Category Archives: Oklahoma

Planting the Garden

by Elizabeth Posted on May 30, 2011

A few weeks ago Kevin and I drove home to attend church with my parents and grandparents for Mother’s Day. We planned on planting the garden that evening, but Dad’s tiller still wasn’t out of the shop. Thankfully, Dad’s pal … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily, Friends & Family, Gardening, Home, I'm From the Country, Oklahoma, Photos | Tagged cayenne peppers, church, dad, garden, gardening, home, mom, mom and dad, Oklahoma, parents and grandparents, phone, plants, tomatoes, well oiled machine, yellow squash | 2 Comments

The Passing Storm

by Elizabeth Posted on May 26, 2011

We knew on Monday that Tuesday afternoon and into the evening was going to be a little bit crazy. I’ve lived here my whole life and I’m used to these things. Kevin came here from half way across the country … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily, Friends & Family, I'm From the Country, Oklahoma, Pets, Photos, The Husband, Weather | Tagged afternoon, cellar, gary england, house, little bit of rain, mom and dad, news, news stations, Oklahoma, passing storm, rain, scud, storm chasers, storm shelters, tornado, tornadoes, way, weather | 9 Comments

Dinosaur Birds on the Prairie (Little Green Heron)

by Elizabeth Posted on April 25, 2011

(Sorry for the poor quality photos. I didn’t have time to mess with my settings before snapping these.) At this point I think it’s pretty clear that a few events in my life fall under the crazy/weird category, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily, I'm From the Country, Oklahoma, Photos | Tagged belted kingfisher, Bird, cyrano de bergerac, dinosaur, dinosaur bird, home, little, little green heron, majority, mom, pond food, poor quality photos, territory, yellow headed blackbird | 4 Comments

Burn Out

by Elizabeth Posted on April 25, 2011

Do you ever have one of those days, weeks, months, maybe even a year where it seems like just…a lot is thrown at you? Now, I’m not talking like Job-style suffering, just enough to make you need to take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily, Faith, I'm From the Country, Oklahoma, Photos | Tagged control, gift from god, god our father, hometown, Lord, losing all control, material things, parents place, store, trucking | 5 Comments

4/19/95

by Elizabeth Posted on April 19, 2011

Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of … Continue reading →