Everyday Blessings...

I remember the first time I spied the book "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe." It was in the library at Taylor Elementary School and I was in the sixth grade. The cover looked interesting and I fell in love with the fantasy and beauty of it. At the time I had no idea that the story was a loosely telling of the story of Jesus and morals and living by the truth of God.  I can't count the times I have read it sense then for myself, for the love of it and for our boys and now our grandchildren. So thankful for The Chronicles of Narnia. We just remodeled and moved into an older home with a sweet old staircase and a few stained glass windows here and there. The moment I stepped through the front door in spite of the major renovations that needed to be done I fell in love. The old place just had character and lots of heart.  I feel this home has sweet whimsy. One of the most enchanting things about it is that it has a little closet that is tucked away behind a hobbit ...

I made a slow enjoyable road trip a few weeks ago back to Las Vegas, NM to CBH.  First stop was in Mighty Merk to see my sweet folks. It's always a pleasure to be out on their land and have room to roam around in.  Dad is 85 and is still taking care of the farm and chickens and cows not only on his farm but another ranch an hour or so away.  He is an inspiration and a larger than life fellow to me.  My mama is pretty special also. :) There were several coffee stops on this road trip but one of my favorites was in Clovis, NM. Check it out if you are ever going through there. So good. Blackwater Coffee Co. Another favorite stop is in a little spot in the road in Taiban, New Mexico. There is really nothing there much except this sweet structure sitting off of the right side of the road. I read that it was a Presbyterian church built in 1904 and that it was a frequent stop for outlaws in the early 1900's, including Billy the Kid.  There is just somethi...

    T his land is your land, this land is my land From the California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway And saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me , a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling In the wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting This land was made for you and me This land is your land and this land is my land From the California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me Blessings! Amy

The best week of the year and especially of the summer has come and gone again so very fast.  Having the blessing and privilege to be a teacher at CBH another summer is so special to us. A little bit of heaven on earth.  The fact is that our kids having been campers for many summers and then counselors and now teachers and camp photographers has been spiritually life changing and molding and beautiful. (Also, our oldest met his wife there so that is for sure a great blessing.) We are so thankful.  Choosing to send your kids to Christian camps and especially this one is a decision that we as parents will never regret and I will always and forever give praise to God for the opportunity. We had a special group of campers in our class this summer. They love each other well, and even though they struggle with the hard things of life, they have warrior hearts and I know that they will live for Him and bring other people to heaven with them. Below is part of a letter...

Hey! Yikes! It's been too long. This grandmother gig is a busy gig but I love it! Blogging has taken a bit of (or a big) backseat to the business of life and just living it.  We have been loving on two sweet little grand girls and helping to build the family business. God is good and our provider and sustainer. I give Him all the praise! We are about to start a project that I am so excited about. I have always wanted to find, fix up and live in an older home with sweet character and charm.  Those kind of houses have been impossible to find in the places we have moved and so it has never happened.  They are either not in a part of town we want to live in or they are so expensive that renovation just could not be in the cards financially. A few weeks ago we found a sweet little victorian house (we are calling it the New Orleans house) that I fell in love with at one step through the door and a view of the staircase.  It is smaller than we really need but we ...

If it's peace you seek. Look no further. Spring in Big Bend National Park.