Birthday Bonanza Winners Announced!

Thank you all for your well wishes and words of encouragement to help make my first blog birthday so great! I’m excited to announce the Birthday Bonanza Giveaway winners! I have emailed them all as well. Thanks again and congrats to all the winners!! The winners of the copies of Somgbird Under A German Moon by Tricia Goyer: Amanda L-M. …

When The Lights Go Out

I absolutely love our kitchen. It is spacious – which is a rarity in these parts – and is full of warm colors perfect for weathering the long, dark days of an Irish winter; and the unpredictable summers that are so famous to this area. It’s big enough to host a family with loads of kids for dinner and yet …

Facebook Party with Intentional by Grace!

Have you all met LeighAnn over at Intentional by Grace? This lovely site for women of all ages, stages of faith, and walks of life is being relaunched today! I’m honored to be a regular contributor at this lovely site! To celebrate the launch, we are hosting an incredible Facebook party tonight! There will be over 60 giveaways, plus more …

Brushing Dreams

Caramel-colored strands of hair cascade down a back clothed in pink. With long, smooth strokes I brush. The tangles are long gone, but she is engrossed in her book and I can’t will myself to move, so still I brush. Breathing in the fresh scent of strawberry shampoo and reveling in this quiet moment together. Well, it would be quiet …

Weary Mom {WINNER}

Thank you to everyone who entered my very first giveaway! I loved hearing from all of you! There were a total of 16 entries, and I used random.org to pick a random number. Our winner is: Commenter #10: Maria, who said, “My biggest need as a mama is energy and creativity.” Congratulations, Maria! I will email you at the address …

Day of Tears

Some days are just a day of tears… Tears of gratitude for a life of blessings, health, love. Tears of heartbreak over goodbyes that should never have to be spoken. Tears of anger, fueled by the injustice of a cruel world bent on self-service. Tears of sorrow for friends walking valleys through which I cannot sojourn. Tears of fear…of wondering, …

11 Things on the 11th

So, Leigh over at HopefulLeigh (are you not loving her This Is How We Met series??)tagged me in this little meme (?) going around. I’ve not done one of these yet, so I figured why not. What a fun way to spend a quiet Saturday night at home! 🙂 Rules: 1. Post these rules 2. You must post 11 random …