I cannot express the comfort I feel sitting beside the fireplace at the end of day. Whether it’s with a book, my knitting, or a cup of something warm, my heart melts, and I’m warm all over. A dear friend told me that a fire is just like any relationship, especially marriage. It needs tending, [...]
After promising myself I would get started in July, I’ll have to settle for starting in October.
The first gift gives me practice at switching colors while knitting, which will be good preparation for another scarf of many colors and great length. Other gifts this season will include pottery, quilts, sewing and baking as [...]
Remembering, of course, that I’m a most mild-mannered person, the realm of things I never thought I would do is rather broad. Even some things I thought I would do remain undone, and this isn’t a bad thing. My life is full of potential!
I never thought I would cut my own hair, let [...]
Like “don’t sweat the small stuff,” “one day at a time,” and “just do it,” there are slogans that some of us live by and work with. In the current chapter of Finding Water that we’re reading, one of the mantras is “easy does it.”
Have you thought about how or when you use this phrase? [...]
In the women’s spirituality group I help facilitate, we’re doing what I guess you could call a series on spiritual tools for the journey. These are a few things that, along the way, I have found to be beneficial to me for hearing the inner longings of my soul.
Journaling Of course, I am a writer [...]
I’ve been wanting an awesome shirt pattern. I was catching up on one of my fave blogs, and saw the shirt! Leave it to SouleMama (who also has some great photos, as ever). She got the pattern from the book Weekend Sewing, which I’ve seen before, recommended on Sew, Mama, Sew. I may have to [...]
I’ve been wanting to do more sewing, more crafty projects, but my allocation of time lately hasn’t coincided with that desire. Enter Facebook and the “I will make something . . . for YOU” note. An excellent idea for those that need a little motivation to exercise that crafty side of the brain.
Truth be told, [...]
I never fail to be inspired by SouleMama’s blog, and I can’t wait to lay my hands on her books. It was through her site recently that I found about about something good for us all, and better yet, it’s free!
Feed Your Soul
has some art to download and print and paste wherever you need a [...]
Just when I’m thinking I need to be reducing my wheat/gluten consumption, my husband’s passion for flour-based foods finds yet another outlet — Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.
No, he doesn’t have it down to five minutes — yet. Yes, it is delicious, and he’s just getting started. He’s already made this concept of [...]
Not long ago I posted about having strangers over for dinner, which still lingers in my mind as a weekly possibility but hasn’t been acted upon yet. I’ve just learned about another mealtime event that will not only fill your own belly but also help others, too.
Heifer International has designated April as Pass on the [...]
