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. …
If you follow me on Instagram you know that I caught up with a few friends recently for a reading vacation. We dubbed it Reading Retreat 2019, and we had a blast! I promised I’d tell you guys about it, so here I am! My friends and I have been saying forever that a reading vacation sounded like fun. You too?!? Finally we said, “Enough talking. Let’s make it happen!” (We’re getting better at saying that, and I’m glad.) Donna…
This link-up is a fun way to share what’s going on in our lives these days by building on a set of prompts from Anne at In Residence! I am CURRENTLY… anticipating: my reading vacation with friends this weekend! Our plans include good conversation, good food, and good books! I’m excited! Pop back in next week for a chin wag, and I’ll tell you all about it! going: to Jacksonville, Florida for said reading vacation. First I’ll show my New Hampshire…
This mid-winter time of year can be tough, y ‘all! The cold. The dark. The sickness. The dark. The post-holiday letdown. The dark. These things can drag us down. Today I want to focus on things that I’m loving right now! “The Good List” as Tsh Oxenreider calls it! Salt Fat Acid Heat, a documentary on Netflix. This stunningly beautiful show whisks me off to different parts of the world and explores the basics of good cooking. Since travel and…