Thoughts on Faith, Books, and Gardens
Happy Fall! It is officially my favorite time of year and finally starting to cool off a little around here. It’s the kind of weather that invites curling up with a good book and warm cup of tea. And this time of year, it can be fun to read something a little spooky. I’ve always... Continue Reading →
We moved this past December, and part of getting settled into our new home these past few months has been setting up some new flower beds. Of course, I dug up many of my iris bulbs and planted them in their new home. These bulbs are descendants of ones that grew at my Nashville home... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, my Uncle Ron came by our house one evening and brought me a box of old photos, post cards, and letters that had been my grandfather’s. Ron’s wife, my Aunt Barbara, passed away in 2014 and had held on to these things after her parents (my grandparents) passed away. Ron has recently... Continue Reading →
Happy Father’s Day! As is true of many things when you try to trace their origins, there is some conflicting history about the roots of this holiday. The two prominent stories about the beginnings of Father’s Day in the United States happened around the same time on opposite sides of the nation. And both are... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago at church, my 14 month old was getting a little extra rambunctious and I took her out to the lobby to keep from disrupting everyone around us. At the church we attend, there is a shelf set up with an assortment of pamphlets about various topics and as I paced back and... Continue Reading →
Here in middle Tennessee, the local news stations appear to be enjoying giving frequent reminders that our state is about to play host to the cicadas of Brood XIX. This is the brood that comes around every 13 years. I vividly remember sitting in my office at work thirteen years ago as a 27 year... Continue Reading →
This blog post is dedicated to Daniel who loves Tennessee football and has not stopped talking about the Tennessee/Alabama game of 2022 for an entire year –and I’m starting to suspect he may never stop talking about it. In anticipation of tomorrow’s Tennessee game against Alabama, I am taking a look back at last year’s... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again! The irises are blooming here in Tennessee! Having a 7-week-old baby, I haven’t gotten out much in the last couple of months, so that may have made the sight of my first iris bloom all that more exciting this year. I jumped up and down a little bit and... Continue Reading →
Back in 2018, after being diagnosed with pre-endometrial cancer in my endometrial lining, I did something strange as I began the visits with the oncologist and started treatment. I began to knit a baby blanket. Seeing as how I had never really knit anything before and I was as seemingly as far away from having... Continue Reading →
Back in June, my husband and I had a rather spontaneous one-night retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park. I sat down and began to write this blog post the following week, but somehow got distracted while doing some of the research and didn’t get it up right away. And then, a couple of weeks after... Continue Reading →
Rachel F. Jean 