Secret’s Out… Baby Girl is Due!
I’ve been waiting to share our special baby news until we found out the gender — and today is the day! My 22-week ultrasound confirmed that a little GIRL is on the way, due to arrive mid-February 2016. We are thrilled. 🙂 I would have been thrilled with either boy or girl, of course, but there is something very special about being able to have at least one of each. My heart is very full that I am being given the opportunity and privilege to mother both a son and a daughter. Luke 2:19 And now, for the special photographic public service announcement (plus a few outtakes)…
Currently: October 2015
Listening: Sleeping At Last. Absolutely one of my favorite musicians. He is talented and prolific, which means no shortage of new music! Atmospheric instrumentals and beautiful tunes with meaningful lyrics. Gets me every time. Reading: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Just finished this one and I LOVED it. I’m a sucker for late-19th/early-20th-century historical romance. I’ve seen the BBC film version several times (Richard Armitage… swoon), but haven’t read the book until now. Well worth it! Plus, the Kindle version is free! And call me vain, but I pretty much love any book in which the main character’s name is Margaret. 😉 Richard Armitage as John Thornton | Daniela Denby-ashe as Margaret Hale Watching: Speaking of 19th/20th century masterpieces… Far From the Madding Crowd. Another swoon-worthy romance…
October Poetry… & Desktop Calendars
GLORY be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings; Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough; And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim. All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?) With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him. Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1918 1280×1024 1280×1024 1366×768 1366×768 1920×1080 1920×1080 iPad iPhone Illustration credit: www.Freepik.com
Favorite Fall ’15 Fashions
Fall is one of my favorite seasons for fashion (and alliteration apparently). The temperatures are just cool enough to add an extra layer or two without bulking up… and those topper pieces make all the difference! Plus, scarves. And boots! Flip-flops are comfy and all, but nothing sharpens an outfit like a classic pair of boots or a cute pair of patterned flats. Here are a few items that I’ll be adding to my wardrobe for the fall, and I’m sure they’ll stay in the closet for years to come! There’s definitely sustainability to items like shoes and outerwear that will carry you through multiple seasons and changing fashions. Ankle Boots / Booties Nicole Women’s Stack Boots I just purchased these babies on Amazon, and…
September Desktop Calendar: The Small Things
We’re only most of the way through September, so the calendar still works, right?? It’s been a busy month with work, social events and just general homemaking duties, so I’m just trying to take it all in stride. My calendars (yes, plural, I have about 5 of them and yes, I duplicate my plans on all of them… it’s the only way I can remember) are full and it certainly makes the time fly. But I’m not complaining! One of my favorite seasons is upon us, and it seems like Autumn rushes towards Christmas faster and faster each year. So, I’m trying to savor all the joys of fall–including plenty of pumpkin spice lattes–and enjoy the transition from flip-flops and shorts to skinny jeans and…