This is me right now. Not just my dining room, but my brain. Pile upon pile of junk I need to do, should be doing, finished doing, shouldn't be doing, want to be doing. This is the visible. The invisible is even more horrifying. So I decided I needed to take a break this morning [...]
Author: Susan Wheeler Smith
I love Jesus, my family, and dark roast coffee with a bit of sugar and heavy cream. I live on a gorgeous lake in Southwest Virginia. I'm a bit on the sarcastic side with a whole lot of love and encouragement for women in every stage of life. I have a serious addiction to books, kitchen towels, and the Oxford comma. Welcome.
Is Christmas over yet?
And this time of year...with all its joy and presents and parties and light...illuminates the dark we may be feeling and we long for January 2 so that we can get back to normal.
Anyone else reflecting on how 2018 went down? I've been thinking about it a lot as it comes to a close. My journaling time in the morning has been one of a lot of sitting in front of the blank page, pencil in hand, just listening for and to the quiet Voice in my heart [...]
A few of my favorite things…1
I was slathering on all the product today and thought...I wonder if anyone else uses this mascara/hair product/soap/etc. because I love it. Maybe they would too. So here you go, a few of my favorite things. *some things are linked to my Amazon account where I am an Amazon Associate.* My Girl is the one [...]
Twenty days ’til Christmas.
Is it just me or is Christmas coming faster every year? My dad warned me this would happen. Not specifically Christmas coming quickly, but the year(s) moving more quickly as I age. Is aging and time like a snowball? Gathering speed as it moves closer to the bottom of the end? That's my deep thought [...]
November 29 and intentions and goals
Since we are coming up on the end of the year, I have really been thinking a lot about 2018 and how it went down (not too bad, actually) and how I want 2019 to look. I used to do New Year's resolutions and would crush it for the first week or so and then...crash [...]
November 26 and allllll the drama
Just kidding on the drama. Everyone is showing off all their Christmas decoratin' bling on social media and I am over here at Smith Abbey stepping over boxes and having to push chairs out-of-the-way and digging through an over-stuffed fridge looking for my heavy whipping cream for my coffee and maybe even looking at a [...]
November 23 and the real reason it is called Black Friday
I don't know about y'all, but we had a houseful yesterday. And it was glorious. And loud. And there was some drama. And there were tons of sweet moments. And there was Way. Too. Much. Food. And I had to lie down for 40 minutes during the midst of it. Because let's be real for [...]
November 21 and it’s officially Christmas
Well, it is around here, anyway. Today we are pulling out Christmas dishes and lights to start decorating. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Friday is Christmas Tree Farm day. To be honest, it's been a struggle not to decorate before now this year. Seeing all of the decorating happening out in Instagram land has not helped. [...]
November 19 and let’s all just calm down
Not an order...a suggestion. Since I've been all up in my own head the first 2.5 weeks of November, I'm leading the charge in calming down. Having said that, I was super duper grumpy this morning. I'm sure it had nothing to do with being at da gym by 5 this morning. Seriously, it really [...]
Susan Wheeler Smith 
Recent Comments