Happy, Happy August!!

My oh my, August came so fast for me that it's already the 6th and I'm just now posting my welcome-to-August post. Whoooshhh!! Oh, and my August illustration from the Calendar (above) is so serene looking...it is definitely a stylized version of real life...at least my real life. I actually have 2 green chairs like the one in the illustration (they were my Grandparent's)...but they are soaking wet and covered with pine needles, leaves and dirt following the good soaking we got yesterday from Tropical Storm Edouard. Oh and I wouldn't set a tea cup and blueberry muffin on my back porch table to save my life - it is, ahem, quite dirty...I can't blame that on the storm...just on my aversion to wiping it down every two or three days which is what it would take to remotely keep it clean...

You see, we live, basically, in a rain forest...I'm exaggerating of course, but it takes incredible vigilance (which I don't have) to keep my semi-covered porch clean in this soggy, wet, mosquito and tree-infested place. (Relax, I love trees, I just get frustrated that they insist on "shedding" all over my porch!) Oh how I sometimes envy the folks who live in dry climates who can actually put things like pillows and chandeliers and throws and silver tea sets and glass trays and such on their porches and leave them there for more than just a photo shoot...wouldn't that be nice...


Hey, that's OK. I love our life here - even if it is devoid of muffins-on-the -porch....I wouldn't trade it for anyplace, anywhere, because love lives here...in our home and in our hearts....




In celebration of August, I did want to share a couple of things that are special to me about this month in general, and this month in 2008 in particular. August is the month of morning glories - which I simply adore! Here are some photos of real,actual morning glories that I grew in Colorado...

BTW, if you like morning glories, check out Karla Dornacher's clip art/scrapbook graphic downloads here and here - just over-the-top adorable, practical, and very inspirational!

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Later in the month, my dear friend Sue (the sweetie I drew the FROG illustration for) and her awesome Hubby Bill are coming here from Colorado to celebrate their anniversary with Johnny and I for 4 glorious days!! We are SO excited to host them - oh what fun we will have!! (more on that later in the month) Well, it just so happens that I call Sue "Morning Glory" or "MG" for short. How I came to call her MG is a long story, but it involves spending many glorious early mornings (we are both morning people) at her lovely home on her lovely porch enjoying sharing our friendship and our faith over coffee. I really miss those times with her - they were magical. I guess I'd better get busy cleaning up my scruffy porch so that when she comes we can at least sit out there in relative cleanliness and enjoy our coffee. Too bad it'll probably be 100 degrees with 90% humidity though...oh well...the friendship and faith we share are the most important things...they won't wilt in the heat...

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you." Psalm 143:8

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I'd love to hear what YOU love about August, wherever you may be...!