Can you believe we’re more than half way through June already? It’s amazing how time can move so slow and so fast at the same time. While looking through some of handwritten journals and former blogs posts from Emily, we came across som gems.

Past blog entries:
This Moment of June (June 26,2017)
Heart Note (June 7,2020)
This Moment of June 2 (June 26,2023)

Click on the images of Emily’s journal below to read her handwritten theme with quotes from Laura Ingalls Wilder and an encouraging Bible verse. Her musings on life are pure and simple, but also powerful, and we encourage you to take some time to meditate on them with the Lord. Life doesn’t have to be full of busyness and packed schedules all the time. It’s in simplicity and gratitude that we can find peace in Jesus.

If you have trouble reading her handwriting, the transcript will be typed below the images.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things in life which are the real ones after all.

The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and to have courage when things go wrong.

Home is the nicest word there is.

As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common, every day lives for which we should be grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort And our hearts with gladness - just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breathe it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.

The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.

Philippians 4:6-7

Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, present your requests to be known to God. And the peace of Christ, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.