january happenings.

 

"Sunday mornings are proof that caffeine

and optimism are a match made in heaven."

..unknown..

hm. unsure how this picture blur happened

but i'm loving it none the less. sometimes

mistakes turn into blessings. 

i'll gladly consider this a blessing.

i prefer landscape shots a bit blurry,

especially if the windshield is dotted

in snow or rain, or the sky fogged.

one morning in january..

fried egg and bacon

avocado toast

with

yum

one chilly willy late afternoon called

for beef and barley soup.. home canned

except for the barley added while simmering.

a bit of planning months beforehand makes for 

a warming and nutritious meal in a jiffy.

fresh milled wheat bread went along with

the soup nicely. such a comforting meal.

spur of the moment coddiwomple adventure

took us to a bit lower elevation.. we were 

thrilled for the opportunity to get away in

our trailer. it was warm.. 20+ degrees warmer

than our mountain village. the thaw was on. 

i love pretty napkins, paper or otherwise.

paper for the trailer, both paper and linen

for Haven Haus. these pretties were picked

up locally at the mercantile, the sweetest

shop in our miniscule main street.

our view was beautiful and the rv sites

very large. breakfasts in the trailer as well

as one dinner. but it was such a treat to 

eat at restaurants too! four times restaurants!

i cook. a lOt! so eating out is swOonie.

restaurants included

American, Thai and Chinese.

beautiful views all the way home.

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"Blessed is the crisis that made you grow,

the fall that made you gaze up to heaven,

the problem that made you look for God."

..St. Pio of Pietrelcina..

i found the above quote to be quite 

the hug to my heart. if the crisis

brings you to your knees,

worship there.

rest in His embrace.

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"And her secret was this.

She never stopped praying."

..unknown..

at times those prayers sound like

a desperate, strangled 'help!'

other times heartfelt praise.

and still other times

a meaningful chorus of petition

for others, for you. 

it's all prayer.

it's all grace.

His grace,

over all.

a coddiwomple off-road escape .. of sorts:

with fresh snow blanketing the ground

and dusting the needles on pines,

we took off in the jeep for a tour 'round

a favorite lake a bit higher in elevation

than Haven Haus. pity for us that someone else

had the same idea, leaving ruts for us to

follow. how grand to be the first

to leave those ruts.. i applaud their

spontaneous jaunt through this

winter wonderland.

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until next time, 

.take care - - - to take care.

with love,

.sherry.