Building Grateful Nests Rooted in Him
This summer, I sat quietly in the shallow entrance to the water park’s wave pool. The calm water meant an almost empty pool. Waves are way more fun. My daughter swam around performing underwater dance routines and timing how long she could hold her breath. I delighted in watching her and, let’s be real, enjoyed
We ate steaks last night. I feel like I should confess that after Tuesday’s post when I claimed my son’s fifth birthday was not fancy enough for steaks but a random Thursday night is TOTALLY fancy enough. So I may be a lot of things but someone who hides her red meat consumption is
Sylvie and GL Faulkner, my great-grandparents, lived in a small house on a large lot under the shade of the little church up on the hill behind them. The front door opened to a 1970’s delight. Beige carpet, beige paneled walls, beige couch, and a dusty blue chair, just to spice things up a bit.
Well, my baby, Skillet, turned five yesterday. Officially, he turned five ten days ago but we played the parent card and opted to keep that a secret. I don’t know if you’ve ever met a five-year-old little boy but when it’s his birthday, he expects some sort of celebration and presents. Presents. There must be
I adore my engagement ring. Like, seriously, adore it. Occasionally, I’ll take off my wedding ring and just look at my hand like I did 18 years ago after Dr. proposed. Hold it up to the light, watch it sparkle, change colors with different angles, remember how it made me feel as a 22-year-old college student
Y’all. Over the course of this week, I have written around 3,000 words trying to fit a round orange slice* into the square shape of my soul for Gratitude Friday and I just can’t do it. I’m done. Summer is not for the faint of heart. It is especially not for the introverted faint of
“At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ” ~ Luke 1:39-41 Yesterday was my son’s fifth birthday. Only
I know, right?!?! It’s MONDAY. So here’s the deal, I adore making my nest an enduring, warm, inviting place. Somewhere for friends and family to gather and maybe spill some stuff. And then just bleach the slipcover and start over again. Maybe you too? I got to thinking, maybe once a month, we can walk
Well, friends. It’s done. Our front yard seating area came together like a charm. And. We hosted our first get-together! Y’all. Dr. Band Geek got it all finished Saturday. I took the kids to a birthday party and while we were gone, he decided to use our ice cream maker, which has largely just been
My dining room has a credenza filled with scrapbooks. I started scrapbooking shortly after our wedding. My MIL is a scrapbooker and I thought it would be something we could share. I started with our dating book and then the engagement book and the wedding book. I made one book for our three years in Georgia