In the Waiting...

....doubts start to surface & fears

creep in.

C-scan with contrast

It's also in the waiting that faith is strengthened.

Each moment that I choose faith

over worry, my heart becomes a little lighter,

 anxiety eases up, and I'm able to remain (reasonably) calm.

Notes to self,

the antidote for anxiety is prayer

choose to think about something

other than the problems

Be steeped in good news.

Direct your attention to 

praiseworthy things.

build up your faith

break the hold worry has over you

Trust God with all of your heart &

lean not on your own understanding

(Prov. 3:5)

side note: my results came back, and other than

a couple of little blips, (that I will be working on...)

all is well, 

I am well,

whispering a thank you to God, and the dove's

cooing outside my window...💞

be well...

xoxo

💝

"Some days you check all the wellness boxes.

And some days all you can do is just rest

on the couch and have a good cry.

Healing is realizing that both kinds of days

are wellness."

~ Dr. Will Cole~

"What person of faith does not pray for certainty,

as if the world needs fewer people of faith

and more people of certainty."

"Who is the person of greater faith--

the person of certainty 

or the person who every day overcomes

doubt?"

Sometimes....

...I just want a good, simple, basic,

(but far from boring ) day.

Walking the beach with Ang

be well...

xoxo

💝

"In the best of relationships you have two people

who can not think of anything that was not part of 

the deal."

"Feeling safe in someone's energy is 

a different kind of intimacy

that feeling of peace and protection

is really underrated."

"I love old souls, the daydreamers, the deep thinkers,

with lots of fascinating layers.

They don't care what others think,

they just do their own thing and when it comes

to friends, it's quality over quantity."

 

Philocalist

[fil-loh-kuh-lizt]

(n.) a lover of beauty;

someone who finds and appreciates

beauty in all things.

Shoes at the door, dirt on the floor, 

 a tale about a Triceratops named Henry,

 and a new pony named Rusty.

It felt good to be back at the barn today!

be well...

xoxo

💖

"People are not as beautiful as they look and talk.

They are only as beautiful as they love,

as they care, as they share."

"Take a little time to be amazed by something you won't enjoy

unless you consciously choose to focus on it.

See the things you can't see when you're rushing.

Hear the things you can't hear when you're stressing.

Get so caught up in your senses that everything else

seems to stop for a moment-because things don't

actually stop.

So we have to be the ones that do it."

"The most beautiful things in life are not things.

They're people and places and memories and pictures.

They're feelings and moments and smiles and laughter."

Little Things....

in life add up to a magical day.

I'm all about aesthetics, and lately I've

become a little obsessed with Spring cleaning, and making

  everything cozy, welcoming, and fresh.

generation blooms

Today...the windows are open, 

blankets are washed & hanging on the clothesline.

The Edison lights are hung

in the back yard, quilts and pillows have been tossed onto the wicker furniture,

tulips and daisies brighten rustic pitchers, 

and flowering plants that came in for the Winter, are out

swaying in the sunshine.

 Friends dropping in for a visit, the Mockingbird singing

happy tunes, chimes sounding like old church bells, and

Zinnia seeds planted right before the wind picked up.

Little things:

chipping my French press...(low)

listening to the old percolator (high)

Mornings with friends

Crying together...

then doubled over laughing.

Empathy. Space to truly feel emotions.

Freedom to put the guard down & breathe.

Big golden bowl purchased 

from my favorite nursery back home (MA), 

the year I lived back home.

Thinking about Dad while picking up sticks in the yard.

#histhing

Honey bees on the birdbath

Zinnia seeds that started back home over 20 years ago at a friends.

Came back here in dried blooms.

Went back to friend's the same way...

and returned once again when I 

 got married & sold my home.

(R.I.P dear friend)

Picking up an old pink, blue, and white school desk and bench that was given away by one 

of Mom's neighbors(AR).

 Moving the bench on the porch & it

matching perfectly with the colors of my favorite quilt.

Notes & quotes...

'You can't grow a tree in soil that does not suit it.'

#growth

Mockingbird:

Pay close attention.

'Take note of the minutest details,

beautiful things will happen in your life.'

'Stop taking life so seriously. 

Relax & enjoy life.'

"True happiness is in loving others

& being loved."

~Mockingbird~

"Every day you get another chance to shake up the status quo

& extend love's boarder in your life."

Do not grumble or complain.

'..the truth is, how you invest the minutes and hours you've

been given demonstrates what's most important to you.

The time you have is precious & limited.'

'There is a high value around gathering, storytelling,

breaking bread, and having something in common.

Show up fully. Invested. Unhurried. Intentional.'

be well...

xoxo

💗

"Life is short, God's way of

encouraging a bit of focus."

"I like friends who,

when you tell them you need a moment alone,

know enough not to stray too far."

"Strive to make everyday the best day of your life,

because there is no good reason not too."