for a wedding...

 

 Over the past months I have been busy creating 150 feathers from clay all by hand, each one uniquely carved to be the only one of its kind, painted in a sugary pink paint, glazed and trimmed with a soft gold edge.

They were sent off last week and are headed for a wedding in Massachusetts to be sweet little gifts for a bride and groom's guests.

It has been a pleasure to work with this sweet lady and I am hoping she loves them.

I found it interesting as I worked on them, how none of the feathers looked alike. 

I love how people are much the same, each one created for special purposes, some soft, sweet, gentle, short, tall, feisty, fun, quiet, hyper, calm, bright, rich, poor, weak, strong or any other descriptor.  Each one unique, beautiful and fulfilling their destiny and purpose here on Earth.

I love the artwork of our creator, displayed in earthen vessels known as human beings.

We don't get to see the finished product in its completion on this side of eternity and sometimes we can become frustrated with the work being done on us and in others, especially when it doesn't feel good but I am sure when we reach the other side the beauty of God's handiwork will be indescribable.

xoxo

Love,

~dee

our backyard is our playground....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and our work grounds too but either way what a lovely distraction from the internet!

Oh go out and play now!  You know you wanna!

xoxo

Love,

~dee

one word...

 

 

 

Peace...

Wishing you a lovely week full of peace.

xo

Love,

~dee

its alway the small things...

The scent of spearmint and tea remind me so much of my grandparents who have both passed away.

As I brewed up a batch of Assam loose tea with fresh mints from our yard, I thought about how

funny it is that the things which stir up memories of those we love are usually so small.  

For me it is almost always the little details that stir my heart.

The soft feeling of a knit blanket, the smell of mint or Avon powders that my other grandmother used to collect and display in her bathroom, kindly smiles, hands holding small bouquets of flowers, cedar linings in chests, a lock of hair, poetry and books, the taste of freshly caught and fried perch, a laugh, a crinkled nose, fresh air on clothing....

those little things fill me with nostalgia and make me long for a hug from grandparents who are gone.

Enjoy the little moments with those you love.

Who knows if we have another day with them.

Live for love!

xoxo

Love,

~dee

thankful for little goodnesses...

If I am truly honest I don't really love living in the South the way I loved living in Vancouver but focusing my attention on this is not a healthy way to live, so every day I find little things that I am thankful for, to breed cheer and to not feed depression.

I am sure that we all have things we wish were different, some big things and some small.

I do miss family and friends from home, don't get me wrong but focusing on that would surely get me down in the dumps very quickly.

Today I will feast on these thankful thoughts:

I find the weather in the South this time of year quite lovely.  I love our friends here!  I love our church.  I love the flowers from our yard that I bunch into bouquets in wine bottles and glasses throughout our space.  I love the fact that our yard reminds me of back home.  I love our new chicks and our children and their friends.

"Cultivate the thankful spirit!  It will be to you a perpetual feast."  ~John MacDuff (1818-1895)

What is it that your heart is feasting upon today?

 xoxo

Love,

~dee

thought for today...

"There is no one like the God of Israel.  He rides across the skies in majestic splendor.  The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you."

Deuteronomy 33:26,27

peep show...

 

 

So there you have it: a peek at the newest members of our home.

As you can imagine our kiddos are loving them.

Happy weekend to everyone!

We'll be hanging out with some cute chicks.

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist;)

xoxo

Love,

~dee

north carolina mountain vacation...

 

 

 

 

 

 You would not even believe how much fun we stuffed into a four day visit with my sister, Lori, her husband, Steve and my lovely niece, Amy from Vancouver, B.C., Canada.  

Oh the tears of sadness since they left.

This family knows how to laugh and live to the full.

How how I miss them so!

xoxo

Wishing you all as much laughter and life as you can have today!

Love,

~dee

P.S.  Thanks so much for still reading our blog in spite of my Spring laziness.  Your thoughtful comments made my day yesterday, Cat and Bev! :)

trends...

I sometimes wonder at adults who change their perspectives, faith and lifestyles to fit trends as if they were clothing.  So what if one's faith doesn't fit with the going trend.  So what if one is considered "out of it" because of not feeling the need to have to conform to what the average person is thinking.  Wouldn't one be even more "out of it" if they changed their mind constantly to go with what is in vogue to pursue in life?  Personally, it is my opinion that I should consider myself more of a follower or sheep if I took to heart the latest motivational speaker of the month's thoughts, or read the latest book by some fad writer with great devotion rather than to sort out one's own thoughts and adhere to what they know to be true.  If I was so daft as to surround myself with only like minded friends to justify my desires, I would hope someone would hit me upside the head with a very large book and tell me that I should do further investigation and stop being a follower.
Sometimes being loving might mean telling someone that they are a sheep without knowing it.
Just sayin'.