When last I left you fine folks, I was off to paint! And paint we did! By the way I chose the peacock... I'm not done with him yet, but I realized how much I loved painting! There were no rules! This was not Renoir. This was "I think I feel like modge-podgeing dictionary pages… Continue reading A Quiet Retreat
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Singing Secrets
So I've been keeping a little secret.. sort of... Anyone who's spent time here probably knows I like music because I'll link to songs that I'm loving or that get stuck in my head. Sometimes I even kind of think in song lyrics. Anyone who knows me in person knows we own probably 13 guitars… Continue reading Singing Secrets
When Life Gives You Lemons…
Usually people finish this catchy uplifting phrase with "make lemonade" which involves crushing the lemon and extracting the juice. I would guess the act of squeezing all that lemon-y liquidย releases some frustrations from having all those lemons in the first place. And you know I'm using the term lemons to describe all the yucky, sour… Continue reading When Life Gives You Lemons…
So This Is Christmas
As much as I would like to be prepared and organized and have all my little Christmas ducks in a row (it's smiling at me!) I don't. I still spend every single Christmas Eve with A Christmas Story looping in the background in a wrapping and crafting and printing frenzy while others nestle snug in… Continue reading So This Is Christmas
Light it UP!
It was dreary here last week- both in the weather and the soul. I mistakenly thought that because I was feeling dark andย mired in the dark that Christmas couldn't come. It is to laugh. Silly girl. Thankfully God showed me just how backwards that thinking is. For once you were full of darness but now… Continue reading Light it UP!

