Tender Mercies

With gray skies, cancelled plans with friends,

sad news, looming headaches and to do lists

this morning fairly sagged with quiet despair and sad sighs.

So husband took me off to one of my favorite spots and then to thrift for treasures.

Turns out yummy coffee, conversations without anything being said, and wandering 

was just what this sad overdramatic girl needed (:

And we found a clock!

Our last clock slowly ticked its last a good 6 months ago 

(which was actually a good run for a clock we bought at a

 yard sale 2 months before we got married for $1)

but we haven't been able to find a clock that we liked the look and price of.

Turns out we're quite fashionable AND cheap.

Maybe we'll be on time to church from now on (;

And Josh found lots of little treasures in our alley!

A pretty glass jar, little white bowls, hand painted plates, 

and a lovely little blanket for summer.

Oh the little mercies God gives on days when I wonder if he 

still knows and sees the desires of our hearts.

He is so very good to us (:

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

We're holding out hope that these gray skies mean snow is coming

and that those Christmas thank you notes will actually get done.

I mean, dream big right? (;

xoxo,

lyss

some days...

 ... are weird days.

As in really weird. As in from the moment I wake up nothing feels quite right 

and I'm not quite sure what to do about it.

There's this quiet melancholy that settles in my being and is 

content to stay the whole day through. 

Do you ever have days like that?

(You do? Oh good, I'm so glad I'm not the only one!)

On these days I've developed some habits to help

me enjoy the day.

1. Delight in the moment for God has given it and hence it is good

2. Drink an extra cup of coffee

3.Wear a favorite pretty dress

4. Listen to something inspiring

(this is usually the The Civil Wars)

5. Include things that I enjoy in the to do list for the day

These do not make the melancholy go away but it does help me to see and enjoy the day for what it is.

 And this dress?

Pretty much my dream dress since I was 6 years old and my Mama read me 

Little House On The Prairie for the first time.

Husband found it in a Salvation Army rummage sale,

bet you didn't know the Salvation Army had rummage sales did you? (;

Since we're talking about Husband (like how I snuck that in?) prayers, kisses,

and cuddles from Husband ALWAYS help.

xoxo,

lyss

So about that rummage sale thing...

 It was CRAZY! I mean, we knew it would be crazy when our friend told us we needed to get there  30 min early but still... sure wasn't expecting that. Elderly ladies running, shoving, frantic sorting, oh goodness it was fun! Totally doing it again in the fall.
We were quite productive little Burkhardt's this weekend. It feels sooo good to be productive and get things done (:
Between getting up early to rummage, oil changing, driving, bike riding, church, and deep conversations about suffering and scripture our hearts and bodies are refreshed. Have we mentioned we love the summer?

xoxo, 

lyss

P.S. somehow we completely missed the farmers market opening weekend and we're really not sure how it happened.... oops.