Anchored, Inspire, what God can do

On Schedules, Stories and Stones

Scheduling has always been my downfall. Every year I stand in the plannerย aisle of the office supply store and flip through cute flowered blank books of time waiting to be appointed. There's something exciting and alluringย in the colors and fresh pages showingย monthly, weekly and hourly lined clean slates ready for eventsย andย goals to be penciledย in. Armed… Continue reading On Schedules, Stories and Stones

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A Quiet Retreat

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

Crafty, Inspire

It’s About Time…

Currently these are inhabiting my kitchen tableย (pay no attention to the Christmas tree or the iron...or the Ford model waiting patiently to be assembled...) I primed these canvasses the other night and now they're just waiting to be painted. In the cleaning of the closet last weekend, they became my target. Be painted or leave… Continue reading It’s About Time…

eating, Inspire, what God can do

The Birds of Thanksgiving…

"Be gone, ye dark forebodings, ye ravens of the soul! Come in, ye humble hopes and grateful memories, ye doves of the heart! He who pardoned us long ago as a judge will again forgive us as a father, and we shall rejoice in His sweet, unchanging love." ~ C.H. Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook. I've been… Continue reading The Birds of Thanksgiving…

Inspire, what God can do

The Plus Side

The plus side of saving the .49 cents and dropping off the car insurance check instead of mailing it: A beautiful view from the parking lot... The plus side of going out of our way to attend the nephew's Harvest party at his Christian school (he's not pictured because he's almost 14 and too cool… Continue reading The Plus Side