domesticity

how refreshing it is to be focused on the home again! i have been working so many hours these past months for the National Pastor's Conference that i literally have not had a moment to focus on anything else. hence, the reason why you haven't seen any recipes or pictures of food lately. :) last week, when we left for yosemite, i had a sink full of dirty dishes, two weeks of dirty laundry in the basket, no food in the fridge, and a generally disgusting house. i literally have not done any real cooking for a month! but, thank the Lord i can now focus again on my home, and it feels so good. so, without a moment to lose, i finished the mundane-ish (although it didn't feel so mundane since i hadn't done them for so long!) projects and then dove right into the fun stuff. there's something glorious about glorifying God with one's hands.

strawberry freezer jam, from local organic swanton farms

fresh flowers

baby gifts (these are burp rags of sorts, kind of shabby chic like) (kat, i forgot to take pictures of yours! will you take some for me?) :)

a quilt in process, from amy butler fabric. this was placed and pinned over a year ago, and i just brought it out of the closet today to finally start putting together.