tiny moments (and everything in between)
Over on ViewFinders today, I’m sharing my love of zinnias. Click here to read and to see a few macro shots of my sweet zinnias. Before you click over (or after you come back), I want to tell you one of the best parts about the zinnias. Yes, the fact that they reseeded themselves makes me inordinately … Continue reading Haphazard Zinnias
words of now. (no editing) coffee. sweet. slow. early (but not too early). music. pup. shadows. sunlight. lavender. birch. new. transition. shift. question. later. (maybe) now. quiet. wonder. wondering. giving. receiving. having. taking. giving (more). loving. love. loved. (to) love. look. listen. hear. taste. feel. understand. try. endeavor. move. rest. today. then. now. tomorrow. quiver. shake. … Continue reading It Begins with Coffee
I think a lot about the heart these days. Not the physical heart which pumpsblood but the energetic heart which holds love. The heart which opens (orcloses) to life. The heart which struggles to stay open to the business personnot doing business well. The heart which struggles to stay open to the painedexperience of another when full with its … Continue reading nevertheless
It would be perfect if we didn’t worry and if money were no obstacle. It would beperfect if the house cleaned itself and the dishes put themselves away. It would beperfect if hurts didn’t hurt and words never wounded. It would be perfect if jeansnever felt overly snug and if clothing never needed washing. It would be perfectif … Continue reading perfection
It’s funny how tears surprise on an ordinary morning. How I can happily sip a latte that is vanilla, delicious, decadent and listen to Snow Patrol, and then, all of a sudden, my eyes well up. So that if my eyes were actual wells and I dipped two buckets, one in each eye, I would haul up … Continue reading it’s funny…
Devotion is creamy lentil soup with spinach and lemon. Especiallyafter the morning does not go as planned and I am pulled in a directionI did not intend to go (out, when I had intended to go in). But devotion is alsoa conversation with a friend, a heavy conversation of tears and trust when thephone rings. After the conversation, … Continue reading thoughts on devotion
I made wheat bread. It’s been forever and a day since I’ve made this particular bread, and I don’t know why I haven’t made it in so long. It used to be a staple in our home. The kids, especially, like it. Recently, independent of each other, they asked Do we have any, Will you make … Continue reading Now I Remember
The tea. Always the tea. I could take a thousand photos of tea (and maybe I have). Could drink a thousand cups of tea (and maybe I have). I will never tire. And so this morning, tea. A second cup. Doughnuts made, covered in powdered sugar, eaten. Online classes for the kids. Work of my … Continue reading Tea
Five Things February Snow, ice, cold. Lots of it. Grey skies. Sunshine too. At the end of the month, mild temps and feeling like spring. I honestly love it all. Well, maybe not the ice. Finally getting to enjoy a social distance visit with a favorite friend. Irish Breakfast tea on the porch, … Continue reading Five Things :: February
Sometimes Mondays look like this and that. *** There's still time to sign up for Just Five Things! Come join us as we explore the theme of hope with the help of simple (and satisfying) lists. We start Monday, March 8.
