coffee (or tea) table

my fantastic find

so perfect for tea parties

my kids own this house

the Glories of the Morning

penciled in.

more like written in stone.  the first day,  another year.   

wishing today that I could just erase back to school from the schedule. 

fruity.

best ever.  

loving how this still hangs at the summer cottage of my grandparents.

resigned. consigned.

maternity clothes.  

sell it. everything must go.

end of an era.

5 Months.

My littlest one.

freshly made. a haiku.

does it count as made?

 when finally done at four...

in the afternoon?

advocacy

have a seat.

this vintage chair still offers rest
after a busy day

of fun at hopkins cottage

mini-golf, mega-fun

too easy.

the little cake made by my girls and I to share over coffee (me) and juice box (them)

who knew fun could be that easy?

Garden Fresh

Window Word.

a reminder to me.  every time I gaze out the window.  gaze on Him!

a happy meal.

the start of Little Things.

 I have this plaque hanging near my kitchen sink:

It was a gift from my Mom last year and she knows me well.   One of the reasons I created my Mini-Van Mega-Fun blog was to record things.   Things big,  some small,  at times humorous, others very heavy.    In the certain craziness that 5 children brings I have not been able to record as I wish I could.   I suppose their needs do have to come first, after all.

So, with so shrinking free time on my hands it made perfect sense to start another blog,  right?

Probably not.  But my hope is that I can quickly pop in the things that inspire me.   Hardly a day passes that I don't notice something,  feel a deep thought,  or want to celebrate a thing or two.

As a result I'm starting a new effort to record Little Things.    Call them pieces of joy,  or endless gifts,  or beauty in the ordinary.   Little photos of things that bless me, inspire me,  speak to me.   My hope is to be able to do this on a daily basis---  but don't hold me to that OK?