Queen Anne's Lace Cakes: Blessed

Queen Anne's Lace Cakes: Blessed: "So her life was full of sunshine, for in toiling for The Lord She had found the hidden sweetness that in common things lies stored; ...

Blessed

"So her life was full of sunshine, for in toiling for The Lord
She had found the hidden sweetness that in common things lies stored;
He has strewn the earth with flowers, and each eye their brightness sees,
But He filled their cups with honey for His humble working bees."

~Francesca Alexander

I am blessed, indeed, to be doing what I love.

Simplicity

"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy."
~Lope de Vega

Multiply the last by hundreds, the middle by thousands and the first by millions, and I am so content! Hey, I don't ask much.

Oh, and chocolate.

Must have chocolate...

His Smile

"And the sea of care grows still

     In the shining of Thy smile;

And Thy love's all-quickening ray

     Chases night and pain away,

That my heart grows light the while."

~Wolfgang Christoph Dessler

On this Spring morning of my busy week, I am hoping to focus on all my blessings. 

How thankful I am to have fresh daffodils from the gardens smiling at me on my kitchen windowsill.

God smiles through flowers.

May you feel His smile upon you today.

Free

 2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 

Welcome, Spring!

"It is the first mild day of March;
    Each minute sweeter than before.
 The redbreast sings from the tall larch
    That stands beside our door."

~William Wordsworth

Baking on a lovely Spring day and looking forward to a cup of coffee on the porch swing.
Wishing all of you a refreshing breath of Spring air to renew your spirits.

Blessings for St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - 

a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.  

~Adrienne Cook

May the magic begin today!