Archive for August, 2015

loving…

Posted on August 24th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Our goats. Both kids were missing all night Saturday, and from Pippa’s strangely silent behavior to a tackled deer decoy in the driveway, we thought they had been nabbed by a mountain lion. It was a rough night, but needless to say, there was great rejoicing when they turned up just fine in the morning. […]



becoming who you were made to be

Posted on August 19th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  14 Comments »

Sunday I heard a man speak about personality vs. persona.  Your personality, he said, is how you are defined (by yourself and others) based on the way you have been.  Your persona, though, is defined by God–it is the way He sees you, and it’s who you were born to be.  They are two very […]



a few things around here

Posted on August 11th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Here’s a quick peek into our lives lately.  Glorious happenings in these parts include: Back to School night, a Montessori BBQ, parent-teacher conferences, buying school supplies, and the first days of school.  Just a little bit of that has to do with school. With the big kids in school now, it’s just Cash and me […]



in the shop: tree of life necklace

Posted on August 8th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Just listed another creation in my shop–a copper Tree of Life necklace, with agate gemstones for leaves and a little bird perched in the branches.  It hangs on a leather cord with a handmade copper clasp. Early this morning a couple of owls called to each other outside our window for quite a long time. […]



in the shop: geometric silver swirl earrings

Posted on August 6th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Here is a pair of arrowhead-shaped swirl earrings I made last night in my studio. After forming them from sterling silver wire, I hammered them to add texture and a reflective glint. They have a mazelike/Mayan/funky modern feel to them, do you think?  Find them here.