Seeing the way God uses color in his creation inspires my art and gives me a clearer view of His love for me and you. I'm inspired by the sparks of emotion I feel when I see color, and I hope you feel those sparks when you view my work.
β€” Lindsay Wilkins


it's the little things:: home again

Happy Friday, friends! Each week that we do this link-up, I'm reminded just how blessed we are. Thanks for joining me in this exercise each week!

Here are my little things for the week.

(You'll have to forgive weird collection of photos this week. Apparently I ran out of space on my Blogger account? So I'm using some oldies cuz I can't stand a post without photos!)


Watching Si learn new things. I've said this before, but gosh, it's fun. He's learned so much in the past few weeks and it's amazing to just sit and watch him figure things out. He's started grabbing at his toys (and my eyeballs and hair and shirt.), blowing bubbles (which is the most hilarious thing to listen to) and is *this* close to rolling over. I feel privileged to watch his little brain cells hard at work.


Getting back in my studio again. I'm painting like a mad woman and loving it. At the moment, my fingers are covered in paint and it makes me feel like "me" again. The shop should be open soon and I can't wait to share everything I've been working on with you! (More on that next week!)


Cooking at home. After a few weeks away and a lot of time on the road eating out, it's more than exciting to be in our own kitchen again, whipping up tasty meals. We made tilapia piccata last night and have homemade barbecue chicken on the menu for this weekend. Hoping to share our barbecue sauce recipe with you soon!

Other random little things making me smile--  footie pajamas on my little boy, sneaking Christmas carols on Pandora (Chris refuses to listen to them before December starts!) and a tall glass of chocolate milk each day.

What about you? Got any "little" (or big!) things making your week? Post on your blog and link below!


party rules.

1. Only link to your specific blog post, not to your blog's main page. See here for more explanation. 

2. Grab a button and/or include a link back to this post so your readers can come see what the fun is all about! You can find the code for the button on the sidebar or on the "little things" page.

3. Make sure you visit (and comment) on other posts linked up-- what fun is a party if no one talks to each other? Make some new friends! 

4.  Please make sure your post is relevant to this party and is actually a "little things" post (ie. no giveaways, random posts from last month, etc.). 










over the weekend:: seaside

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