“I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you…’
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.”
~ Psalm 16:2, 5-6
March goodness (and a little Madness):
Sweet Sunday mornings at church
Jared’s grandmother’s roommate at the nursing home who always announces him as “the preacher”
A gentle rain and finishing Hannah Coulter
Jared’s new bird book
Planting a line of potatoes and onions in the big garden
Jared’s parents out on their front porch rocking chairs
Bottling spring honey orders
Putting away winter and tidying the house
Kaye’s birthday party; manicotti, salad, banana cake & coffee, and lots of visiting around the table
Weekend visit back to Missouri and a big dinner at Dad and Mom’s with all the siblings, kiddos, and grandpas
Topgolf with Trent & Alli
The house bustling with wedding shower preparations & going to Alli’s hair appointment with her
Afternoon roadtrip, Buc-ees coffee, and listening to Out of the Silent Planet on audiobook together
Finding a Mexican restaurant in a little railroad town
The Resurrection Letters, every year
The woods greening and thickening, the purple clover arriving
Quiet Mondays in March, meal planning and fridge cleanout
Long evenings of light
Getting up early to bake a loaf and put meatballs on for company
Laundry day
Bright hyacinths popping on the doorstep
Trying to make a matcha latte and mostly failing (because I am not that cool, apparently)
Jared calling me from the churchyard to ask, “Do you want a rooster?” and bringing home Siegfried, our first and trusty rooster who rouses us at dawn (and at other times)
Chick Days at the Tractor Supply Company
An overalls kind of day: cleaning the guest room, making banana bread, running downtown for spring decorations, and helping Jared with the chicken pen
How much Jared loves March Madness
A visit from friends all the way from England; sharing a meal together, banana bread & tea, and visiting in the kitchen till long after dark
Enjoying the back porch on a warm morning with Hannah, such a kindred spirit
Dinner with Jackson & Lindsay
The day we got our hens from Charlie at his house up on Mill Creek Mountain, high and windy, where 140 chickens came clucking to greet us
Introducing our hens, Helen and Harriet, to Siegfried the rooster
Golden hour, vanilla tea, and reading at the kitchen table together
Finding an egg in the nesting box
Planting and transplanting seedlings
Sunrise run
Eggs & Greek yogurt
Visiting Bonnie
Martha describing the wildflowers that grow in Alaska during the summer, the lupines and fireweed
The drive between mountains to Stillwell to visit Faith and work on mending projects together; hemming pants and starting curtains
Chicken breasts, grilled zucchini, & salad
Watching the basketball game with the windows open
Busy morning in the kitchen, two crockpots of soup and broth on the stove
Sitting on the porch swing for a long while, as the sun took its time in setting
The morning Jared tilled the garden
Our one-year anniversary trip up to a cabin on Mount Nebo, which had a stone fireplace and a mountain view
The gentle shape of the Ozarks
Morning light filling up the valley
A few quiet days together; trail walks, coffee, reading all afternoon, and making a steak dinner together in the cabin’s little kitchen
Wind sighing around the eaves and moving the shortleaf pines
Spring making its way up to Spring Mountain
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