Time To Reflect

This summer has been a whirlwind of activity that makes me stop and smile and gives me one more chance to do what I feel is one of my greatest callings in life. Being a mom. It started with me moving my two youngest sons home from their University life back in May. It was amazing to me the amount of "stuff" they brought home that quickly filled my entry way, living room and trailed into the kitchen. It took us several days to sort and put away all their treasures. The laundry overfilled the hampers and I swear they did not do it the entire ten months they were away. Extra bedding that did not fit any of our beds was cleaned and stored with promises of use in the future.

The quiet of the house was filled with music, laughter and friends. The beverage glasses in the sink, the toothpaste left out, the messy bedrooms and the never ending piles of dirty clothes make my heart sing.

Rain

I absolutely love it when it rains. My favorite times are when I can hear the thunder in the distance, or an afternoon rain storm, or during the night. I don't know why I have such a fondness for rain. Maybe it began in Alaska during the summer when we would get the rain that would only last for a short time and then the sun would break through the clouds and everything was washed clean and bright. Or maybe it was the times I would curl up with Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre or some other book and live in another time and place. Or maybe it is the soothing sounds of water that quenches my thirst or the knowledge that it is rain that causes things to grow and flourish.

The rain makes me want to dance and sing and Praise the Lord for it. The rain quiets my soul. 

This one holds my onions!

Wall Hanging

I love the colors in this one.

Stepping Stone

OOOH! Ignore the dirty board!