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In the midst of our back-to-school hustle and bustle, the rat race of school prep, clothes shopping, and various appointments, it’s easy to get lost in the “noise.” As I shopped my socks off yesterday with our teenage daughter, some thoughts crossed my mind. That mannequin needs a head. Why does every store look the same? Where are the bargains—not …
Friday—at last! Who’s ready to sing the Friday Song? (You may remember I talked about that here.) If you’ve visited my little niche for very long, you’ve probably sensed a theme in many of my Friday posts. Fridays are generally my wind-down days. I like to smile, kick back, and pay it forward with some delightful, encouraging snippets just for …
Comfortable. I even like the word. It makes me feel…well…comfortable. Just rolling the word around on my tongue evokes images of warm, fuzzy bedroom slippers and soft, cozy furniture. It makes me long for a field of wildflowers and a bed of green grass! Comfortable can be a real place or a euphoric sense of well-being. When we think of …
When our children were little they enjoyed coloring, painting, and crafting. Creating. We encouraged this. Ordinary mashed potatoes became volcanoes. The “lava” was the gravy. We also made green eggs and ham (and yes, we ate them). Mealtime was always an adventure. During other creativity-bursts, we strung beads, built forts, fired pottery, wrote stories, and wove potholders. We colored, painted, and …
Well, after a delightful weekend with record-breaking seventy degree warmth, the Ozarks is in the clutch of winter yet again. The temperatures plunged into the thirties this week! Hmmppff. There’s still much to be thankful for. The house is warm, the coffee pot’s on, and there’s some tasty baked goods on the counter just waiting to be eaten. Come on …
Where I live, it’s not unusual for farm animals to occasionally wander off from where they’re supposed to be. Cows, goats, horses, and chickens have all made an appearance along the tree-lined lanes of our neck of the woods. Once when our daughter was about three, she stood at the window and clapped her little hands. “Mommy, come see the big birds …
I feel things deeply. I adore gallantry and old-fashioned romance. I have a deep reverence for God, country, and tradition. I cheer for the underdog. I rail against injustice. Suffering in any form disturbs me. I want to help because I’m a doer. In junior high, I once had a teacher refer to me as “an old soul” after I …
Well, I don’t know where you’re at, but here in the Ozarks, it’s knee-knocking cold! Our recent temperatures have hung around the single digits with the afternoons a little warmer, but because of the wind chill factor, that’s only a slight reprieve. I don’t like it. Cold is cold! And you may remember, I’m not a fan of winter. I …
It hardly seems possible that Thanksgiving is next week. Next week! It’s been a busy season and I’ve had a lot of irons in the fire. My mama and a dear aunt had health crises, our teenager had minor dental surgery, there were school events to attend, church functions to help with, and meanwhile—I completed a major writing project and …
Life in the Ozarks is indeed a mixed bag. The weather here is known to change on a dime, and it’s not uncommon to have 20 degree temperature shifts within an hour or two when a front moves through. (This week we’ve hit upper 50s. Next week it’s the 30s. Brrr.) While fall is my favorite time of year, it …
