Happy weekend, friends! I'm always on the lookout for beauty - the natural, the manmade, the ever clear and abundant displays that are before me. While strolling along one evening in a hutong with Victoria Leigh and Thomas, her friend, my eyes were drawn up to this beautiful vignette.Though the electric lamp light is diffused, it drew my gaze up to see a large hand-crafted example of Chinese knotting. I love that lamp light allows us to see. Because of a light that is ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – Hutong in Beijing, China
The Yes of No
I don't mind the wintry morning temperatures and am even willing to brave them, in fact, I may be eager to brave them. I do love to go and do and the chill does not discourage my drive. The Salesman jokes me about having a butterfly tattoo - which I don't - just for the record. For as much as he is content with being at home, I love to go. I've had an event on my calendar for today that has been written in pen, not just penciled in, for weeks. I was so certain ... Read More about The Yes of No
Trim Healthy Mama Creamy Bean, Bacon, and Butternut Soup Review
I've made two pots of soup this week. It just seemed the perfect thing to do with the cold winter winds swirling outside for me to be inside, apron clad, and simmering soup on the cooktop. I will tell you, it was a good plan because meals are done for several days! And there is just something therapeutic about getting out my red dutch oven, or crockpot, and adding ingredients to make a delicious soup to serve my family and friends. It probably goes back to my ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Creamy Bean, Bacon, and Butternut Soup Review
For the Love of Lamp Lights – Aladdin Lamp Update
Happy weekend! I hope you have a wonder filled and wonderful weekend. Five months ago, I found this absolutely gorgeous alabaster lamp while on a quick trip into the thrift store. I shared about it in a post that probably has the longest run-on sentence in the world. Well, it's time for a lamp update. I took the lamp to Callaway's Lamp & Shade for some repair work back in September and got a call last week that the lamp was ready for pick up. It usually doesn't take so long; but the ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – Aladdin Lamp Update
Hidden Treasures
After speaking in chapel at Hidden Treasures Academy this week, Lee Anne led us in two songs, and the students worshipping was the best part of my day. Several students got out of their seats and made their way to the front and worshipped like our African friends, with their whole body. There was singing and dancing. The expressions of praise were beautiful. The presence of God was so palpable in the stained-glass chapel that I cried the whole time we sang. ... Read More about Hidden Treasures