Reminders! I am excited to introduce my 5x7 print "Reminders" for sale in the shop starting today! These 5x7 prints of various Psalms, prayers and quotes are really the heart of Kindler of Joy and key for my own "journey to joy". I want to share them with you. They are reminders of His beautiful …
Tag: Beauty
Heavens Declare
One of the things I have discovered I need to do is seek to see God all around. When trying to remember the joy of the Resurrection it helps to remember God is "every where present and filling all things". When reading Psalm 18/19:1 I was reminded of this fact. I have tried to become …
Meet Francis
An author, blogger, Orthodox Christian, fellow parishioner and a friend. Francis has written three books you can find on his blog, Prayerful Life. He writes essays, short stories and poetry. He also shares quotes from the church fathers. His writing is incredibly thought provoking and encouraging. He really shares his heart and it is a …
I Love Thy Beauty
One of my favorite hymns to sing is Psalm 25/26:8, "O, Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house and the place where Thy glory dwellest." Up until now my love of this song really had to do with the fact that I truly love the church and I love the services and the …
How Magnified Are Thy Works
I just got back from my first ever trip to Hawaii. Kauai to be exact. This trip just kind of fell into our laps as dear friends decided to share a condo with us they had gained access to for a week. We just needed to get there and pay for our food. What we …
The Snowy Week
“One winter morning Peter woke up and looked out the window. Snow had fallen during the night. It covered everything as far as he could see.” ― Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day For my entire upbringing I lived in MN. Snow was just what happened in winter. We were used to it. It didn't …
I Love Bees!
Bees! Bees! Bees! I've talked about it before and you can see them all over this blog. Pictures. Quotes. I know I’ve written some about why, but I thought I’d touch on it again. Mostly because I thought it would be fun to share my pictures of bees. These beautiful creatures live a life of …
Crazy-Busy, Beautiful-Awesome Summer
I need to explain myself. Since the end of July I've posted nothing but my Maxim Mondays and I'm sure some of you are wondering what is going on. Maybe even getting bored. You know how summers can be....crazy-busy! The last 2 weeks has been spent in Southern California. I drove a team of kids …
Good and Pleasant to Dwell in Unity
This beauty was ours to take in and dwell upon for four days of vacation with our dear church family! We spent 4 days and 3 nights camping at our First Annual Parish Camping Trip at Mt. Rainier National Park this past week and it was indeed a very blessed time of togetherness. A time …
Praise the Lord!
We just got back from a big family camping trip. It was so wonderful and fun! But this explains my silence. Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! Praise …
