"On warm evenings, we would sit out on the front porch from supper until bedtime. There was no TV then, of course, and on weeknights little traffic on the road. It would be so quiet that you could hear other people talking on their front porches or a bunch of children off playing somewhere. ...Sometimes … Continue reading Summer Canning & Slow Afternoons
“My heart exults in the Lord;my horn is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies,because I rejoice in your salvation.There is none holy like the Lord:for there is none besides you;there is no rock like our God." ~ 1 Samuel 2:1-2 Good things in June: Sunday rain and coming home to a Crockpot of soup How Don wears a cover over his cowboy hat when it rains Discovering the weekly grocery ad Eden Annalise, a new niece who is beautiful and calm -- a perfect third child Finding out we are … Continue reading Fresh Basil, June Babies, & Other Growing Things
"Hold us in quiet through the age-long minuteWhile Thou art silent, and the wind is shrill;Can the boat sink while Thou, dear Lord, art in it?Can the heart faint that waiteth on Thy will?~ Amy Carmicheal Things that brought me joy in May: The afternoon the storms swept in from Oklahoma; rain and homemade lattes … Continue reading Visiting, Fishing, Watching the Storm
"I hope when we find our 'house of dreams,' dearest, that there will be winds around it. I wonder where it is... that unknown house. That home of the future where we will have love and friendship and work... and a few funny adventures to bring laughter into our old age." ~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne … Continue reading Our Spring Wedding & Winds of Change
"A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven." ~ John 3:27 The hard and the good things in February: Getting up early on potluck Sunday to put tomato soup in the crockpot Jared picking out his wedding suit at Rainwater's Over the week we spent in the hospital with … Continue reading Wedding Plans, Winter Sun, & Other Points of Light
"The frosty air stings one's face, prickles in one's nose, sets all the blood to racing warmly. The snow creaks and snaps under one's feet, and the sunshine on the silvery fields is blinding to the eyes. This I know well: that the chief part of every life consists of small things. If we have … Continue reading Deep Snow, Soup, & Strawberries
"Running to the window, Scrooge opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells. Oh, glorious! Glorious!" ~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol The first snow---long, quiet, and cold Tramping down the … Continue reading Feasting, Fiddling, & the First Snow
“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” ~ Jane Austen A cool, dark Sunday afternoon to bake an apple pie for the first time and weave a lattice crust Barrett and I carrying our rakes around the pond to help Papa with leaves Flag football Wedding dress resale shopping with sisters … Continue reading Rain, Rain, & More November Rain
"Blessed is the man who can enjoy the small things, the common beauties: the little day-by-day events, sunshine on the fields, birds on the bough, breakfast, dinner, supper: the daily paper on the porch, a friend passing by. So many people who go afield for enjoyment leave it behind them at home." ~ David Grayson, … Continue reading Campfire Smoke & Lake Trout
"The Lord is gracious and merciful,slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.The LORD is good to all,and his mercy is over all that he has made."~ Psalm 145:8-9 Things that made me (very) happy in September: The first bite into a honeycrisp apple September goldenrod Jon Foreman's newest album, In Bloom, which I'm late … Continue reading Goldenrod & a Golden Ring
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