We moved this week so I only took pictures six days of the seven. Sometimes life gets in the way. October 30 - Jack O'Lanterns Obviously it was Halloween this week. I love Halloween. Not the spooky side of it. I hate that part, but I love the fact that it is the one day... Continue Reading →
Another week of holidaying and then back to Illinois to spend our final days before our next official move. October 23 - Canna Lily October 24 - Cotton Fields, Georgia October 25 - East Tennessee Quiet October 26 - Fall has come to Illinois October 27 - Adoption day - 10 years October 28 -... Continue Reading →
We’ve been traveling all this week. We started in South Carolina visiting our daughter who is a university student there. October 16 - Tulip Poplar I love Tulip Poplars. I love that in the South they grow ninety feet tall. They are absolutely gorgeous. October 17 - Spanish Moss This plant, which is really a... Continue Reading →
It was a busy week as we prepared for traveling to see family. October 9 - Coconut Cream Pie It was Canadian Thanksgiving last weekend and normally it would be the traditional pumpkin pie etc. This year I missed my husband’s birthday so I made his favorite, Coconut Cream Pie for thanksgiving. October 10 -... Continue Reading →
A week of great weather and good walks along the Illinois Prairie Path. July 24 - Heliotrope My mother is the queen of pots. Her flower pots are amazing. This heliotrope is in on the east side of the house basking in the morning sunshine. July 25 - Milkweed What is amazing for the butterflies... Continue Reading →
It was a busy week prepping for company and then doing three day trips to various locations near our house. The temperature steadily rose this week and it was almost 100º yesterday. We need rain so badly here so please pray that we would receive rain in the next week. Our grass is brown brown,... Continue Reading →
This week was filled with chaos as returning from holidays always brings stress because of trying to get back in to routine. We also finished up homeschooling for the year this week. So it all added to convolution of the last week of May which included me missing three Photo Project days. May 29 -... Continue Reading →
Paris - We spent over a week in Paris and I have over one thousand pictures from that time. Here are just seven of those pictures. May 22 - Alstroemeria I have never seen this flower actually in the ground. It is often a part of bouquets but the Peruvian Lily is amazing to see... Continue Reading →
May 8, 2022 - Verge Flowers #1 I have absolutely no idea what this is. It's a weed that grows on the verge between the sidewalk and the road. But the tiny delicate flowers caught my eye. May 9, 2022 - Clover. Oh I love clover. The bees and butterflies love it too. Even though... Continue Reading →
Our last week in the desert. It’s been bittersweet as I know when we land back in Germany that it will be rainy and cloudy and I am a sunshine girl. But the sunshine should win out over the clouds as we head into late spring. April 17, 2022 - Cape Honeysuckle This orange flower... Continue Reading →
home...hospitality...hope
Homeschooling Using Unit Studies
I will lift my eyes to the hills and their Creator.
Plowing through Life in the Country...One Calf Nut at a Time
Breathe life into your service family
telling the story god is writing for my family
a mom, a dad, four boys, and finally a little girl!
The Red House on the Corner 