July has brought so many beautiful blooms to our garden. From the fragrant, and exquisite, gardenias to the "sweet summer" hydrangeas that are so appropriately named, I am enjoying each and every bloom. The flowers that are currently blooming are all my favorite. I would not want to pick just one! I've been known to hand out blue ribbons to all of my flowers. Even the seemingly late, and slowly unfurling leaves of the magnificent magnolia. This tree normally blooms in May; but, I am ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Favorite flowers
Scripture Memory Team – Verse 9
Good morning, friends! We have made it to the ninth memory verse on our Scripture Memory Team!!! WooHoo! You are doing great! I am so thankful for the verse the Lord led me to for my eighth memory verse because, I needed it day one after I selected it, and on days two through fifteen, as well. He is so good to send us the very Word that we need to hold on to while we are holding on to Him. God knew on the first of July what verse I needed for "such a time" as The Salesman's heart ... Read More about Scripture Memory Team – Verse 9
Gifts from the garden and eventually two recipes; but, a whole lot of words
As a little girl, I grew up in a garden family and enjoyed all the vegetables we grew and harvested and then gathered around the table and ate as a family. The time planting, weeding, tending the garden, then snapping beans, shelling peas, picking tomatoes, and silking corn as a family has greatly impacted my love for vegetables. I have such good memories surrounding our garden and vegetables and my family. I have re-done three kitchens in our almost 32 years with the exact same vegetable ... Read More about Gifts from the garden and eventually two recipes; but, a whole lot of words
Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Opposites celebrate an anniversary
We are coming up on 32 years of marriage this next week. And we almost didn't make it oh, so many times because never in all your days have two more opposite people attracted. Oh, it was electric when we were dating - the sheer energy of opposite backgrounds and tastes and desires. The brainiac and the beauty-lover met and fell head over heels. But, I'm here to tell you, sometimes, and in some seasons, it just felt like we were falling; but, we always got back up, dusted ourselves off and ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Opposites celebrate an anniversary
When Distraction Becomes the Main Attraction
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