the little things....

oh, my word..

thank you christina for visiting here today.  much love to you!

i was over on your blog this morning.  and your posting "for the love of daughters and friday" with the amazing image of your daughter...wow...  can i just say WOW?

incredible image and words...

i have not so secretly longed for a daughter.  i live in a house of boys. 

sometimes it is a little lonely. 

heck, even my dogs a boy...  :) 

i wouldn't change a thing...

but yes, i wish i had a girl around here... 

i so appreciate when brett's girlfriend, alannah visits. 

we can chat away, like only girls can.

but with all that said... there are times when i am pleasantly surprised..

times when i stop and say to myself...oh my, they do get me.  these boys do get it!! 

the rocks above are a part of one of those moments.

a few weeks ago i was taking a bunch of pics of some river rocks i purchased at michaels....

using my new macro lens. 

i didn't show the pics to anyone around here.  i did share them on my blog though. 

i didn't even think anyone was around when i was photographing them.

the other day, i walked into my studio, and sitting right beside my computer were the 3 rocks in the above image. 

they are bryce's rocks.  he bought them on a field trip to a little town with a rock shop ... years ago. 

they have been on his shelf all this time.  lovely polished rocks...i had forgotten all about them.

i guess he saw them there and thought, mom will like these and quietly set them here for me to discover. 

a few days later, he asked if i found the rocks, and if i had taken a pic of them.....  "sigh"

be still my heart... thank you bryce for "getting it"...

thank you God for that moment of recognition.

thank you for the little things....

thank you christina... and robin... so happy you shared here with us....

pg, waving hi...hugs to you and yours...

talk soon.... ♥kim

hi there,

i am not sure if you are on the road already.... but i was hoping to have caught you here...

wishing you safe travel.

trusting God will surround you all with lots of love and comfort

and trusting everything will be okay.

i will most certainly miss you.

but i'm happy to know you will be popping onto your laptop now and then to check in.

(don't foreget your power bar - just speaking from experience)

......

sweet john was busy, busy cleaning up on the porch the other day.

he scrubbed down the rockers, washed the porch floor,

and cleaned up some of my treasures too.

i am so blessed.

i just had to take a pic of 2 of my favorite things.

john is now home from work.  we have a date with the porch swing.

it's like totally warm out there!  like totally! :)

so i best sign off for now.

again, safe travels, my friend.

see you soon, through the screen.

for now... bye bye...xxo, kim

oh and p.s...

do you remember that brownie image i posted a few weeks ago... while i posted the recipe today at the cafe... :)

happiest april 1st!

i'm so thankful for the early spring weather.

a truest of true blessing.....

on thoughgful thursday, this first day of april

i share this with you....

"Awake, thou wintry earth.

 Fling off thy sadness!

Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness!

~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

oh my pg,

what a day.... so excited about our little convo this afternoon.  i can't wait to spill the news here.

so many blessings and dreams coming true.  :)

i really believe in the power of our dreams. 

they are mighty powerful.....

sigh.....

have to say i adore your image and words from mr. muir... BRILLIANT. 

it's been a busy day, but i wanted to share some inspiration.....

loving bloom's post today.  she shared her process for creating yarn...from her spun wool.  WOW....

and meg over at madeline bea's shared some exciting news and also a fabulous lesson on the makings of a still life. 

there seems to be a bounty of inspiration all around us... and so many dreams coming true.

so i must go.....  my family is dreaming of dinner.

until tomorrow.... love... ♥kim