The “I Do Crew!”
On the day of the wedding, the bridal party gifted me with this fabulous tote bag! (stuffed with wonderful goodies! Yay me!) Isn’t it fantastic! I was delighted to be a part of the “I Do Crew!” As…
Marriage is … a picture of Jesus and his bride!
Hubby and I collapsed, exhausted, into bed at the end of a miracle-filled wedding day! We were both so wiped out we fell into a deep sleep! Somewhere deep in my sleep I heard an urgent, intense sound! …
There’s a reason God doesn’t tell us the future.
Back in January when we were struggling with a debilitating illness which left someone very special bedridden for weeks … if we had known back then that we would be hosting a wedding in our backyard at the…
Marriage is … unity.
A wedding is taking place in our backyard today! It is very exciting!All this week leading up to the wedding God has given me the most beautiful picture of what unity in marriage is like: Hummingbirds do not…
Marriage is … like a candle.
Someone very special had a birthday this week! For today's background photo you can see the birthday gift I selected for this very special person. This is my very favorite brand of candles, sold in a specialty boutique…
Thursday Throwback … Irises!
I have a special fondness for irises. When I was a young girl, a small patch of yellow irises used to grow at the corner of my front porch. Years later, when I was a young newlywed and…
The start of an exciting new adventure!
Hubby and I have decided to try our hand at growing wheat!The natural response of everyone whom we have told is: "And why?? Don't you realize it's cold and rainy all the time in western Washington. Wheat won't…
He didn’t leave me like I was …
I mentioned in yesterday's blog post how I sat down yesterday morning to have some quiet time with Jesus, and God introduced me to a brand-new worship song! The words were very meaningful to me, because they led…
I’m praising Him because …
Hubby left for work this morning and I turned on an online sermon to have some quiet time with Jesus. As the online sermon began, the worship band was just wrapping the last line of a brand-new worship…
When facing grief …
Last Monday was a very difficult day for me. To start off, first thing in the morning, I was scrubbing the tea stain out of my special tea mug when the mug slipped from my hands and landed…