Showing posts from June, 2013
This past year was the first year that I did not teach high school students in a very long time. Because I loved my job life so much during that time there were moments where I missed my students so much that my heart ached. Throughout the year I thought of special moments and times and many times throughout the ye…
If you follow my E tsy shop you know that I am so excited to have revealed some exciting items a few days ago! I am so excited in the following weeks and months to share additional projects that I will be listing! Today I wanted to share with you some more pictures from a recent scrapbook project that I was worki…
I am so excited to share with y'all that The Paper Sonnet has just added new listings to the store! There are three new card pack designs that are featured currently on Etsy each inspired by a dear person in my family! My sweet mom's collection (or aka. "The Elizabeth Casual Collection" )…
To be truthful I had heard of Apple Cider Vinegar before but had never really known anything about it or the health benefits of it until about a year ago. A friend of mine introduced me to a few of the health benefits and I have been amazed to discover a wide range of possible uses and health benefits that Apple C…
I am so delighted to talk with you today about a topic that y'all know is very very dear to my little heart. That is the subject of prayer. I recently discovered a fantastic project called "prayer warriors" and the goal of this project is to join together with other Christians and pray for one anothe…
Do you have a friend who is truly a hero to you? Someone whose life is an amazing testimony of God's grace and spurs you on to trust the Lord in new ways? Someone that you can text or call and ask for prayer and you know that they are crying out to the Lord on your behalf. I am so blessed to have a couple of fr…
I have been so overwhelmed by all of your questions, gracious comments, and emails (and phone calls and text messages) asking how things are going with my health. It is hard to express how grateful I am. It is hard to believe that I have been home for a month from the Whitaker Wellness Institute. As I have ment…
I mentioned in April that I was thrilled to discover the website Booksneeze ! This website offers the opportunity to receive free books in exchange for honest reviews from bloggers. I was excited to find this site because as y'all know I do love reading and what a great opportunity! I also appreciate the opport…
I have loved reading posts by other bloggers that share random personal things about them. To me the ones that have done this make their blogs that much more friendly. I was inspired so last February I started to share fifteen random facts about me and life on the fifteenth of every month. For July fifteenth I am …
The weather this summer has been very rainy and cold so far. We have spent more time huddled around fires then we have been outside. So it was delightful to my little heart to spend some time with my camera in the bay capturing the brilliance of this sunset last night. The beauty of this land struck me and I fell …
While some bloggers have certain places that they blog from regularly I truly vary in my places that I write from. Most of the time in the past several months I have blogged from my bed since I have been ill, but I also would sometimes blog from the living room couch. Out in California I would blog from a comfy chai…