Giving thanks for - the breath in my lungs, waking up this morning, heat, coffee, family, technology - even with all its flaws, candles, friends, pro…

Ingredients 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 pound)  (I often use boneless, skinless thighs) 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter, …

Such a sigh of relief. The Hope Writers Manifesto sitting right in front of me on my writing desk reminds me, “We are still real writers even if we n…

1 cup sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup margarine or butter 1 cup oil 2 egg, well beaten 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp baking soda 5 ¼ cup all pur…

Some wonderful person gifted me with this awesome menu board for my birthday last month. :-) To say that I love it is an understatement. To those who …

Giving thanks for - all the good things I am reading and listening to in the aftermath of a very divisive election. I am encouraged by the women who …

So this just happened. The weather man said to gather anything left of the garden because it’s forecast to freeze tonight and not get a whole lot war…

I’ve been procrastinating writing this piece. I’m a little hesitant about how to approach the concept of hospitality in the middle of a pandemic. Tha…

It's on my heart, but whether or not it will come to fruition in this season is yet to be determined. I have so much I want to tell you. Watch an…

Earlier this week in my Daybook post I shared that we have a new dishwasher. I also posed the question, is it worth it - having a dishwasher at all?

Giving thanks for - rest. But I need more of it and then I will be even more thankful for it.

Giving thanks for - rabbit trails of learning and confirmations that I’m moving in the right direction.

Giving thanks for - chilly mornings, communities of writers, pretty notebooks and journals, lovely fabric, candles, the glory of early morning darkne…

Autumn is settling in nicely here in central Illinois. I couldn’t be happier :-)

I am tempted to type this directly into the Wix app because doing it in a word processor invites me to edit it until I feel like it’s perfect. This i…

Giving thanks for - brand new days. Possibilities. Second chances. Change. New perspectives.

Why not just show up and write a little something and actually post it to your blog? Well, that’s what I think I’m going to try to do more often.