One of my greatest winter pleasures is seemply thinking of how wonderful it is--and how blessed I am--to have a nice cozy warm living room to enjoy.  (A lot of this attitude probably stems from those years as a poor college student afraid to turn up the thermostat, some from reading so many pioneer-era stories, and some from actually camping or ( Read more... )

"No one is ever poor so long as he can see and cherish any part of God's lovely creation."

Leonora Wood, quoted by her daughter, Catherine Marshall

It has been a lovely sunny fall weekend, a day and a half of much-needed peace and rest for body and soul.  I am so blessed to be able to enjoy such a day or so. :-)