“[God] often makes the fairest flowers of man’s endeavors to wither and brings improbable things to pass, in order that the glory of the undertaking may be given to Himself.”
~ Jeremiah Burroughs
Early June in the garden, when everything seems about to burst
Driving Highway 22 with Jared on a Saturday morning to do some beekeeping with his friend Marti
Adding touches of red, white, and blue to the house
Moving my sewing station to the dining room to work on banners and potholders
Conversations with Amanda
Designing church fliers for so many summer events
Brandon, Anna, and their new baby swinging by for a visit on the back porch
FaceTiming Eden on her first birthday, and how she held the phone and tried to talk to me
Gingham season
Long texts and phone calls with Janaya to catch up after her trip to Brazil
Harvesting cut lavender in the rain at a farm down the road
Date night to River City Bistro & Bass Pro
The Andy Griffith Show on hot summer evenings
The June heat settling in and getting outside early to water everything
Monday housework
Cold kombucha
Big, fat zinnia blooms
Singing a portion of Psalm 119 with the church on Wednesday night
Beef gyros & homemade Tzatziki sauce
The first cut bouquet from my pollinator bed: tickseed, catmint, marigolds, and zinnias
Jared bringing home azalea bushes to plant
The Alma Aquatic Park on a sultry afternoon
Ironing Sunday clothes
The American Gospel documentary
Feeding watermelon scraps to the chickens
Everyone coming in with crockpots of food on potluck Sunday morning
Ben’s baptism
Playing violin with the choir behind me
And Can It Be
Romans 8 & communion
Restock day at Sam’s Club
Alexandra visiting for the afternoon to teach me how to can tomatoes & baking four loaves of zucchini bread together while we visited
Evening laundry & porch swing sitting
The new calves in the pasture across the road
Morning walk & prayer
Long phone visits with Mom
Homemade ranch dressing, which is my new favorite thing
Catching up with Anna about writing and life
Chloe chasing her tail in a circle
A new straw hat
Morning errands for strawberries, chicken feed, & milk
Friendly Walmart delivery people
Waking to thunder and rain
Cutting and washing herbs
Harvesting all the garden potatoes, which always feels like digging up buried gold
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