tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328130222024-03-23T03:53:32.463-07:00Through * For * ByVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.comBlogger937125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-21498939880469530692023-08-29T06:39:00.004-07:002023-08-29T06:39:56.772-07:00A Method to Keep From Madness This isn't me coming back to regular blogging, but it is me celebrating that I managed to get back into this account. And I wanted to surprise my sister with a new post. As always, where there is a creative outlet, the words come. My latest discovery is a life saving Bible study method for any season of life when you find that you have very little time that is strictly up to you Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-37932229846254701202020-05-22T07:47:00.004-07:002020-05-22T07:47:49.383-07:00Keeping At It
May 18, 2019
In the last year or so I've come across several different challenges to give advice to your younger self. The question has been posed in reference to looking at where you are now and speaking wise words to the self who fretted over your future or who frittered your time away. The motive is learning from the years behind you to use today to get yourself to a tomorrow without Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-8851139302555236202020-05-21T07:12:00.000-07:002020-05-21T07:12:10.874-07:00On the Telephone
Feb (6 or 10) 2020, My Mom's first morning staying with us! <3 br=""></3>
We're not sitting down to coffee these days. We're texting and zooming and talking on the telephone. Recently, my sister and I had one of those plop down on the bed or pull up a bar stool at the kitchen counter chats. We rambled this way and that until she had to go to bed. If it wasn't for her...I'm not sure I'd Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-52549102951161937562019-12-09T06:00:00.000-08:002019-12-09T06:00:06.619-08:00Catch Up: SC Times ThreeSprinkled throughout the posts I bring your way, is going to be an effort to share the happenings of the time this space sat dormant. I've got a stack of index cards with things all planned out, a year's worth of pictures, and the words to tell the tales.
First up, are the three trips I took to SC. There was the trip I took in August of 2018 which was planned at Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-15759836031824710562019-12-04T11:10:00.003-08:002019-12-04T11:14:26.417-08:00On Advent, Writing, and Life Right Now
Lisbon, Portugal // May 28, 2019
I'm sitting cross legged on the floor because it's good for Baby listening to a Christmas Jazz playlist sipping an iced brown sugar latte surrounded by my planner and the index cards I filled with editorial notes for this space back in September with a heart encouraged by today's Advent devotions, an early morning drive with my sister, and the December Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-66321853749322921592019-11-07T11:23:00.001-08:002019-11-07T11:23:46.987-08:00Looking to Him: One Year At A TimeI've been meaning to come here for way too long. Some of you know what the year has held. You've watched on IG and FB and we've shared heart to hearts. You've prayed and waited and celebrated right along with me. That's honestly going to be most of you...And I couldn't be more grateful to all of you!
It's hard to believe all that has happened. The other day as we were planning the Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-44873881715858645382019-09-17T19:24:00.001-07:002019-09-17T19:24:23.349-07:00Well Well WellHave a post coming SOON. It's been far too long, my sister gives me daily updates that my Mother is now in on, and photobucket just gave me the heart attack I needed to get myself into some kind of gear.
I now have fears of blogger doing something similar with accounts that aren't active. Which would be an actual crying shame.
Okay.
I'll be back. It's been 368 days and THAT is unacceptable.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-30755060358204070532018-09-14T08:19:00.000-07:002018-09-14T08:19:36.708-07:00Open Letters pt. 4
June 19, 2018
I've had some words on my mind for a few days. It's feeling very much like fall. Schedules have shifted. People have turned their attention to putting one foot in front of the other instead of skipping around in summer mode. I've been wearing hoodies and leggings and drinking hot drinks every chance I get. The light is changing. The first of the leaves are falling. Summer of Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-45548666486952729342018-09-11T12:00:00.002-07:002018-09-11T12:00:29.437-07:00Look Who's Here
July 21, 2018
It doesn't take much to make connections in this world we live in. It can be as simple as a drawn out conversation in an airport or as complex as running into the same person over and over again before finally introducing yourselves. These kinds of meetings don't always lead to becoming friends who stay in touch and who are a part of each other's lives, but they do breed Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-942283483016135682018-08-06T07:57:00.000-07:002018-08-06T07:57:22.423-07:00What I'm Into Lately: Summer 2018 Edition
I've given you enough words. Right? Let's tone it down with a little list.
*Dragging people on hikes.
*Making new walking friends.
*Toting my steak knife around the yard looking for weeds and stuffing them into a garbage bag.
*All the extra friend time God has been making possible with the people I've missed so much.
*Not being tied to a strict routine and it turning out alright. 9pm Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-11424001432844081942018-07-27T10:14:00.004-07:002018-07-27T10:16:39.464-07:00Summer Stack 2018
I've been plowing through books this summer and I'm so excited to tell you a little bit about each one. Settle in, I've got a whole bunch of five star reviews to hand out!
An Assembly Such As This by Pamela Aidan // It's been a summer of five star books. After having this on my to-read list for years and then ending up KNOWING the author, I finally read it in almost exactly 24 hours. I was Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-84591750596566209542018-07-25T09:20:00.003-07:002018-07-25T16:18:32.000-07:00No Other Way
June 19, 2018
"Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-55560340688514334182018-07-23T20:39:00.001-07:002018-07-23T20:39:31.299-07:00Such Is Life
I started. And now I've got to keep going. My sister says she wants stories. She'd be most happy if they were memories that include her in some way. So...I guess we'll start with one of the best weekends I've had in a while. This last Saturday turned out so good.
