a spirit of simplicity

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the good: Hopie and Abigail She is starting to wake up and laugh and I see myself in her  it's such a surreal experience.  I love her so much. the fun: I took Verne, Abigail and Bonnie to the Wenham museum a few weeks ago. It's all about model trains! He kept tapping a lady nearby and saying, "I'm having so much fun!" the random: Monday:  Broccoli and cheddar frittata, sliced pears leftover winter squash lasagne French lentil bowl with creamy mustard vinaigrette Tuesday: smoked salmon and avocado English muffin, sliced pears leftover French lentil bowl Pasta with roasted vegetables and feta Wednesday: Spring frittata, strawberries leftover pasta and veggies Chicken with roasted vegetables, salad Thursday: smoked salmon and cream cheese English muffin, strawberries leftover chicken and veggies work meeting/dinner provided Friday: Irish steel cut oats with pistac

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t And David said, "The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness, and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord's anointed.  Behold, as your life was precious in my sight,  so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord,  and may he deliver me out of all tribulation. 1 Samuel 26:23-24 But I say to you who hear, love your enemies... Be merciful even as your father is merciful Luke 6:27, 36 ~ ~ ~ An InLinkz Link-up

Verne and the LEGO trains it was a pretty fun day!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I didn't get here last week...I had a rough week some weeks are like that. So here is a compilation from the past two weeks.  We went to Joey's basketball game. ~ The Patriots won the Superbowl...again. On Tuesday the parade went right past the building that I work in...again. It's pretty exciting and pretty crazy! So many people! ~  I took my daughter, Bonnie, and my two grandchildren to a LEGO train exhibit at a small museum nearby. They have model trains set up everywhere and Verne was in absolute heaven. He was shaking he was so excited! ~ I also got to play with sweet little Abigail Rose! She is smiling now and so darn cute. Bonnie tells me she still doesn't sleep so well at night... but she sure is cute during the daytime! An InLinkz Link-up

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t O God, who teaches us that you abide in hearts that are just and true,  grant, that I may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. ~ Tuesday I wasn't feeling well so I took the day off. By afternoon my tummy began to feel a bit more settled so I did some much needed housekeeping.  When, at dusk, I sat down to my devotions I read this collect. And Mark, where Jesus says to his disciples, "Are your hearts hardened?  Do you still not understand?" ~ soften my heart with your grace open my mind to your understanding

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, Whose trust is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by the water. Jeremiah 17:8 An InLinkz Link-up

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t "Woe is me! for I am lost; I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken from the fire with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin is atoned for." Isaiah 6:5-7 ~ ~ ~ An InLinkz Link-up

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t  Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. John 14 ~ ~ ~ February brings the rain thaws the frozen lake again Sara Coleridge she lived in Cumberland, England, where it is quite possible that February brought the rain but here on this rather tiny island on the north shore of Boston while February may bring rain, it also brings snow, sleet and ice lakes will not be thawing till the end of the month ... at soonest. even the Atlantic tide is rolling up slushy and almost frozen. ~ Winter continues to lay it's siege upon us we encircle our home with warm cozy blankets, movies on the telly, piles of books upon the nightstands, music playlists at the ready, scrumptious suppers filling the house with heavenly aromas hearty soups on the burner and cat naps in the low light of an afternoon. Our cat, Tucker, is curled up purring on my lap as

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and the sea was no more. Revelation 21:1 ~ ~ ~ An InLinkz Link-up