flu and photos {‘a day in the life’ of post}
We 5 had the flu for ten straight days. Within those days, we didn’t go anywhere, save Target and the grocery store. My photo challenge for the week last week […]
Category Archives: Simple Rituals
bako lovin’
There are rituals here, in this Bakersfield home. Coffee first thing. The morning news and breakfast in pj’s. Showers in rotations. Phone calls from grandmas, great to my girls. Donuts […]
she’s here, that autumn season.
When you drink coffee roasted and brewed in Oregon for long enough, Starbucks begins to taste… well, less than. Yesterday I drove in the rain to pick up a package […]
photo of the week
Our days are filled with a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Sweet newborn days and postpartum recovery. Gardening, resting, cuddles and smiles. For a picture preview […]
on waiting
Waiting for a baby. Time stands still. Details are vivid. Laughter fills the belly. Each day full of possibility. Hope soars in the Creator God who holds the heavens […]
spring
Our tree in the backyard is pregnant with bloom. Saturday showed up in sun and glory and my eyes feast on the tree in the back. Small girls play under […]
thoughts spilled from wandering aisles.
We bought shelves to put up today. Piled our kiddos in the van, plopped them in the race car shopping cart at Lowes and lingered aisles in dreams. El wanted […]
handling meat and weeping over onions… Or something less dramatic.
You guys, I handled raw meat tonight. Not only did I handle it, I mushed and mixed and molded it. Like play-doh. Since my last post, something in me has […]
Blackberry Jam
First, you pick. Taste. Sanitize. Honey, non-sugar added Pectin and Lemon juice Boil, Simmer, Can Enjoy. Recipe found here. (Blackberries were tart and the recipe made jam more tart than […]
