celebrate

To the woman who gave me heart, determination, and Carol King. Happy birthday, Mom. I love you.

october

What a last week, weekend, new week. We moved into our townhouse last Friday. Settling in, blessed by borrowed furniture (sleeping on a king single until our mattress arrives), still opening boxes. The weekend was fun. Hip hop dance performance. Dinner with friends. Pretty cliff walk. Made a yummy smelling aroma for our new place (orange rinds, apple rinds, cinnamon sticks on simmer). The new week has started with working on my own at the clinic and trying to make the house presentable for the rest of the month. October is going to be crazy full. Full of good and hopeful things. Praying the same for you, friends.

just phoebe

You've met her before, another afternoon with Phoebe.

And can we talk about that Sleeping at Last song? Those lyrics give me chills. 

home

Adventures are fun. To finish off March, I spent last week in Ireland with my mother-in-law. Blessed to be given an opportunity to travel and such fun to spend it with family. I'll share some of our trip highlights next week. 

It's always good to come home. I missed my husband, our place, our neighbors. This little apartment is only ours for a few more months. So many memories in this space and still more to happen. Friends to visit, dinners, graduation party, birthday celebrations. Such a sweet season we've been given.

apple pie

This pretty much sums up my weekend. It's a little piece of home I can make wherever I am. Takes me back to that same good feeling over and over again. Really, baking pies makes our apartment continue to grow into our first home.

penguin books

Oh my, can someone please paint me a large penguin book on canvas? Seriously, genius. And in case you were wondering, yes, the rest of this home is pretty much perfect.

(via A Cup of Jo)

home

"Home is the moulding place, where character is formed, where habits are established, where mind is trained...

The character of the home affects those outside the home. It touches the life of the community. Every home has its own influence, for good or bad, and that influence cannot possibly be confined to the precincts of the home. It breaks out and reaches those on the outside."

- Clement C. Cary, The Pentecostal Pulpit