Friday is the best

My Weekend

My weekend, despite being filled with awesome, was still pretty low key. My husband and I picked our horses (this was his second year in a row to pick the winner, my horse came in third), went...

Good Enough Isn’t

You know some days when everything you try to say comes out not quite good enough? Today’s one of those days, so I’m going to let the image speak for itself.

West, Texas + Boston, Massachusetts

I haven’t blogged at all this week because of the bombings in Boston and the fertilizer plant explosion in West. I can’t stop thinking about the souls lost, the injured, and all of the lives that...

It’s okay to fail.

I think sometimes we all need to realize this, even though it’s hard and no one starts out doing something aiming to fail. If we never fail we never tried, but more importantly, we never learned...

Jackalope!

Playing with some illustrations today, specifically this little origami jackalope. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!

Virginia is for Lovers

That up there is from one of my calligraphy practice sessions. I can’t wait until I’m comfortable enough to take on full calligraphy projects, especially wedding related. My burn-out on all things...

Just Breathe

Are any of you as excited as I am that it’s finally Friday? I feel like a warm, sunny weekend at the park or getting my garden ready is just what I need to cap off this week. Unfortunately for me,...

Success or bust!

It’s been a while, hasn’t it! People normally start rethinking things and making resolutions around January 1st but for me it seems to have come around Easter instead. My time off from blogging has...

Lent 2013

If you’re celebrating Lent, what will you be doing this season?

February Desktop

Happy February, my Valentines! (sorry this is a bit late)

#GoVote

November Desktop Calendar 2012

Two sizes, 1366×768 and 1024×768, in the spirit of the election. Enjoy!

Where I’ve Been Lately

Disclaimer: I cannot write properly to save my life on my Wacom. My handwriting does not actually look this bad.

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services....

October Desktop Calendar

Can you believe it’s October already? Crazy! Anyway, here are two different sets of desktop calendars for your pleasure. Hope you enjoy them! 1024×768 | 1366×768 | 1280×800 | 2048×1536 1024×768 |...

Weekend Links

Hi y’all! Here are some links I’ve been visiting the past few days. Some were bookmarked specifically to share, others were more for myself, but either way I think you might enjoy them all. I hope...

New business cards

Last week I was not feeling well at all, but this week I’m back and I wanted to share with y’all my new temporary business cards! I say temporary because I ran out of my old ones and needed some...

Blomster

So, I got the sweetest thank you gift in the mail yesterday. Here’s how it went down: *knock at the door* *thump at the door* I open the door to see a rectangular purple box slumped against it....

Healing to all their flesh

May God continue to give you strength and bless you with His love and healing.

Susan’s Story

For the purposes of this story, names and inconsequential details have been changed. Susan grew up the oldest of three siblings, the most like her father, an abusive alcoholic. Because she was so...

Suicide

Last week I watched a documentary called The Bridge, released in 2006; it is a film about people who committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. The camera crews for the film had...

National Suicide Prevention Week 2012

Feel free to place this on your blog this week. There are a number of places you can link back to, or you can place it without linking anywhere. A week may not make a difference in the large scheme...

I hate election years.

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I hate election years, especially now that I’m older. It seems like regardless of who the candidates are, there’s mud-slinging going around like mad. Not...

September Desktop Calendar

Well folks, it’s officially September. That means fall is right around the corner, school buses are stopping traffic every morning and afternoon, and the internet is going prematurely crazy about...

Playlist on Repeat

today only by Jared & Whitney on Grooveshark Here’s the playlist I’ve been listening to almost non-stop for a straight week. I have yet to get sick of any of these songs, so I feel like I may have...

Psalms 102:3

I just really love this is all. Hope you’re having a great week, and if not – it’s already halfway over!

Hand-lettering

Here’s some quick and simple hand-lettering I did recently. I’ve been trying to practice as often as possible in order to get better, but I don’t personally feel as if I’m seeing much improvement....

It’s okay to not be okay (really)

Do you have a friend or loved one going through a tough time? Print out this card and give them something to hold on to. Heck, if you need this reminder yourself you could even put it on your...

Clouds & Cats

That’s all for today. I hope your week has been going well.A few notes: The second cloud photo was taken in Hopewell, Virginia. The first…probably Richmond. The tabby cat is nicknamed Chloe for...