i mentioned last week that our garden has been less than exciting this year. and, while i'm hugely disappointed with the tomatoes (single digits, no kidding), the onions did well (you have no idea how much pleasure i get out of growing onions) and the deer graciously left us a nice clump of flowers in [...]
:: little girls :: walking behind my daughter and her friend, i listen to the exchange between these sweet girls. their soft (for the moment) voices, their giggles, their eight-ear old anecdotes bring a smile to my face. :: siblings :: after picking my son up from his wilderness class, he sits in the back [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: puddle stompin' and rope jumpin' :: my kids' violin recital...i love that i am able to accompany them on the piano each time...so fun :: beginning to catch up on my project mentioned here :: appreciating the way technology can connect us with people with whom [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: my daughter watering the garden one morning this week...winter coat {unnecessary, mind you}, my rain boots, jammies :: the way my son and daughter held hands in the grocery store during this week's trip...melted my heart :: cancer...so many of us know someone facing this challenge...it's [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: anticipation...the outcome is sometimes so sweetly satisfying :: swings in weather lately...appreciating cozy, rainy days on the sofa and crisp, windy days in the yard..all this following summer-like temps of 80+ degrees :: connecting with my husband and children :: moving through the murky waters of [...]
these blooms, these petals...are fleeting. but i am so enjoying their beauty right now. all winter long, i have savored the bare branches against the winter sky. and now i am reveling in the beautiful colors against our spring sky. the leaves are beginning to push their way through, and hues will shift from whites, [...]
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: even though it's a bit early, i'm so enjoying the warm weather, the increasing songs of birds, the blooms of life :: connections :: appreciating my husband: he works hard so that i can be home with our two children; he makes time to paint basketball [...]
