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Gray Skies & a Good Feast

Posted on 27 Nov 202227 Nov 2022 by bethany j.

"...As the days on which the Jews got relief from the enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the … Continue reading Gray Skies & a Good Feast

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Windy Walks & Chai

Posted on 30 Oct 202230 Oct 2022 by bethany j.

"May the wind that blows the hardest bring you home." ~ Jon Foreman, "The Gift" Sickle moon Corduroy pants and feet in the sun Day at the pumpkin farm with the kids and the farmer who drove us out to the field, used his clippers on the pumpkins, and said, "I could stay out here … Continue reading Windy Walks & Chai

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An October Blessing

Posted on 16 Oct 2022 by bethany j.

May you wake to a cracked window and rain that started in the night. Before you get elbow-deep into your work, may you get ankle-deep in leaves. Poet or builder, pastor or mother—may you welcome the cooler air by being in it. May you take a walk and need a jacket, and hear the geese … Continue reading An October Blessing

Posted in Autumn, Beauty, Benediction, Hope, Light, Nature, Prayer, Sunday Sketches, Worship5 Comments

Marigolds & Leaf Boats

Posted on 2 Oct 2022 by bethany j.

"We do not have to become extraordinary to be joyous." ~ Bethany Rose, Farm, Heart, Pen Newsletter These are the things that made me joyous in September: September marigolds A sweltering Monday, when the kids played hide and seek in the basement and we ate spaghetti under a storm warning Tree Climbing Lessons with Huddy … Continue reading Marigolds & Leaf Boats

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Ember

Posted on 25 Sep 2022 by bethany j.

My Aunt Andi flew down from Alaska last weekend for a visit, and she told us how the snow outside her window in Wasilla is already inching down the mountains. The closer it falls to tree line, the sooner the long winter will settle in, when sun will set at three in the afternoon. They’ve … Continue reading Ember

Posted in Autumn, Beauty, Family, Home, Longing, Mountains, Nature, Sunday Sketches, Thankfulness3 Comments

Hey there, and welcome in.

I’m Bethany J.

Experts in the craft say to “write what you know,” so I’m looking for the Triune God in the corner of earth I know best – a place called Edgewood Road, where the summers are as thick as honey and the acorns drop every September.

I hope this place feels like your grandma’s kitchen— where the light comes in and stories get shared.

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