I’m in between projects, and I thought I’d stop in to say hello. How have you been? Friends, I hope you’ve been doing wonderfully.

April has been unusually warm and dry, but our little property is still so beautiful. I’ve been concentrating on all of the beautiful things that I can since the world is kind of a dumpster fire at the moment. I know I need to stay off my phone more. That would help. So here I sit on our front porch listening to birds sing while writing to you.

Some of the things we’ve been up to are…

We are winding down our homeschool year, much to my children’s delight. It’s been a good year of learning, but I have to admit taking time off to really dig into individual pursuits has its merits. Most of our work will be winding down in May, and then onto lots of play and exploration time with reading sprinkled in for the summer.

We’ve purchased three new Holland Lops over the last month or so, and these little guys have brought me so much joy! One is an inside rabbit, and she takes her job seriously. Lavender is a precious little diva who loves to be cuddled, but also knows what she does and doesn’t like. Forest and Finley are only two months old, and are simply the cutest things ever. We’ve been revamping our rabbit area which has been very nice.

Our new Chocolate Sable Magpie buck, Finley.

I’m a thinker by nature, and I’ve been pondering big topics like love and contentment lately. As I’ve matured I’ve realized that the best way to share my thoughts and ideas with my children isn’t to preach to them, but to live them out. So I’ve been doing some self-examination and making a few changes in the way I look at things. I really am so grateful for all that I have and this little life I get to live with my family…and I hope my kiddos know I feel this way, too!

I’m reading through Romans right now, which has been nice. While I now read my Bible both mystically and critically and am not the biggest fan of Paul sometimes, I’ve felt the urge to re-read through his letters. I now mainly read my NLT Bible, which is the first version of the Bible I ever read when I was twelve-years-old. And friends, it’s been amazing! It’s so easy to understand and I really do feel this type of intuitive connection to the text because it’s what I read at the beginning of my walk with Christ.

Verse 12:9 says, “Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.” I highlighted it this morning. It seems so simple, but sometimes really loving others can be hard to do. Sometimes people hurt us, and then we let resentment overcome our love for them. While we shouldn’t let people walk all over us, I think loving others simply because they are people who are walking alongside us on this earth journey is important. Love is what can transform bad into good, darkness into light.

My family is whom I spend the vast majority of my time with, and I hope they can feel my love for them. No matter what. Love makes everything better.

I think there will always be struggles in life. These struggles are important because they help us to grow. But if we can learn how to infuse love into every situation that we face, then life really does become much easier. It begins to flow, and clarity surfaces where it was once nowhere to be found.

I guess that’s enough of my ramblings for now. There is so much to look forward to in the near future! I can’t wait to watch spring continue to unfold on our property, and before long it will be Mother’s Day.

I hope you have an amazing day, friends! Before I go, I’d love to invite you to my new Etsy shop that is filled with spiritual printables and reflection guides. Everything is 60% off, and I hope you find something you like!