If April showers bring May flowers, I don’t know what May rain is supposed to do–keep the flowers growing and make the grass greener, I guess. 🙂 We’ve had lots of rain this month, along with a medium-sized earthquake one morning and tornado warnings one night. We’re still loving the moderate temperatures of the season.

We enjoyed cookouts on Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, planted wildflowers, and got some medical appointments out of the way.

Creating

I made this for Mittu for Mother’s Day, cutting the flowers and vase out with the Cricut.

I had the tag in a scrapbooking collection I bought a long time ago.

This was for Timothy’s finishing fifth grade:

I looked for free emoji clip art and printed these out.

Reading

Since last time I have finished:

• Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell, classic novel about a naive young women taken in and then forsaken by a well-to-do cad. She’s rescued by a preacher and his sister and turns her life around. Very good.
• Crimson Roses by Grace Livingston Hill. A 1920s-era novel about a young woman on her own since her father died, who is pursued by a secret admirer. Very sweet.
• This Promised Land by Cathy Gohlke, Christian fiction set in the 1990s. A woman had run away to marry her boyfriend, then was disowned by her family. Fifty years later, she discovers that her mother had left the farm to her after all. But it’s riddled in debt. She can’t keep it, but doesn’t want to turn her brother’s sons and their families out. Very good.
• On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson, the first in his Wingfeather Saga for children. Very good.

I’m currently reading:

• Minor Prophets 1 by the Navigators
• The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy, 1950 – 1963, compiled by Walter Hooper
• Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith by Russ Ramsey
• Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem
• Every Hour Until Then by Gabrielle Meyer

Blogging

Besides the weekly Friday Fave Fives, Saturday Laudable Linkage, and book reviews, I’ve posted these since last time:

• Not When, but How. Jesus doesn’t tell us when He is coming again, but He does tell us how to wait.
• The Joys and Sorrows of Mother’s Day.
• Testing. Some lab tests are diagnostic; other prove that a product is ready to be used. God often tests us, not as a clinician, but as a loving Father.
• When People Say Thoughtless Things. Most of us have spoken without thinking at some point and unwittingly offended someone. When others do the same to us, we can show them grace.

Writing

I told my husband that I need to finish this manuscript before I die, if for no other reason, because I would be embarrassed for anyone to see it at this stage! It’s a mess. But I dug into a recent chapter to submit to my writing critique group, whose feedback is always immensely helpful.

I do enjoy working on the book when I get to it. I just need to find make more time to focus on it.

Looking ahead

June looks like it might be a pretty quiet month, which is fine with me. All I have on the schedule so far is lunch with a friend, Father’s Day, a routine cardiologist appointment, and the appointment to renew my driver’s license and get my Real ID.

How was your May?

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