I've seen very little of my family lately. With the schedules that we keep and the way things are, we just don't have a lot of timeVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-82046540928321436822018-07-20T12:11:00.002-07:002018-07-20T12:12:02.024-07:00Start Somewhere
July 20, 2018
Fridays are the day I go into work late. I try to have the house cleaned and the laundry done so that Friday mornings can give me some time to slow down and take my time. I look forward to these mornings all week. I linger over coffee and usually take a book out to the backyard. Sometimes I go for a walk. Sometimes I take some time to write. This morning was all of that Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-9971664210012305342018-05-29T06:41:00.001-07:002018-05-29T06:41:20.091-07:00One No And Then Another
July 1, 2014
It didn't take me long to realize that the first half of my 20s was about learning how to say no when I needed to. That lesson carried with it the conviction that I am 100% replaceable. The fact is, if I don't do something, someone else most definitely will. If they don't, then it wasn't as important as it seemed.
Learning to say no without any guilt following me around Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-38483537372650058722018-05-18T08:46:00.000-07:002018-05-18T08:46:55.102-07:00Someday
May 15, 2018
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So goes the opening line of the story we've all been so familiar with for generations. (If you're not a woman or haven't made it to certain classics just yet, that's the first sentence in "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.) For a while now, I've been kickingVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-38682868370515980322018-05-13T07:38:00.000-07:002018-05-13T07:38:24.450-07:00Finishing Our Courses
August 9, 2014
I went to a memorial yesterday, the first in a good 10+ years. This particular one was for a friend of mine. Our last talk was a joking banter about learning to play the Banjo. It's strange the things that come to your mind sometimes.
He was only 23 and the whole service was dedicated to talking about his faith, his smile, the way he strove for excellence, and the role Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-23171230169540612452018-04-03T08:56:00.003-07:002018-04-03T08:57:12.521-07:00What I'm Into Right Now: March 2018
March 27, 2018
I'm back with another round of what I've been into lately. This one seems to be the food version. Along with everything on this list, I've been into putting one foot in front of the other with specific goals and intentions in mind. I always have a to-do list or five going, but lately, it's been more than just that one habit that keeps me on track. Those lists have been what Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-32658712854752237952018-03-19T00:00:00.000-07:002018-03-19T00:00:05.962-07:00Ode To Winter: Ten More Pictures
There are at least ten more pictures I could share from my little winter walk. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.
Since there are still piles of snow everywhere I normally walk, I was shocked to find so little snow around the lake. When I headed out, I planned on getting lots of shots of the snow and didn't expect to be able to sit on the beach, or Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-2027744922946847752018-03-18T16:34:00.000-07:002018-03-18T16:39:48.219-07:00Ordinary Suspense
For years now, one of my go-to genres has been suspense. The tangled plots that mess with your mind just enough to convince you that you're always on the verge of solving the crime for yourself make these the kinds of books that I almost always fly through. "Beneath the Surface" by Lynn H. Blackburn is one of those books that's perfect for times when such a mood strikes.
Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-28675628945182234752018-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:002018-03-16T00:00:52.103-07:00Ode To Winter: In List Form
I shared some pictures from a winter walk and promised you a few more. Today I'm here to make good on my promise to share the list of winter things I've been smitten with. For those of you who don't know me, I am always cold. I wear sweatshirts almost all summer long and not just because of air conditioning that's working overtime. If there is a sunny spot, I will be in it. I love the beach Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-30594142749510375182018-03-14T08:58:00.003-07:002018-03-14T09:03:25.263-07:00Just As He Promised
March 3, 2018
"At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, 'Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.' This phrase, 'yet once more,' indicates the removal of things that are shaken - that is, things that have been made - in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain." Hebrews 12:26-27
These verses come on the tails of the chapter Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-22894463337626591712018-03-09T08:15:00.000-08:002018-03-09T08:15:21.135-08:00Currently: March 2018
March 3, 2018
This happens to be my favorite picture from the walk I took on Saturday. I love the sky and the bare trees and the wall and the way this whole scene is layered just the way it is. It's almost like some kind of perfect accident. And yet, I think it's safe to say that a lot of people were in on planning the placement of every single element that went into it. It caught my eye Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-8308583873669043372018-03-04T15:23:00.000-08:002018-03-04T15:23:37.834-08:00Ode To Winter: In Ten Pictures
I've learned to adore a good winter walk. No amount of bundling up can keep me inside these days. That's huge for this person who has been dubbed a "summer girl" by everyone who knows her. Theoretically, winter should be over soon. That's a little hard to believe with all of the blizzards we've been having, but I've been itching to get back into my garden and to Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813022.post-53400539263402795642018-03-02T09:28:00.003-08:002018-03-02T09:28:40.114-08:00Back Again
March 30, 2017
It's been a while. Somehow, it's already March. I've been hanging on tight to that word I chose for 2018 and kicking around a few others. I wrote about two of them and the others will probably make their way into posts before too long. I've been coming face to face with the work of the Holy Spirit everywhere I turn. Not just in theory, but in the doctrine of WHAT that work isVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677058220247385836noreply@blogger.com1