1) strawberries (well, truth be told, I didn’t grow them but I did pick them!) 2) the strawberry jam collection 3) endless summer hydrangeas 4) the garden (2 weeks old) 5) succulents (by the mailbox) 6) an improved Meyer’s lemon tree (I ordered it from this website and love it! I hope I can keep [...]
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I can’t remember the exact circumstances in which she said it but I’ve spent a lifetime trying to grow into it. Thank you, Momma, for your tireless example of what it means to give yourself away to others. And to all my strong and brave momma friends—-the sun (Son) always shines where you are too. [...]
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Calling my garden an urban garden is a little misleading. I do live in Bean Station, TN, for pete’s sake, not exactly an urban metropolis. But I call it an urban or kitchen garden because of it’s unique small size and placement. It’s a 10×12 ft garden that sits right beside our garage. I finished [...]
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I’m downright shaken to the core by Wendell Berry’s writing. When is the last time you read someone who simultaneously made you want to be a better mother and wife, grow a garden, raise some livestock and read more poetry and Homer? He is a prophet of sorts, providing insightful and critical commentary on our [...]
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My dear friend and blogging mentor the Nester is hosting a great party today featuring plants in the home. I LOVE my house plants and am so excited to participate. I confess that I’m a little lazy with house plants. I do great for awhile until I don’t. I need house plants that are a [...]
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I went to Johnson City today to spend the day with my two oldest joys on Friday. Taylor had a medical school tour at my very own alma mater and then a spring concert (he’s in choir at ETSU.) It doesn’t hardly seem right that he could be old enough to be applying to med [...]
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This is life{in}grace rerun and is dedicated to my new bff , Paige, and her daughter Caroline, who have officially made this soup more than me. But while smarter folks than I try to figure out all the things that have been going wrong with my blog for the past two months, give this American [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
