All Things Home and Family
I found a little known story in Joshua 22 that blesses me. (I got down off my high horse and began to follow the daily readings from the Sunday school quarterly for my morning read. It's been great, honestly.) This particular story is all about misunderstanding and conflict between people and how communication not only… Continue reading Pleased
Fall, the best time of year. No wonder people have fests and campfires and potlucks. It's finally cool enough for sweaters on our walks. And the amazing coloring of the trees. Harvesting and canning. And the way the sunlight, slanting through the trees, makes dancing pools of gold on the walls and floor indoors. And… Continue reading Favorite Season
Rose Hips There are no rose hips on our coffee table. These have grown to this beautiful in the cabin garden. Encyclopedia Brown books because a few grandchildren read them. A vase of zinnia of a color I cannot capture in a photo. No, I will not try to describe the color, only to say… Continue reading What’s On Your Coffee Table?
To comment that it's August already sounds cliche, I know. Summer always flies by, grandkids gear up for school, and the tomatoes start to ripen quickly. For once, I'm up for all of it. I won't miss the hot weather we endured this summer nor the accompanying noisy AC units. After two days of gray,… Continue reading August Gleanings
Here's how the cabin garden grows. We built this hulgelkultur garden the spring of 2020 during lockdown. It was one of those weekends when we stretched our lockdown borders to include our Minnesota cabin in the woods. Now I realize what a happy break it was. The garden is made of logs, tree trash, sod,… Continue reading Cabin Garden
It's been a long day. At home, mostly by myself. Elv is in the shop today and pops in once in a while to see how I'm doing. A virus caught up with me again. It's my own fault this time because I chose to continue to play with our grandkids who have been taking… Continue reading To Read a Book
The thing is, I haven't posted in awhile even with the built in reminders to do so on my phone. Now that I have this moment, there's all these pictures of our get-together, the garden, and wild flowers, of course. So many events and thoughts and memories. Don't worry, I'll not detract from yours, reciting… Continue reading Just Posting
I read a book this week. I empathized with people this week. We're studying in Colossians 2 this week. We're working on the cabin right now. And we're extra busy with life because Elv's work is two hours away. So, I got to thinking about how well we live. And about privilege and purpose we… Continue reading I’ve Been Thinking
This is not a good day to scribble. Because I'm irrationally tired and I should not be trying to say anything. At all. We just had a funeral where lots of cousins and friends converged. So many hugs and hellos and tears. Laughter, too. Shared memories. Unspoken reminders. It's a huge lurch being plunged into… Continue reading Not Today
She was called away to Heaven. In the middle of greenhouse season and before the dandelions went to seed. Right when it was time to plant and mend her lovely flower gardens that she'd made all around the property. Finally her joints are pain free so that she can do stairs just fine again. And… Continue reading Called Away
Stone House Scribblings 