ec·u·me·nism noun The principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches. I wonder if there's a word or a movement to promote and further peace and unity amongst all churches/religions? Investigating......
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gain'd, To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd, To turn, turn will be our delight, Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.
And my heart is so happy, so filled with joy..... that I'm teary and have had a little frog in my throat the whole livelong day. This morning on fb, the Pioneer Woman was having a contest (LOL!! I entered a contest... :-|||) to win a gorgeous new KitchenAid mixmaster. Now, I have a brand spankin new fire engine red one I got for my birthday this year, but the one that's up for the prize is the epitome of lovely! I never enter contests.... ever. But I couldn't pass this up. To enter you had to leave a comment of what your favorite holiday was and why. This is what I said: Thanksgiving!! Not all the craziness of December. Love the simplicity of everyone living (or visiting) under my roof writing something they're grateful on a leaf for everyday during November, spending time with loved ones, French dip sandwiches on Thanksgiving Eve. And on the actual holiday itself.... a family work/service project in the morning, chatting and lau...
That time where I REALLY miss Ally. All throughout the week I think of little things I want to tell her, ask her. And Sunday evening rolls around and there's nothing I want to say except how much I love her and how much ultimate joy she brings me. That's all. And it's everything. Sweet girl. S weet sweet sweet girl.
I don't know anyone as disciplined and hard working as she is... This weekend she ran the Jackson Hole half marathon. It was on her bucket list. She's one of my greatest inspirations. My child. My hero. She gives me confidence and hope. She teaches me so much about myself.... so much about life. I love her dearly!!
And let me say, I KNOW I'm 20 days behind.... I SHOULD be on day 55 (or there about) of my 100 happy days. But a wise woman once told me I should never say "should". And so I try and avoid saying it to myself and others.... but I end up saying it to myself A LOT. As a side note, when I was a sassy-mouthed teen, I once said to my dad "I told you so". Ohh... never again. And this is one phrase I've been good at NOT repeating. It's so condescending and rewd.... I'd even go as far to say a bit narcissistic. And the hardest time I've ever had not saying it is to my children. ^^Random^^ Moving on.... For like 7 or 8 years now I've been wanting to create a little fairy garden. When Ally was younger I bought these books: And more than anything I wanted the two of us to find some secluded spot and build our own little garden.... But alas, it only ended up ever being a goods intention. I have a whole garage full of go...
Cuz there's nothing like having a dear friend leave all her favorite and carefully thought-out books she thinks you'd like on your doorstep. Thanks sweet Katie..... I love ya to infinity and beyond!
"Grody!" you might say.... To me, it's like a badge of honor. It says something about my life. That I enjoy what I do. I've always loved the sinks in the art classes I've taken and art studios I've been to. To me they said..... Anyway, this is my sink scrubbed spic and span clean. It's been bleached more times than you can imagine. It's prolly 99% germ-free. And I'm keepin' it. Makes me mega happy.