A short while back, Louise over The Pink Gate had a give-away.  I left a comment, of course knowing I might win (thinking I probably wouldn’t), but also just because she has such a wonderful, magical blog.  Well, I won!

I knew the moment I opened the box, it was even better than I dreamed!

The journal was […]

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There’s a calm in my heart today.  I’m not going anywhere, intent (and content) on staying home and just being.  I am harvesting sage today.  

The sage stands bright and stately in the sunshine. 
There is an old saying, going all the way back to when Romans ruled the world:
“Why should a man die when he has sage in his garden?” 
I know […]

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Day 3 of our trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains was really our last full day together.  (Papa Bear had to come home early on Day 4. )   Day 3 was pretty much a driving-around day.  My husband wanted to head in the direction of Zionville, North Carolina, because his mother had family there.

We found one set of grandparents up in Zionville Baptist Church cemetery.  He has […]

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Whenever we go to Boone, North Carolina, we have a rough plan already laid out.  One day of our trip will be spent at Tweetsie Railroad.  It’s just a given.  We’ll do one “adventure drive,” as Hubby calls it, which is driving up some winding mountain road that scares us all and makes the kids gasp a few times.  […]

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I tell you, our drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains this year was probably the best ever.  We took two vehicles.  Hubby rode by himself, leading the way, while I followed behind with three of our children.  I don’t know how your husband drives, but my husband is on a mission, from the time he cranks the engine until […]

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The funeral is over.  It was comforting to hear friends share their own personal memories of what made my friend so special.  I think a funeral helps to bring closure.  I realize that the hurt for the family will go on for a long while, and probably get worse before it gets better, but I think even […]

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My husband always tells me that when I’m in the midst of sorrow to look for something joyful.  This was blooming — first time ever — in my goldfish pond this morning.

I am sure that whenever I see one of these beautiful blooms now I’ll think of my friend.

The funeral is this afternoon.
Lynn

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I really thought that my first post here after being on vacation would be one of joy.  I did have a wonderful vacation and my family is fine.  I have lots of fun pictures to share with you, and while I was away I got to meet a smart, beautiful, talented and sweet blog friend who lives […]

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And I can assure you I was NOT in Margaritaville.  It was a day like any other, with me racing from one thing to another — basically me against the clock, and I just somehow felt my flip-flop stay behind when I took a frantic step onward and, well, there it was.

These were good flip-flops too.  […]

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So last week I mentioned that a verse we were studying was Proverbs 14:15. 
“The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.”
Princess of the Universe and I talked about this verse and I told her what I thought it meant.  The moment trouble stirs, the simple jump in with both feet […]

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