it fits my head quite nicely, no? Maybe […]
Brace yourselves. This is the cake in our house. I’m about to share with you a recipe that is soo sooo soooo near and dear to my heart! It’s the “Let’s Celebrate!” cake. And the “What a Crappy Day” cake. Sometimes it’s the “I’m Sorry” cake. Last night it was the “What Goes With Deer […]
4:30 am came awfully early. How strange, to wake up to silence – no baby crying for milk! Then I remembered she was with grandma and grandpa, and today was the big day! It was opening day of rifle season in Missouri and we were headed out to get my first deer. We bundled up, loaded […]
A few lessons from my first year and a half as the keeper of our home: 1) Using paper plates is not a sin. And actually, Hobby Lobby has some really pretty and sturdy ones and every few weeks they are 50% off. A lot of the day is already spent preparing food and eating […]
I’ve been working on some crochet projects that I would love to share… …but they’re Christmas presents! So they will have to wait and remain a secret for now. But in the mean time, here is an early Christmas present that I made for Kaya: Don’t look too close…ha! It’s quite imperfect, but I’m generally […]
“And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision…” 1 Samuel 3:1 I’ve been reading from 1 Samuel for devotions lately. This phrase struck me and rolled around my mind for a few days. It’s a painful and sad thing to feel distance from someone you love. How important […]
