Beauty & Blessings: This Week in Wonder & Awe(some)

What do YOU see? (Thank you to my beautiful mother-in-love Andrea for sharing this beauty!)   Only in Fairytales? How about if I told you these beauties are a plane ride away? One man’s trash is another man’s treasure…check out what these brilliant folks created using produce that were headed for the trash! A Father […]

Beauty & Blessings: This Week in Wonder & Awe(some)

Beauty…breathtaking beauty after the storm. ————————————————————————————————————————- Homemade Deliciousness (click on image to be taken to recipe) ————————————————————————————————————————- Divine Wisdom is all around. These gems came courtesy of Mike and Hayley Jones who shared their incredible story of doing God’s Will and how God works ALL things out for the good of those who love Him […]

Beauty & Blessings: This Week in Wonder & Awe(some)

Hello Beautiful Souls, Happy Weekend! This week was overflowing with incredible sights, sounds, and more. Here are some of the highlights!   Psalm 16:11   There is something about nature…something that is like a slice of heaven.   I love massages. Now imagine getting one in the middle of nature…         “Passion […]

Beauty & Blessings: This Week in Wonder & Awe(some)

Hello beautiful souls, Happy Weekend! This week’s Beauty & Blessings are all about: Creativity,  Compassion, and Class-Acts. Sending you love today and always,   Joann   ——————————————————————————————————————– Her name: Heavenly Joy. Her gift: bringing a little heaven to earth. ——————————————————————————————————————– This NEVER, ever gets old. Majesty and utter breath-taking beauty. A case of serious WOW. […]

Opportunity is Knocking…

Each week, I write a post called Beauty & Blessings: Wonder & Awe(some) a.k.a. look what God is doing on this earth and through people. Can you see it? Can you perceive it? His presence is all around us. His majesty is evident in every sunrise and sunset. His intelligence is within every piece of […]

Beauty & Blessings: This Week's Goodie Bag!

Courage. It’s the willingness to follow your heart. Courage. It’s the willingness to lead with your heart. Coeur=heart in French. Heart Age. Courage. It’s the willingness to live from your heart. As I was reminded this week, following your heart is not easy. It takes guts. It takes boldness. It takes character. It’s risky but […]

Beauty & Blessings: Wonder and Awe(some)

Welcome to the weekend beautiful souls! Let’s kick it off with a little something that may make your heart melt…it sure melted mine. Thank you to my amazingingly wonderful mother-in-love Andrea for sending this to me. This week has been pretty hectic as Drew and I finalized the details of our new car nicknamed The […]

Beauty & Blessings: This Week's Goodie Bag!

“Rare. Special. And Entirely Worth It.”-J Crew Tagline YOU are Rare. YOU are Special. And YOU are Entirely Worth It. A plant that only grows near diamonds..could it be? According to these geologists, the  Pandanus candelabrum found in Africa may be rare and have a very special purpose.   —————————————————————————————————————- “After winter must come spring. […]