Wintersβ Day In
Spilling the tea since 2006. Wanna cuppa?
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author and songwriter (and aspiring mermaid) Talena Winters.
Photo Friday: Grateful for the Harvest
Some years, the garden just sucks. But this year, my flourishing herbs and giant carrots and surprise petunias all worked together to heal my hurting heart. And I am so grateful for it.
Photo Friday: Become Vulnerable
By opening up your heart and showing others your weaknesses as well as your strengths, you become more of who you are, and give others permission to do the same. Isn't that the most loving thing to do?
Photo Friday: Become Patient
Patience is what happens when we are presented with opportunity. Because no opportunity worth having ever comes easily.
Photo Friday: Become Gentle
Sometimes it is easier said than done to be gentle on yourself. Use this wallpaper as a reminder. Happy Friday.
Photo Friday: Grow Towards the Light
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do." Helen Keller
Photo Friday: Grow in Harmony
"Harmony make small things grow. Lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust
Photo Friday: Bloom and Grow
"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow." - Abraham Lincoln
Photo Friday: Difficult Discoveries
"It's your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you." - Rumi
Photo Friday: New World Discoveries
"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." - Galileo Galilei
Photo Friday: Kitchen Discoveries
For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.
Photo Friday: Discovering Wonder
"You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things." - Nate Berkus
Photo Friday: True Love's Joy
"To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with." Mark Twain
Nature Abhors Vacuuming, So She Gardens
Who needs a gym? Five hours digging and pulling and ripping out quack grass roots on Sunday afternoon and I've barely been able to walk for the last 36 hours...
Photo Friday: Tears of Joy and Sorrow
"Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life." - Anne Roiphe