"Celebration is one of the most effective weapons we have against the darkness of our day. When we celebrate, we proclaim the fact there is still good in the world because God is still faithful." ~ Sally Clarkson And other things that made me happy in November: Two bowls of autumn squash soup Driving a … Continue reading Sunday Afternoons, Sweet Potatoes, & Rolls
"The Vinedresser uses pruning shears, not a chain saw. He's not going to work on everything all at once... He's not going to teach you everything about himself. But something about who he is and what he says to you can make a decisive difference in some challenge you are facing right now." ~ David … Continue reading Ozark Hills & the Grace of Octobers
"And I knew that the Spirit that had gone forth to shape the world and make it live was still alive in it. I just had no doubt. I could see that I lived in the created world, and it was still being created." ~ Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow September things that made me happy: … Continue reading Football, Hymns, & Pie
"And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. " ~ 1 John 1:4 A blessedly cool breeze on my run The clink and hum of the coffee shop on a Monday morning Little neighbor girls playing outside, yelling about mermaids and lollipops Taking tomatoes to Mrs. Kathy next door, then … Continue reading Thunder & August Rain
"The best rooms were on the left-hand side... for these were the only ones to have windows, deep-set round windows looking over his garden, and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Things that made me happy in July: Tim's Fourth of July party, and how he is the Gandalf … Continue reading Sunflowers, Potatoes, & Cherry Tomatoes
"And I think to myself, What a wonderful world." ~ Louis Armstrong Things that made me happy in June.... Reading Anne of Green Gables to Elsie in the hammock Memorial Day cornhole, Spikeball, and Frisbee Late phone call in the hammock and a bright moon in the branches A buttoned skirt and white hair ribbon … Continue reading Roadtrips & Ragtime
"And on the banks... there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing." ~ Ezekiel 47:12 Visiting the … Continue reading Honeybees & a Wildflower Market
"There is, and there continues to be, a resurrection." ~ Francis Schaeffer, True Spirituality Things that made me happy in April: Purple clover Freshly stacked wood and a yellow wheelbarrow Orange juice in a jar How Andrew Peterson puts words to spring, like: "The hills remember green again" My Tuesday morning routine: coffee, write, check … Continue reading Resurrection & Sweet Alyssum Sprouts
"A blackbird, singing undisturbed on the outskirts of the wood, showed that there was nothing alarming there, and in the other direction, along the brook, all was plain to be seen, empty and quiet. The warren was at peace.” ~ Richard Adams, Watership Down Good things in March: Spring robin on the front stoop Reading … Continue reading Honey, Waffles, & Ducklings
“Now and then, in this workaday world, things do happen in the delightful storybook fashion, and what a comfort it is.” ~ Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Things that made me happy in February: Monday snow day for prepping sourdough and making homemade granola, the boys home from work and playing chess in front of … Continue reading Baked Bread & Sun
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