ttmmh

Overalls, Seeds, & the Startling Effects of Sunlight

Posted on 28 Apr 2024 by bethany j.

"For as the rain and the snow come down from heavenand do not return there but water the earth,making it bring forth and sprout,giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;it shall not return to me empty,but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." ~ Isaiah 55:10-11 Things that made me happy in April: Dogwood Getting barbeque with Brian & Taylor, watching a wild storm blow in Morning sun falling across the quilt Ann made High winds and Chai tea and a walk through a campus Jared's coin Pepsi bottle of savings The Pasta Grille downtown and the … Continue reading Overalls, Seeds, & the Startling Effects of Sunlight

Little Kids, Cows, & Keeping Bees

Posted on 7 Apr 20247 Apr 2024 by bethany j.

"Today on the hill road toward Belchertown I came across an old farmhouse in an old field with stone walls all about it and a great elm above it, and lilacs at the doorway. I stopped for a long time to look at it. In some other time... I shall choose just such a small … Continue reading Little Kids, Cows, & Keeping Bees

Friendship, Prayer, Milk, & Tea

Posted on 25 Feb 2024 by bethany j.

“Our post-Christian neighbors need to hear and see and taste and feel authentic Christianity, hospitality spreading from every Christian home that includes neighbors in prayer, food, friendship, childcare, dog walking, and all the daily matters upon which friendships are built.” ~ Rosaria Butterfield, The Gospel Comes with a House Key Things that made me happy … Continue reading Friendship, Prayer, Milk, & Tea

Hearthfires & Hockey

Posted on 28 Jan 2024 by bethany j.

"May this hearth be to us a port in the storm,a cheering beacon, and a place of fellowshipmarked by the consolation of your Spirit." ~ Douglas McKelvey, Every Moment Holy Things that were good in January: A New Year's Day fire in the hearth How Esther does sign language to the songs in church Kiddo … Continue reading Hearthfires & Hockey

Downtown Lights & Christmas Loaves

Posted on 31 Dec 2023 by bethany j.

"Now birds that sleep in brittle trees, Sparrows and jays and chickadees,The last, last robin, and the crow,Awake beneath your thatch of snowAnd hearing bells of midnight ringRouse up and through the darkness singHow in your dreams across the snows,A star, bright as a sun, arose." ~ Elizabeth Coatsworth, Woods' Litany Good things in December: … Continue reading Downtown Lights & Christmas Loaves

Sunday Afternoons, Sweet Potatoes, & Rolls

Posted on 26 Nov 2023 by bethany j.

"Celebration is one of the most effective weapons we have against the darkness of our day. When we celebrate, we proclaim the fact there is still good in the world because God is still faithful." ~ Sally Clarkson And other things that made me happy in November: Two bowls of autumn squash soup Driving a … Continue reading Sunday Afternoons, Sweet Potatoes, & Rolls

Ozark Hills & the Grace of Octobers

Posted on 29 Oct 2023 by bethany j.

"The Vinedresser uses pruning shears, not a chain saw. He's not going to work on everything all at once... He's not going to teach you everything about himself. But something about who he is and what he says to you can make a decisive difference in some challenge you are facing right now." ~ David … Continue reading Ozark Hills & the Grace of Octobers

Football, Hymns, & Pie

Posted on 24 Sep 2023 by bethany j.

"And I knew that the Spirit that had gone forth to shape the world and make it live was still alive in it. I just had no doubt. I could see that I lived in the created world, and it was still being created." ~ Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow September things that made me happy: … Continue reading Football, Hymns, & Pie

Thunder & August Rain

Posted on 27 Aug 2023 by bethany j.

"And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. " ~ 1 John 1:4 A blessedly cool breeze on my run The clink and hum of the coffee shop on a Monday morning Little neighbor girls playing outside, yelling about mermaids and lollipops Taking tomatoes to Mrs. Kathy next door, then … Continue reading Thunder & August Rain

Sunflowers, Potatoes, & Cherry Tomatoes

Posted on 30 Jul 2023 by bethany j.

"The best rooms were on the left-hand side... for these were the only ones to have windows, deep-set round windows looking over his garden, and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Things that made me happy in July: Tim's Fourth of July party, and how he is the Gandalf … Continue reading Sunflowers, Potatoes, & Cherry Tomatoes