Getting Back To Your Roots I can feel my blood pressure dropping as I drive out to my friend’s house in the country. I take the exit and head north on an old highway surrounded by fields of yellow wildflowers and cardboard signs for fresh picked strawberries. Sandy, along with … Continue reading
Happy Easter! Today we will miss my sweet Grandmother so much. She always met us at the door at church to say HE IS RISEN! and then waited for our reply, HE IS RISEN INDEED! She (on the left) and my other grandmother wore silly Easter bonnets last year … Continue reading
I mentioned on Monday that I got to escape last weekend. I took lots of pictures of Springlake Camp where we spent our time, a place I had not visited in many years. My favorite addition to the camp was this prayer garden that was a path deep into the … Continue reading
It’s been a while since we got to sleep in our beloved pop up, so we were very excited to escape a couple of weekends ago for a little spring camping. It was pretty wet, but we made the most of the moments it wasn’t raining. We went to one … Continue reading
Here is a little silly grateful for the umpteenth day in a row of rain in Central Arkansas. I am thankful for finding these pictures this morning from Jesse Holland Photo via Lisa Leonard. They make me so happy. It makes me smile to think about having Whitney do pictures … Continue reading
We studied Isaiah 60 in Bible Study Fellowship this week. Isaiah 60 is all about hope and light. Hope for our future. Peace for today. I’m so grateful for how the study of Jesus as our future light and present hope coincided with rejoicing at Jesus’ entry on Palm Sunday … Continue reading
What’s catching your eye this week? I love this new print from vol. 25! It’s such a good idea to have happy messages all over your house! At least it helps me a lot! Like this next one: It’s already super warm here in the Southland, which kinda makes me … Continue reading
A rainy morning after a super busy and amazingly sunny weekend is a treat. It was still hot enough inside my house this morning to drink iced coffee for breakfast! Super grateful for my life today. Some days you have to fight to see the gifts in life, but other … Continue reading
I’ve had my eye on this cake for a while. I really like my cake with fruit. And Ina Garten is the queen of cake with fruit. Her lemon pound cake is my favorite. Her flag cake is always a big hit at a party. So I knew when I … Continue reading
I’m not gonna lie. Simon’s favorite part of Spring Break was unlimited access to Mario Cart and Toy Story 3 on the Nintendo DS in the Ski Lodge. But, he was also pretty fond of the Magic Carpet at Copper Mountain. We spent 2 1/2 hours riding this baby one … Continue reading
