I have always been drawn to a desk, like the one pictured above that belonged to the Unsinkable Molly Brown. I am drawn to a desk because I am a writer; but, sitting down to write is another thing sometimes... Distractions are everywhere. I look at Molly's desk and it is much like mine: flowers and a tea cup and paperwork and newspaper articles and her evident passion for women and it's all on the pallet of a lovely rug. During CornTeen, I arranged my office several times and got distracted ... Read More about When Distraction Becomes the Main Attraction
Trim Healthy Mama Trimtastic Chocolate Zucchini Flag Cake & Buttercream Icing Recipe
Happy 4th of July, friends!!! I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. I am extending the holiday by sharing a Flag Cake version of one of our all time favorite Trim Healthy Mama cakes. Yes, I did say our, this one is Salesman approved. And, almost everyone else that has every tried this cake, has liked it too. If you have been around here long, you know that this cake was the first Trim Healthy Mama dessert that Audra Elizabeth introduced me to and I liked it from the start. It has ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Trimtastic Chocolate Zucchini Flag Cake & Buttercream Icing Recipe
Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Colorado
We did a fun thing this last week - we went to Colorado - and I've been about to bust to share; but, The Salesman asked me not to post about being gone while we were gone. It didn't matter to him that I'd asked a former police officer to stay at the house while we were gone...he didn't want me posting that we were gone. He asks so very little...so now that we are home, I say - we went to Colorado!!! Oh, it was fun, and funny, from the get-go, you know, two people who are married can be very ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Colorado
Scripture Memory Team 2020 – Verse 8
Happy first of July! It is exciting to start a new month and to have a new memory verse! Friends, we are on verse 8! We started back in March and look how many verses we have memorized! Way to go!!! I have finished my passage in Philippians and am moving on to a verse in the Psalms. For this current season, I have been enjoying reading a chapter in Psalms every day. What joy and delight it has been to read of David's dependance on God through the highs and lows in life. The prayers, ... Read More about Scripture Memory Team 2020 – Verse 8
Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – A Reflection
Last week while waiting for The Salesman to pick me up outside a store downtown, I snapped this lovely reflection mere moments before I heard the beep beep of his car horn signaling he was ready to roll. I marveled at the beauty when I was standing outside the shop window in person soaking it all in; but, in reflecting on the reflection, I see much that I truly think is beautiful. Please join me in counting all that is beautiful and lovely in the reflection: The window pane that was ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – A Reflection
