Mother's Day

 

 

Such a wonderful Mother's Day...

a sweet friend visiting...

my precious husband being home for a long weekend (and spoiling me)

a happy baby who went on many adventures

the beauty of creation all around--especially in Forest Park 

saying a quick hello to my mom--I love her--

making meals and chatting for hours

treats and my favorite burrito place

receiving (and reading) Dancing With My Father--sooo very good

and A Splash of Red...(I've been wanting that one for ages!)

I'm so blessed!

Memories

(comics from our 2013 photo book)

Every year I put together a photo book for our anniversary.

Each two page spread is one month's worth of photos, and I draw some of the highlights 

in a comic alongside. It is a simple (and fast) way to make a book of memories for our family,

and we love how they have turned out. This year, we're going to upload the photos

to shutterfly for one of their books to make the process even faster (no printing of photos!)...

Anyway, just thought I'd share--it'd be fun to make a template of something like this and give it to someone as a gift for their own memory book!

~have a lovely day~

Joy-full

The words in this hymn are just resonating with me these days:

Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,

God of glory, Lord of love:

hearts unfold like flowers before thee,

opening to the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;

drive the dark of doubt away. 

Giver of immortal gladness,

fill us with the light of day!

Thou art giving and forgiving,

ever blessing, ever blest,

well-spring of the joy of living,

ocean depth of happy rest!

Thou our Father, Christ our brother,

all who live in love are thine;

teach us how to love each other,

lift us to the joy divine.

~Happy Mother's Day!~

These Days

  

These days are so precious. 

We read and sing and practice rolling over.

We go on walks and feel the sun on our skin.

We laugh at silly things and dance around the house.

Life is so beautiful.

Projects

I'm excited about a little project I've been working on...

 I'd like to turn these stitcheries into patterns but we'll see. 

Time is fleeting these days! I'm glad that I've been

able to get these done for some gifts. Happiness!

Rhododendrun

 

 Earth's crammed with heaven, 

And every common bush afire with God; 

But only he who sees, takes off his shoes. 

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

 

 

I don't think I'll ever get over the rhododendrun bush/trees here in Oregon. 

Loved

The Firstborn by Bruycker

 Before Phoebe was born, I started working on her baby book, filling the pages with verses and thoughts.

One of the themes that kept on reoccurring was how loved she was (and is). It struck me how much we are all dearly loved by God as I in my meager humanness love her as much as I do. How He wraps His arms around us and kisses us with his daily gifts of grace--the sunshine, a note from an old friend, health, a good night's sleep, a warm meal, a cup of tea...not to mention the ultimate grace of salvation in Jesus Christ.

 We truly are loved by Him.