03.31.20

Thai Tuesday + Finishing our puzzle = 

Winning with fun friends as we StickTogether!

03.30.20

 Going on a Bear Hunt | #RallyAroundMcMinn

This cute guy is making me happy sitting in our front window.

03.29.20

Operation Birthday Surprise During COVID-19 Quarantine was a success!!

 I'm not sure which one of us had the biggest smile after our visit 🎉

03.28.20

"Physical Distancing" isn't going to stop us from working alongside this sweet friend!

03.27.20

Fresh air and fun family fellowship on the farm made for a fabulous Friday evening!

Also kids and their perspective on the COVID-19 Quarantine can be pretty insightful.

Overheard while Rev and Wren were playing house...

R: Just knock on my door.

W: If you need me, just knock on my door. I'm always at home because of the Coronavirus!

03.26.20

Grateful for a GLORIOUS day to be outdoors!

Our hiking experience may not have gone as planned, but being together in the fresh air was a win!

03.25.20

Separate, but Together

So many good God gifts today...

Sunshine...a walk around the neighborhood...seeing and talking with neighbors...

phone call from a sweet friend...successful trip to the grocery store...being creative...

belly laughs with family and a dear friend...shared meal...and this...

Our church family "gathered" for Family Night!!

An hour to see each other's smiles and be encouraged that our sovereign Lord is near 

and at work in the midst of all the uncertainty we are experiencing right now.

Great is His Faithfulness!

03.24.20

Making time to be creative with one of my favorite photographers was good for my heart today! 

It was sad seeing so many closed signs on doors of places I love,

but happy knowing the beauty that would come from what she captured through her lens.

#ingodwetrust  #itsjustanintermission  #countinggoodgifts

03.23.20

Tonight I got a lesson in paying careful attention while conducting "Operation Pantry Cleanout".

Thank goodness, Scott is a problem solver and helped me figure out how to remedy already having a cup of each mix poured in the same bowl. It was a good day for a good, big laugh! 

03.22.20

So glad for some fresh air, a good long walk, and time to visit with this sweet friend!

Thanks to Autumn and Eleanor Rigby for introducing us to the Eureka Trail!

03.21.20

~Happily Baking for my Birthday Boy~

#socialdistancecelebrationwithcupcakesinsteadofasharedcake

03.20.20

Very grateful for the extra measure of excellent care, concern, and love 

that the staff at Dominion is showing to all their residents right now to keep them healthy and safe.

And this wave and smile through the window lightened my heart today!

03.19.20

Visual reminder for today~

"This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, 

for the joy of the Lord is your strength." 

Thanks, Nehemiah, I needed this. 💗

03.18.20

Glad for some social interaction in a group of less than 10 this evening!

03.17.20

Hooray for technology!!

Getting to worship along with Instruments Ballet Company

and see my girl dance all the way in Oregon is a GOOD GIFT indeed!!

"If creation sings your praises, so will I"

03.16.20

It was a strangely quiet and empty day at the salon.

Always thankful for time to visit with one of my favorite people

 while she worked her magic on the outside of my head! 

03.15.20

Thankful for a relaxing day of #socialdistancing with Emma

that ended with this fun flashback flick!

03.14.20

~Laughter is good medicine~

"I'll have a Corona...hold the virus!"- Dads across the country

Appreciating time to share dinner and some laughs

 with Emma and my parents on a rare quiet Saturday. 

03.13.20

"Shakespeare in Jazz" with the Daniel Kelly Quartet

Arts in Education programs are some of my favorite things!

Glad that in the midst of concern and chaos over COVID-19, 

we could all stop for a few moments and appreciate the joy of music together.

03.12.20

Hooray for FaceTime dates with the Birthday Girl!!

Thankful for the love, light and joy Bess shares with others daily.

Here's to a year filled with blessings for you!

Just keep dancing like you're 22! ;)

03.11.20

~Perks of prepping for Week 2 of Adult Theatre Camp~

The masks may be creepy, but I love helping my friends!

03.10.20

Just because a day starts out hard and with some tears,

doesn't mean it has to end that way. 

Thankful for a sweet treat and to share time

tonight with an even sweeter friend. 

"For everything there is a season, 

a time for every activity under heaven.

A time to cry and a time to laugh."

Ecclesiastes 3:1 and 4

03.09.20

Laurel Falls | Great Smoky Mountains National Park

So grateful for time to enjoy a hike and God's beautiful creation together!

03.08.20

Thank you, Scott for our much needed impromptu getaway!

 And thank you, AJ for giving us a room with a view of the mountains and the city lights!

03.07.20

This adorable '80s couple brought me joy at the Arts Center's 40th Birthday Bash Gala

03.06.20

Two of the fun-loving BuzzWord judges who kept us entertained throughout the evening.

Thankful for our community that supports education in unique ways.

03.05.20

Arts in Education days are my favorite!

Grateful for the opportunity to spend the afternoon with the KSO Woodwind Quintet 

and see the excitement and wonder on the kids' faces as they listened to the musicians.

03.04.20

Getting to read to a sweet class of Pre-Kindergarten kids was PURE JOY!!! 

03.03.20

Thankful to have had quality fellowship with friends before and after work,

and to have still made it to the polls in time to vote. With five minute to spare!

03.02.20

Grateful for the big laugh that "log comparison" provided over our morning coffee  

03.01.20

Hooray for a beautiful, sunshiny day for a hike!

And our own made up podcast about the Mountains of the North Carolina Mountains 😊