Living Large

Thanks is what multiplies the joy and makes any life large.--Ann Voskamp, 1000 Gifts

Mundane but Momentous

the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to . . . that the ordinary view is the right one.
--G.K. Chesterton, Heretics

Anna's Handiwork

hat and dress

happy dress pic

blanket (Mrs.Gildner's hat)

Thanks for your help, Meme!

Everyday Epiphanies

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
--John Milton

HT: Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

Speech Meeters

Spiders.  Impromptu. Babe the Blue Ox.

Recorder Records.  A Dollar a Minute (Brer Rabbit).  Penelope's Web.

Mrs. Frisby and Jeremy Crow (both). Arkansas Traveler (Jocelyn).  Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn (Lewis).

Managing Expectations

Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be gloriously surprised.
--G.K. Chesterton, Heretics

Historical Perspective

“In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.” ― Paul Harvey