Category: Alabama

  • Thankful Thursday

    Giving thanks for… colorful sunsets natural soaps (Cheeky Maiden soap bombs are amazing!) fresh vegetables live music living in T-Town

  • Last night’s visitor

    Recently the temperatures have been unseasonably warm. This has resulted in the early emergence of all kinds of critters and flowers. Last night, we enjoyed a visit from a young…amphibian. Benjamin and I went outside to set up his rain gauge when we found this little guy peeking into the living room. The big question:…

  • Friday Photo

    Recently, the kids and I visited the Birmingham Museum of Art. In the 14th century room, we found several examples of Madonna and Child. Each panel featured a bird in the baby’s hand. I was disappointed that the museum didn’t have any information that explained why the artists painted birds in the hand of the…

  • Thankful Thursday

    I am thankful for technology. It gets used a-plenty for evil, but good, God-honoring usage abounds. My six-year blogging anniversary is coming up. And one of the things I always wonder about when I read a blog is, what is she really like? I know it’s easy to build an expectation about what a person…

  • Weather Is Good

    I didn’t get much sleep last night. All day long…well, really all weekend, I had been hearing that severe weather was on the way to Alabama. Several people, including myself, were anticipating it with dread because we haven’t had many major thunderstorms since the awful storm on April 27, 2011. I kept up with my…