Pumpkins, nutella, & a good car wash

Tirzah is tucked away, all snuggled in her crib, we just bid farewell to a fellow Wheaton friend who is headed off to Ranger School on Sunday, the house smells deliciously like fall as the pumpkin muffins bake, Daniel is sitting beside me gaining wisdom on leading our family

all a part of What I'm Loving Wednesday

LOVING clothespins... need I say more?

LOVING that we saw 7 morning doves in the back yard today!  They have yet to find our homemade suet, but they were enjoying the bird seed that we threw on the ground.  Our hope is that it will lead them to the real treat!  But what excitement filled the home when the first dove was spotted.


LOVING pumpkin orange!

LOVING, once again, ALL things pumpkin:


                  Pumpkin spice tea from The Fresh Market
                       Harvest Pumpkin Blue Moon Ale
                             Grilled swordfish with pumpkin ravioli from Bonefish Grill




LOVING our new favorite treat after Ranger School: vanilla wafers dipped in nutella.  It is simply divine


LOVING mason jars.  Basically, mason jars make me very happy.  We used them as center pieces in our wedding.  If you come for a meal here, you will sip water from a mason jar.  A beautiful blue mason jar now holds lilies on Daniel's handmade table.  I can't get enough of them!  I LOVE the simplicity yet the years of history that are hidden in their beauty...

LOVING these words from Psalm 102:

"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he views the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners and to release those condemned to death."

Daniel is LOVING Tirzah's giggles and smiles (he hopes she will look just like her Mama... I don't know about that...) and LOVING that she recognizes her Daddy.

Tirzah is LOVING her first car wash today!  She LOVED splishin and splashin in the water.  She LOVED wearing her clothes splishin and splashin in the water.

As always, I am LOVING my best friend, my leader, my RANGER, my husband