Life
One day more! Vacation is so close I can smell it! After a pretty packed week, I’m so ready to turn off my alarm and relax by the lake with some of my favorite people. I’ll be taking all the fresh produce I have sitting on my counters to add to all the grilling we’ll be doing. And I still …
Life
Many books you read describe tears of anger as red hot. That’s not true. Tears of anger are ice cold. This month is four years. Four years of waiting and praying. Four years of smiling through the pain and crying alone. Why me? I have everything to give. We have a house. We are in a good place financially. We …
Life
Oh IKEA. We go through so many emotions in our relationship, usually depending on what the newest products are. Sometimes I’m really not feelin’ the love and other times we’re smooth sailing. But this year, IKEA came out with a new sectional sofa that is everything I ever dreamed of. White, non-microfiber, deep, comfortable, farmhouse elegant, like this sectional just …
Life, What We're Eating
Good morning! How was your weekend? Ours was pretty great! Except for one thing. Our couch was not delivered Friday as expected which was extremely disappointing. So hopefully it will be coming this Friday instead. But how will I wait another whole week?! Otherwise, I had my mom over for a nice long morning coffee where we started bullet journals …
Life
Good morning! How was everybody’s weekend? My trip to IKEA was the perfect time to get away for a bit and Dearest Carl made creme brulee and bought a load of fireworks yesterday afternoon. (Yes, he made creme brulee. He’s been craving it since I made it a few months ago.) In all, a successful, restful, wonderful weekend. I’m starting …
Life
I am proud to report that I crossed off almost everything on my spring list! It was such a good spring with lots of vases filled with flowers and walks in the sun and birds at the feeder. Now I’m ready for the slower summer pace, even if A/C and ice cream are the only things helping me survive the …
Life, movie
Woman. It’s an inflammatory word nowadays. Everyone is talking about us. Our rights, our voice, our influence, it’s all being talked up, wrapped up and presented to us in all forms. In particular, in movies and TV shows. While they tell us that all women should be celebrated, there seems to be a certain kind of woman on screen that is …
“May and June. Soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year: cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming spring sun, followed by breezy afternoons and chilly nights. The discussion of philosophy is over; it’s time for work to begin.” – Peter Loewer “Now the bright morning-star, Day’s harbinger, Comes dancing from the …
Life
Cooking: Everything with a fried egg Drinking: Milky iced coffee Wanting: A new sofa Looking: forward to Mother’s Day at our house Deciding: What to plant in our garden Wishing: Lilacs lasted longer Enjoying: Daily walks down Main Street Waiting: To paint my kitchen Loving: This cookbook Listening: To the new Beauty and The Beast soundtrack Watching: The Great British Baking Show! …
Life
I recently read a fascinating book called Mudhouse Sabbath, by Lauren F. Winner. The author was raised practicing Judaism and converted to Christianity after college. In this book, she examines eleven different aspects of the Jewish faith and things that she has learned as she has transitioned from the faith of her childhood to the saving faith of her own. As a …
