There are days that I miss the butterflies and passion and newness of the beginnings of love. Some of that has to be fought for now – it doesn’t always flow so easily with bills to pay and diapers to change. There is richness here, though. And I think it is better than in the […]
Outside my window…the sun is bright but the day is cool and windy. The trees are a ruckus of tossing branches and fluttering leaves. I am thankful for…my husband’s prayers for me this morning. I was feeling afraid – that today might be like yesterday – a tired, sad, all-afternoon-in-bed kind of day. I am […]
“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder Here’s hoping your weekend is full of the sweet & simple…<3 jc
I wanted to share with you a piece of correspondence between myself and a “Titus 2 mentor” in my life. I hope that this will be a blessing to you and an encouragement if you have or are facing similar things. The following is an edited “snippet” from a couple of e-mails… “I am enjoying […]
On my laptop there is a folder named “Brother’s Room.” It contains some random and not-so-random color schemes, pictures and inspiration for boy’s spaces. Girl stuff is so much easier for me! But we are starting to get into the swing of boy things…:) I thought I would share the charcoal/yellow scheme that I am […]
(found) “When she reached this passage (a letter from friend which spoke of her gentle, calm, penetrating look that was dearly loved), Princess Marya sighed and looked round into the pier-glass that stood on her right. The glass reflected a feeble, ungraceful figure and a thin face. The eyes, always melancholy, were looking just now […]
just some time spent in our favorite spot… enjoying the pink that is blooming now! <3
It’s hard to tell when exactly a person goes from being an infant to a baby, a baby to a toddler, a toddler to a child, etc. It has been a little over 2 years now that I’ve been married…and today I am wondering, “When did I go from being a girl to a woman? […]
Well one summer to-do can be crossed off the list! I have dusted off the sewing machine and actually completed a project. Make that two. A pillowcase dress for Kaya, and one for her little cousin Annika…it was very simple and really would only take a couple of hours if you knew what you were […]
In January I made a list of books I wanted to read this year. Books have been added or completely scratched from the list, but the idea was just to have some goals and a list to turn to when I was ready for something new to read…so far I’ve really been plugging away! It’s […]
