Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

09.29.20

Sharing this joy and favorite pastime with a new group of friends is always fun! 
 

Monday, September 28, 2020

Sunday, September 27, 2020

09.27.20

Ahhh...extra grateful we are able to gather for this week during this year
 

Saturday, September 26, 2020

09.26.20

Super fun to have these special guests join our workout this morning!! 🏋
 

Friday, September 25, 2020

09.25.20

Happy, Happy Birthday, DEAR Gram!!!
Surprises are fun and cupcakes are yummy,
but this smile from our special birthday girl is priceless 
and being together is the BEST gift of all!!

 

Thursday, September 24, 2020

09.24.20

These moments were practically perfect in every way.
Thank you, God for hot tea, poetry, and some time in the backyard with just the deer and me.
 

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

09.23.20

I love being with this sweet friend when she is working her magic transforming and organizing a space!
 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

09.22.20

Ben Rector's "The Old Friends Acoustic Tour"
with Cody Fry. via livestream. in our living room.
A perfect, quiet, date night for a Tuesday evening!
 

Monday, September 21, 2020

09.21.20

A day (or hour or two) out and about always makes us smile!
And how cute is she in her new mask from Autumn?!
 

Sunday, September 20, 2020

9.20.20

Goodbyes are not one of my favorite things...
but I am counting it God's very good gift 
that she got to be home for this celebratory weekend.

Saturday, September 19, 2020

09.19.20

Such JOY to celebrate this precious couple today!!
 
"...I found the one my heart loves"
Song of Songs 3:4

I still see cute little cousins running around the farm together ♥


Friday, September 18, 2020

09.18.20

Hooray for a day of making a memory with Bess!! 
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. Psalm 97:5 

And Hooray for an evening of celebrating these two....
...excited for tomorrow!!!




Thursday, September 17, 2020

09.17.20

"Sisters, Sisters....There never were such devoted sisters!" 
Such JOY in witnessing the surprise new room reveal!

 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

09.16.20

Oh, Happy Day with this dear friend! 
Coffee, Conversation, and then she worked her magic on Converting our outdoor seating space!

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

09.15.20

A perfect avocado must be documented!
 What a delicious addition to today's lunch menu!

Monday, September 14, 2020

09.14.20

~Grateful for my guy who will try new things with me and encourage me along the way~
 

Sunday, September 13, 2020

09.13.20

Thankful for good friends who will stop and have meaningful conversations in the produce aisle!

Saturday, September 12, 2020

09.12.20

Grateful for a day with Emma decorating with discovered treasures

Friday, September 11, 2020

09.11.20

"Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun." Ecclesiastes 11:7

Thank you, Lord for a new day dawning after a night spent more awake than asleep...
thinking about and praying for Bess and others on the West Coast seeking safety from the wildfires. 

Carvers Gap | Pisgah-Cherokee National Forest
Spending a few hours hiking in this beauty was good for my body and soul!
 

Thursday, September 10, 2020

09.10.20


The all encompassing cloud lifted just before sunset giving us the opportunity 
to explore and discover some behind the scenes treasures on the out of season ski slope!
 

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

09.09.20

Captivated by the beauty of the flowers surrounding the homes on the hill
 

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

09.08.20

Pisgah National Forest | Sugar Mountain, North Carolina 
Thankful for peaceful moments and this stunning view!
 

Monday, September 7, 2020

09.07.20

Labor Day 2020

Grateful for some refreshing moments this evening with family...
and a backyard cookout to celebrate my parents' end of quarantine! 🎉
 

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Saturday, September 5, 2020

09.05.20

Thankful for time to work at home today organizing things like this new space.
A "His and Hers Mask Basket"...not exactly something we've ever needed before! 

Friday, September 4, 2020

09.04.20

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is His FAITHFULNESS;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23

Thursday, September 3, 2020

09.03.20

Seeing our next door mudpit through the eyes of these sweet kiddos helped my cranky attitude about it 

"The world is mud-lucious and puddle-wonderful."
e.e. cummings
 

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

09.02.20

Very grateful for the gift of time, tea, cookies, and conversation with a sweet friend tonight!!
Thank you, Kelly for listening and loving me well.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

09.01.20

Happy Mail Day to me! 

This poet captured me with his optimism a few months ago when I heard him read this HERE
 Now I can read his hopeful words any time...

"We all preferred the world we found, to the one we left behind."
~ from The Great Realization