Come on In!!

This morning at our home in pictures…. And since I’ll be adding pictures throughout the day, this will be in backwards order…. Please link in the bottom so others can visit your home too or  post a picture on Instagram and  tag me in it… #APlaceCalledSimplicity Clearly, Ruby thinks her niece Everlly is quite spectacular,…

A Thanksgiving Invitation….

Does anyone remember me mentioning that next to Mother’s Day,  Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday celebration?  There is something about the lingering together that makes for  warm memories that delight the soul for years to come. These last few weeks I have been pondering different Thanksgivings and the joy we’ve shared  over the years……

Ferguson, Missouri

I made a little deal with myself.  {Does anyone else ever do this?}  I decided that I would not work on a blog post {favorite thing to do} until I had found something I had been searching for for weeks.  I had absolutely no clue where it was before the move, let alone where it…

We Believe

I mentioned the other day how we enjoy spending a lot of time focusing on worship and praise in our home…. and especially after times like this past week-end. One of the ways we focus on praise is to  play what we call “The Thankful Game”. It’s the game we invented almost 30 years ago …

Over Here in Phoenix….

For many years, while living in Colorado, I would watch my bloggy friend, Martha, who lives in South Carolina, post gorgeous pictures of a myriad of flowers growing in her yard in the dead of winter. Mesmerized by her spectacular flower pictures, I would stare out my window at the snow piled acres and long…

This Past Week-end

It feels like forever since I’ve posted!  I’ve missed you all!  Seriously. It has been some of the most eventful days in a row for us on so many levels.   And for those who think our lives are pretty near perfect, read on…..you’ll be comforted knowing that we have our share of struggles!  Sometimes…

Heroes

Ordinary people living extraordinarily selfless lives, dedicated to preserving our freedom, and willing to give their lives to do so, if necessary. Thank you to every man and woman who has ever served  our great nation and  highest honor and tearful thanks to our family’s hero  pictured below. Though we have no idea what you, precious…