a month ago i had 14 vials of blood drawn in the space of about 24 hours. when they drew the second batch of 7 vials i handled it quite maturely by bursting into tears. i did feel like i was going to lose my breakfast and the room would never stop spinning — but… Continue reading untitled
Oh, hello there. How are you on this fine Saturday morning? I’m just sippin’ my french press coffee and enjoying my toast with raspberry jam. Alone. In my head I’m not supposed to be alone on Saturday mornings. That’s when I make some sort of nice breakfast and the husband and I eat together. But… Continue reading a bit of chitchat.
yesterday i ignored the mud-stained entryway floor, put off folding some more laundry till evening, and picked the simplest thing i could possibly make for dinner which required little to no work: spruced up leftovers. instead of my usual chores i wandered outside for almost two hours. i decided right then that i will be… Continue reading it’s a beautiful world
i don’t always like when He starts opening bits of my heart, revealing the areas of weakness. but how i like the change that comes when i humbly ask for His help to overcome. via
my kitchen. what newlywed starts out in such a luxurious space? i’m particularly fond of my baking corner. sprinkles & color. the husband asked if i could make cupcakes for the youth meeting tonight. they’re nothing fancy but they’ll taste good and i had color to put on top! i do love color! old. i’ve… Continue reading friday favorites
the sun is shining, bringing my home’s temperature up from it’s typical 65 to a boiling 70. tonight is a homemade macaroni and cheese sort of night. that was my requested birthday dinner for years. no, it’s not my birthday but i still want it. my hands are dry and cracking in the worst way… Continue reading everything happy
with the gift of a new camera for christmas there’s been much fun documenting random bits throughout my days. the husband said, “you are so strange,” when he saw me taking a random photo of our dinner table last night. i already knew this. we’ve been here for 2.5 months and in that short amount… Continue reading a picture sort of update