This has been a quiet, busy week at home sewing and reading. My youngest boys for some reason have been playing with my button box a lot this week. It's so funny to watch them assign identities to the different buttons. I only just recently realized that I'm an introvert. I suspected this but wasn't …
I just realized that it's been a couple of weeks since I did one of these posts. I apologize for that. It seems like our Saturdays lately have been very busy. Today though I'm at home all day - happy sigh. We've had a very busy week so I'm glad to not be going anywhere …
We've had a good week. My husband and I started the week with our 18th anniversary on Sunday. My husband had the week off, and we enjoyed lots of family time. On Thursday my husband took me to Ikea. I love wandering around Ikea and getting ideas. We bought some curtains and a lamp that …
I sat down at the piano the other day just to play for my pleasure and came across this song. I love to play this song. The harmony is beautiful, and I enjoy thinking about the lyrics which are so encouraging. "He gave His life to ransom my soul", "Not for the years of time …
My two youngest daughters and I started a fleece quilt this week. I had mountains (almost literally) of leftover fleece from numerous projects. I cut it all into five inch squares, and they started sewing nine-patch squares. Fleece is such an easy fabric for a beginner sewist to work with. When I saw this post …
I have many books in my library about homemaking. It's a subject I love to read and research about. Over the next few weeks I want to go through Edith Schaeffer's book: The Hidden Art of Homemaking. I think I've read this book about three times now and am due for another round of it. I …
I love this song. The melody and rhythm are upbeat and joyous, and the words are a great reminder of all that Jesus has done for us. And then there is the truth that the longer we know Jesus the sweeter He becomes. Over and over again He has proved Himself so faithful in His love …
Intentional Simplicity 