One of the most exciting things on my Springtime Adventure List was a trip to England and Scotland! Now that we’re back home and have nearly conquered the jet lag, I’m excited to start sharing parts of our trip with you guys. First: The Bookish Things! *insert happy squeal of joy here!* London is one of my favorite places on earth! I really do love this city. In all of our visits there when we lived in England, I…
This month’s CURRENTLY prompts are: admiring, playing, borrowing, remembering, and finishing. Right now I am CURRENTLY… admiring: all things green! Gene and I went camping last weekend, and I just could NOT get over all the lush greenness everywhere! I mean, LOOK at this! And these green sneakers too! I’ve been admiring them for weeks now! playing: The Story of My Life: Lea Salonga Live from Manila. As I told you guys earlier, we saw Lea in…
It’s time to check in and see how I’m doing on my Springtime Adventure List. (HERE is my original post and thoughts on each item on the list.) ✅ Take my parents on a mystery trip. Done! Click HERE to find out where we went and what we did! ✅ See Casting Crowns in concert. Done! We saw Casting Crowns at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida and had a GREAT time! Daily’s Place is a fairly new venue. It’s a…
All of these things are rocking my world right now, and I can’t wait to tell you about them! Did you know Steven Curtis Chapman has a BLUEGRASS album?!? And it’s GOOD! I’ve played it on repeat this week. Some of the tracks are his earlier works that he’s spun in a bluegrass direction. Some are old hymns. Check out the new ending to “Cinderella!” (Makes my heart so happy!) My faves: “My Redeemer Is Faithful and True” and “How…
Each month I link up with Anne’s Currently challenge. She provides five prompts, and participants share what they’re currently doing relative to those prompts. I enjoy writing these, and I hope you enjoy reading them! It’s fun to see how everyone interprets the prompts and replies to them. This month’s prompts are experiencing, appreciating, wish listing, posting, and considering. I am CURRENTLY… experiencing spring in Georgia, both the good and the bad of it! There’s nothing like all the shades…
Over the years my parents have enjoyed group travel with a local company. They’ve traveled to some amazing places! Sometimes the company offers mystery trips. Passengers sign up for these trips not knowing where they’re going or what they’ll be doing when they get there. My intrepid parents have enjoyed a few of those trips! A few weeks ago my husband and I asked Mama and Daddy if they’d like take a mystery trip with US! They were quick to…
It’s springtime! Hooray for a new season and new leaves and new adventures! I’m taking a cue from my friend and fellow blogger Leslie and am making a list of things I want to do this season. Here we go! ♦ Take my parents on a mystery trip. Already done! We took my parents on a mystery trip last weekend! They agreed to let us set the whole trip up without knowing where we were going or what we were…
I’m linking up with Anne of In Residence again this month for Currently. This month’s prompts are scheming, reading, buying, making, and accomplishing. Here we go! I am CURRENTLY… scheming: okay, planning (because that word makes me happier!) a mystery trip for my parents! In the past they’ve taken mystery trips with Excursion Tours and really enjoyed them. Since I love to plan trips and they like to TAKE trips, I’m planning a mystery trip for them/us. I am SO…
I’ve been wanting to do a “Things I’ve Learned” post for just FOREVER, and I’m finally making it happen! Hooray! Here are several things I’ve learned lately. ◊Meteorological spring begins on March 1 while astronomical spring begins on or around March 20, on the vernal equinox. I’ve said for YEARS that the “official” seasons are off a bit and that, for instance, spring should actually be March, April, and May. Who knew that the meteorological folks were waaaaaay ahead of…
If you’ve been around me more than five minutes, I’ve probably pointed you to Emily P. Freeman and her podcast, The Next Right Thing. Great news! She’s written an book by the same title, and it’s amazing! Emily loves the Lord, and He’s blessed her with great wisdom, especially when it comes to teaching us how to make decisions. (Decision fatigue, anyone?) Emily is also stinkin’ funny, so there’s that too! The book by itself will be a TRUE help. …