This door decoration is about so much more to me than some entryway, seasonal flair. This particular decoration came about after a long conversation with Daphne, then a list, then some illustrations of all the things we are thankful for. There is so much to be thankful for! This is something I need to keep… Continue reading Thankful Heart
A meditative meander in the late summer woods A ways from home The path littered with natural distractions- berries, pine cones, mushrooms and flowers… I love to look around as I wander, as I wonder Who is observing me? What, or who is aware of my energy? As I move through the space, gently bending… Continue reading The Face In The Tree On A Path Through The Woods
Sometimes in the lush, late summer lawn of life, you find yourself with a huge swath of thistles. Maybe it’s because your neighbor has let his thistle plants go to seed and the wind carries the seeds right through the chain link and onto your lawn. Or maybe the thistle has been there all along,… Continue reading Pulling Thistle, A Life Lesson
Once upon a time there was a sweet young girl named Daphne who, while visiting her grandma Nunna’s house, discovered a treasure. It was an old mismatched tea set, one her mother had used as a child, one that had been hidden away within the walls of the house- in a basket, under a tea… Continue reading A Morning Tea Party
There are many lessons I wish to teach my daughters. Of course they will live their lives, and the their own lessons will challenge and change them in ways that I can not fathom… so while they are small I will do my best to show them some of the things I have learned and… Continue reading A Space Of Her Own
So, I have a small kitchen. Or… I have too much stuff in the kitchen. It’s a little of both. No matter what’s to blame, I’ve been struggling with the size, especially the amount of counter space, and the stuff, especially the stuff clogging up my counter space, for a long while. We’ve lived in… Continue reading The Little Kitchen Cart That Could
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been inside the house for days on end caring for sick and/or injured people! My hand is up. It can get kinda…depressing. I needed desperately to get out and see what I could see, so evening before last Micah, the girls and I loaded up into the car and… Continue reading An Evening Drive in Early Spring
I woke up this morning KNOWING that today, March 1st, was my goal date to open my etsy shop- Fancy Elephant Shoppe. My energy this morning is excited and nervous. I don’t have everything done that I wanted to have done, but I am going to open my shop with what I do have and… Continue reading Fancy Elephant Shoppe – The Soft Opening
Moving to a new town and being at home full time has forced my ever active mind into a new territory of dreaming and self reflection. Here are some of the questions I have been asking myself – and my evolving answers… Who am I? I am Hope, and I am a mama, a wife,… Continue reading Doreen Virtue, Anita Moorjani And I’m Opening An Etsy Shoppe
This is Thomas. He’s cute, right? I first met Thomas about 5 years ago- it was evening, the sun had set and it was getting cold out- it was November I think. I was driving down a dirt road in pursuit of a “house for sale” sign when I noticed a shivering gray form… Continue reading Our Thomas
The Fancy Elephant Life 