Picture from our travels in July Hello friends! I generally just jump into my blogposts, but after such a long time away, a greeting seems in order. I did not intend to leave blogging for so long. At the beginning of the summer, however, I was determined to be more intentional and more active with… Continue reading News As of Late
The flowers on the cacti in front of our local super center budded not too long ago. Their soft, yellow blossoms lasted for nearly a month, crowning the hardy succulents with beauty for a short while. When we moved here over three years ago, their blooms that spring left me feeling mesmerized. There was something… Continue reading Bloom
After a year and nearly five months, I'm pleased to announce that my first children's book is now available for purchase! If you are curious to the back story of this book, you can read about it here: The Story Behind the Story – Colleen James Publishing. Otherwise, I’ll leave you with the blurb to… Continue reading My First Children’s Book Is Available for Purchase!
Some of Liam's paintings I had been talking about hanging up his paintings for several weeks. We had an open space for his artwork in the dining room, and I painted a picture for him of what that area could be. Life seemed much too busy, however, to actually find the time to turn this… Continue reading Not Without You
https://videopress.com/v/5klXIFKs?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I uploaded this video on social media a few days ago, but I wanted to share it here, too, with everyone in my blogging community. In case you missed an earlier post about it, I have been working on getting a children's book published for a little over a year now, and I'm entering… Continue reading Video Update Regarding the Children’s Book
The certificate my son received for being on the "A" Honor Roll. I walked into the school cafeteria a minute before the awards ceremony began and searched for my son, who was sitting somewhere on the floor past the rows of parents seated at the lunch tables. Somehow, I had missed the memo about this… Continue reading Boast in This
Last year, my sister and brother-in-law stayed at our place to bring in the new year, so I made a nice brunch and came up with a list of questions for us to answer so we could reflect on the past year and prepare for the one ahead. The idea was for each person to… Continue reading Reflection Questions for the New Year
Picture compliments of my younger sister Although I didn't get around to creating a Christmas cookie recipe this year, I did spend some time trying to perfect a bread recipe that was inspired by my white chocolate peanut butter latte. After all, what could go better with a specialty coffee than some sort of baked… Continue reading White Chocolate Peanut Butter Loaf
I didn’t get around to entering the Christmas cookie bake off this year. Between working a part-time job this fall, taking Liam to soccer practices and games, helping him with his homework and Bible work and memory verses, and trying to keep up with the normal routine of cooking, cleaning, and trying to be a… Continue reading A Collection of Christmas Cookies
Photo by Kailash Kumar on Pexels.com To the New Mama Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news;lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not;say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him;behold, his reward is with… Continue reading To the New Mama
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