tutorial for a rainy day

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Imagine how pretty these would be in in PINK

or a color to match a party theme

or white with yellow centers added to make daisies

(the mr.'s favorite flower).

Oh, What *F*U*N*

Inspiration from

Jess at livingtheswelllife

and marthastewart.com

Thank you!

snow friends

It all started a couple of weeks back, when

Crystal"Auntie Extraordinaire" & Dayton

went out to play in the snow.

They came in with

"the best snowball ever!"

according to Dayton. :)

Then they went back out to fill a ziplock bag with snowballs

to save for a snowball fight next summer! :)

Snowballs

became

snowmen...

became

snowangels...

and were the inspiration for the

snowprincesses

that Livi and I made this week...

But, as fun as it was,

We're still...

{thank you for the inspiration, Koralee! }

...and looking forward to

hanging up our winter coats,

delighting in warmer weather and l o n g e r days,

and

admiring the crocuses

as they

come

out

of

hiding.

google images

I'm ready for

basking in the

sunshine...

How about you?

with love.

in the pink

Flowers seem the solace of ordinary humanity.

~John Ruskin

There's something

quite appealing about

tulips in the snow...

 and mini cupcakes

frosted to look like

pink roses

for a valentine party...

But the sweetest little flower

I've seen lately is the

most recent addition to our family.

Introducing my 

great niece...

 God bless you, sweet baby.

I lost my voice.

Figuratively anyway.

My heart was full,

and yet,
when I attempted
to speak,
to share,
to cheer,

I felt used up…stifled.

My words felt empty,
hollow.

I was convinced that every area of my life needed
improvement but I was
paralyzed
at the enormity of the task.
In addition,
I felt as if I could do nothing
well enough.

But I was reminded that

… the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
through wordless groans.
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit
intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8: 26-28