Joy to the World indeed the Lord has come!

Mrs Janie's Tea Room

  A blurred but artistic picture Joy took of our mantel before a Christmas party at our home in our living room! Oh, my! As usual, the days are flying by! I have so much to write to you in the next few days that I may just write a blog a day for … [Continue reading]

A little Christmas pondering…….

I love words and people who craft them in such a way as to bring me into their world. Two posts you might be blessed to read today....... Here, from Sarah,  is where I am committing my heart to be--still, to notice, to hear.....  Here is a place … [Continue reading]

From the sublime to the ridiculous–the joys of raising my teenager!

Joy

Lovely Joy--There is 11 years difference between Sarah, my oldest and Joy, my youngest. When Sarah was around Joy's age, we had one computer that all of the kids shared. (Clay had his own since he was at our home office.) Each child had an allotted … [Continue reading]

An Inklings Christmas celebration

Inklings

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. Ralph Waldo Emerson There can be some sad times at Christmas--perhaps for family far away, or … [Continue reading]

Give a gift that will serve for a lifetime

Joy's Garden

  Joy's garden " Joy is a seed that must be intentionally planted in the soil of life and all the circumstances life brings. It must be watered with faith and fertilized with obedience at every choice in life and protected at every juncture. The … [Continue reading]

The Lord is still in His heavens, ruling over all

Thanksgiving Table

 I love Thanksgiving! It is a time of family, resting, celebrating God's goodness, feasting and reflecting on all that HE has done faithfully in our lives. After gigantic cinnamon rolls, and lounging in our pj's, we will all take a few moments to … [Continue reading]

Oh, no! I am going crazy! Arrrgggghhhhh

My sweet daughters read my post today about Sarah's book and said, "Mom, why did you put up a quotation from Margaret Sanger, the Planned Parenthood founder?" My reply was, "I put up a quote from Margaret Sangster, one of my favorite Victorian … [Continue reading]

Read for the Heart…a work of generations

Read for the Heart

Children and mothers never truly part - Bound in the beating of each other's heart. -- Charlotte Gray(Yipes! New quote! I had a confused moment and thought I was posting a quote by Margaret Sangster who was quite the champion of hearth and home and … [Continue reading]

When God taught me a lesson………..

Joel's Sunset

Joel's photograph of a beautiful cloudy sunset Years ago, Clay and I had decided that when our children moved toward their middle teen years, we would try to find summer training, seminars, activities that would build their skills and vision in the … [Continue reading]

Thanksgiving–an epic tale!

Thanksgiving Brownscombe

The First Thanksgiving--Brownscombe I love sweeping, captivating tales of real men and women of courage who believed they were present in this world for God's glory, who took risks to worship Him, lived courageously and held fast against great … [Continue reading]