02.26.26

Extremely thankful for Charlotte’s first sleepover!!!

The absolute SWEETEST bedtime Storytime!!!

 

02.25.26

So much fun running around a new yard this afternoon!!!

 

02.24.26

Thankful for this dear friend who spent her evening with me doing something brave and fun!!

 

02.23.26

My favorite sunbeams led me all the way home from Knoxville, 

so singing praise music seemed like the only choice I had!

Especially THIS ONE ♥

 

02.22.26

Counting it a joy to eavesdrop a bit on this sweet conversation ♡

 

02.21.26

Our day seeing sites, cheering for volleyball, and hanging out 

with Camille and Aunt Kara was GREAT in all the ways!!!

 

02.20.26

Let the Girls’ Weekend Shenanigans Begin!!!

 

02.19.26

What a sweet gift my friend gave me today!!

Getting to meet this wonderful Mama’s little guy was the very BEST!!! 

“Children are a gift from the Lord…”

Psalm 127:3

 

02.18.26

“Types & Shadows” at TCPS

Always grateful and glad to get to share chapel time with Enoch here ♥

 

02.17.26

Hooray!! Spring is coming!!

“Consider how the wild flowers grow.

They do not labor or spin.

Yet, I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor 

was dressed like one of these.”

Luke 12:27

 

02.16.26

Sunset Cruise around Quiet Oaks did not disappoint!

Psalm 19:1

 

02.15.26

The Vienna Boys Choir 

The Caverns

Pelham, Tennessee

What a unique and entertaining double date with Jeff and Marie!!

(PS: Look at me obeying the policy of “No photographs during the performance”!)

 

02.14.26

Grateful and Glad for a day filled with Laughter and Love!!

“We love each other because He loved us first.”

1 John 4:19

 

02.13.26

I am thankful for our God who gives His children the gift of creativity and artistic expression!

Today was pure JOY to worship with Enoch with my girls,

AND tap my toes with my best guy at our first “Our Three Tenors” concert!!

 

02.12.26

“Ahhhh!!!” Her current word/sound for “May I please have a sip of water?” 

Ha!! Cracks me up every time!!

 

02.11.26

This gift for Bess and me was such a sweet surprise and 

reminder of the endearing qualities of small town life!

 

02.10.26

Hooray for sunshine and fresh air!!

We all three enjoyed an extra long walk around the neighborhood!

We didn’t even mind the extra lap to retrieve a certain 1 year old’s tossed hat.

 

02.09.26

Grateful for Nina, her kindness, and her many talents…

and very glad to be able to tag along for today’s special fitting!

 

02.08.26

Thankful for this tangible gift to number Gifts & Gratitudes, 

but even more grateful for the giver and her kind and generous heart!

Thank you, EJ for thinking of me!

#seebeauty  

 

02.07.26

These two best buddies are serious about their sheep business!

I loved catching them reading Papa’s shepherding manual!

 

02.06.26

Charlotte loved her visit with Rawli, Potch and Maggie!!

Thanks, Rawli for keeping a closet stocked with cool, classic toys!!

02.05.26

Thankful for bright blue skies, a warm car, yummy coffee,

 and good conversation for this afternoon’s car nap! 

You can “kidnap” me anytime, Emma!

 

02.04.26

NANA Loves You More is one of our favorites!!!

And an accurate statement too!!!

 

02.03.26

Her first CFA experience and she loved the applesauce pouch and REAL milk!!

 

02.02.26

Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter…

guess my friends and I will be keeping Storytime indoors for a bit longer!

 

02.01.26

Thankful to get to worship with the FBC family on Drew’s official first day on staff!

Singing some favorite hymns in the same space where Grandmother Minnie and Aunt Bessie did 

all those years ago sure did make me smile, and was a bonus good gift indeed. 

 

01.31.26

Hooray for a Happy Snow Day with these cool “kids” and Harold!!!

 

01.30.26

So glad for a warm’ish day to get to introduce these birthday buddies to each other!

 

01.29.26

The “National Day Calendar” alerted me that it’s Curmudgeon Day, so Charlotte and I took some books about grumpy people and her “treat trolley” loaded with fruit smiles for a super fun non-curmudgeon-y reading time with our friends. Then we kept the laughs going playing dress up with the cutest cow!

01.28.26

Such a treat to get to be with these sweet friends in this space today

 

01.27.26

A whole year of absolute JOY with this sweetest girl!!!

Happy, Happy Birthday, Miss Charlotte ♡

“Grandchildren are the crowing glory of the aged…”

Proverbs 17:6

 

01.26.26

“A cheerful heart is good medicine…”

Proverbs 17:22

My nurses are the very BEST!!!

 I’m convinced their care and our shared laughs are more effective than the shots they give me. 

 

01.25.26

Grateful for a cozy day inside to begin my Christmas book I’ve been saving 

I’m excited to go back to Mitford!

 

01.24.26

 

Someone LOVED her cake!!!

01.23.26

 

Party Prepping with this sweet girl’s Mama today was tons of fun!!

How has this year simultaneously passed so quickly

 but yet she can already be a WHOLE year old?!?!   

01.22.26

Tried a new thing today…pretty sweet view

 

01.21.26

Days like these make me think of my Mom a little extra ♥

 

01.20.26

Real live mail always makes me smile!

This one made me laugh out loud and was perfectly timed…

since seeing the sender was definitely the highlight 

during frenzied winter weather forecast grocery shopping. 

 

01.19.26

I love how much she loves books!!

 

01.18.26

Quietly serving me…a good and grace-filled gift indeed

 

01.17.26

Today’s Project

Seems a little more complicated than 29 years ago…but way cooler too!!

 

01.16.26

Finding Joy in getting to pack away some sweet new ornaments from this year’s tree 

 

01.15.26

Early birthday gift opening because one year olds can’t read the calendar ♥

 

01.14.26

Thankful for lingering fellowship with the January 1st Birthday Girl!!