Old Door Headboard

I haven’t posted much of anything about our bedroom since I very first shared the pictures of our apartment after moving in, here. We’ve done little updates in there, but not not much at all until this weekend when our family was visiting. We finally got around to tackling a project that we had literally been meaning to do for years.

The first year that we lived in New Orleans, now two and a half years ago, Drew and I were brainstorming ideas for decorating his studio apartment when he decided he thought it would be neat to turn an old door into a headboard for his bed. I didn’t know of anyone who had done this before, but after doing a quick search online, it was easy to find pictures of this being done about a million different ways. That weekend we made a trip to a local flea market where we immediately saw the perfect, old, solid wood door for our headboard. We got the guy to sell it to us for $15. We strapped it into the back of Drew’s then tiny car and I held onto it from the front seat the whole way home.

Then it sat in Drew’s apartment for the rest of that year, sat in a storage building in New Orleans with the rest of Drew’s stuff for the entire summer, sat in Drew’s apartment again all last year and made the trek with us to our new apartment when we moved in last spring. Since then, it has just been sitting in our bedroom propped up against the wall. It was high time we got to work on making it function for more than just taking up space.

The only thing we had done to it was last Fall, we did take it outside Drew’s old apartment, borrowed sawhorses from his landlords, and had Drew’s mom bring down a small circular saw when she came to visit and we cut part of the end off of it. We trimmed down the floor end of the door to match the same width of the design as the top of the door. That way there was an even amount of space between each of the panels in the design of the door. I also took sandpaper and lightly sanded down any rough places and scrubbed it clean.

This weekend Drew and his dad made a quick trip to Lowe’s and spent only $10.81 in the rest of the supplies we needed to complete the project– a few boards and a couple bolts and screws. It took less than an hour to put the thing together. Silly after waiting almost three years to do it, huh?


Basically, they took two 2×4’s and cut them to fit from the floor to the height that I wanted the bottom of the headboard to be. They then bolted those into the basic metal bedframe that we already had. The door rested on top of those and then they used two 1×4’s to go from the floor to right below the top of the door and screwed those into the existing 2×4’s and also the door itself. The door was really heavy, so we wanted to make sure there was a lot of support for it, that is why we rested it on the 2×4’s. It worked really well and seems to be really sturdy.

This is what it looked like once they were done:

I had them put the part of the door that had the handle on it on the bottom, so that it would be covered up with pillows and wouldn’t be noticeable. Even though getting new side tables that match is on our to-do list, it worked out perfectly that both of the tables we have now fit perfectly under the slight overhang from the door on each side of the bed. We’ll know when looking for new ones to get ones that are under 26 inches or so.

I really like it. I think it adds so much character to the room. Especially for only about $25 and just a little bit of time. I debated a lot on whether to paint it or leave it natural. I even bought paint a couple years ago right after we got it to paint it with but just never got around to doing it. I’ve developed a greater love for the character in natural wood since then. I especially like the weathered look of this wood. It adds to its history and charm.

I might change my mind after we get new side tables and pick out bedding, but for now it is staying like it is. I also considering adding crown molding to the top as well to make it look more like a headboard, so in the future it might get a makeover. However, for now, I just can’t believe that we actually finished this project and got this door up off the floor!

Have any of you ever gotten creative with an old door? There are lots of artists in Jackson Square in New Orleans that use old doors as canvas for their paintings. Any other creative headboard ideas?

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Family Visiting

This past weekend has been super busy and lots of fun! Drew’s Mom, Dad and Grandma have been here along with my Mom as well. They drove down from our hometown Friday evening and will be here until tomorrow morning. It has been such a blast to have guests in our home. It is so nice for it to be full of people and laughing and chatting. It gets kind-of quiet around here with just Drew and I here all the time. I grew up in a house full of people and I love being surrounded by family.

Anyway, we have been visiting, running around and eating all over New Orleans. We’ve visited other friends they have here, we’ve worked on small house projects, we’ve relaxed and watched movies, we’ve been shopping, and all kinds of things. I think they have all had a great time so far. I wish they didn’t live so far away and could visit more often! I love having people over at our house!

They also had to see Drew fly his plane. That didn’t end so well…

In case the plane in three pieces didn’t give it away, the plane had a big crash this time. Drew was quite sad. Although he did get two pretty good flights in before it broke, so he seems to be sort-of improving his flight skills.

Anyway, I just wanted to take a second to say how blessed I am to have family here on this lovely first day of November. The weather couldn’t be any more perfect either!

We also found out this weekend that my older sister is having a baby BOY due in March!!!! This will be the first baby boy born in my family in 27 years!!! My older brother has been the only boy in a family full of girls for the longest time! I can’t wait until my first nephew gets here! My nieces are super excited about having a little brother as well! My mom and I have already been looking at baby boy clothes!! So exciting!!

Life is so blessed! 🙂

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4 years

4 years ago today, Drew and I went to see a play together at our local junior college that our high school was putting on. We had been friends for a couple years and had recently seen and talked to each other a lot more. We had gone on a couple dates in the weeks before, but that night, at intermission, we were sitting there drinking our punch and nibbling on mini chocolate eclairs when a friend of mine asked if we were dating. We both obviously liked each other, but we hadn’t officially established the titles of boyfriend and girlfriend for each other yet. We looked and each other and Drew responded with “yes.” The rest is history.

So every year on October 20th, we clear our schedules and go out to a nice dinner and reminisce about all that we have accomplished as a couple. Last year we went to Bayona and this year we went to Coquette. It was amazing. Seriously, if you are ever in the New Orleans area you must go there. (both places if you have the chance)

The last four years have been great. Drew and I have been through so much, been to so many places, and been able to accomplish so much with each other’s help. We make a great team and I’m so blessed to have him by my side everyday. I love where our lives are right now; together in our little house and planning for our wedding. I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things that our future together holds. I love you Andrew!

P.S. If you want to read what I had to say on this day last year, check that out here.

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Abstract Art Painting Inspiration

Lately I’ve been so inspired by colorful abstract art.

I love the work of Michelle Armas. Aren’t these pieces gorgeous? Look at the amazing use of color and movement!

 

 

I also really like the work of Sally Benedict as well.

I could stare at these paintings all day! I really want one for my office. Maybe sometime soon I’ll have time to break out my paints again and get to work on one. 🙂

Anyone else feeling particularly inspired by art? or nature? the fall weather?

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Coughing Cold

I love Fall. Although New Orleans doesn’t really have the leaf-changing, hay-riding, cool, jacket, bonfire weather that I grew up with for Fall, October is still a nice month here. The weather starts to cool a little (70s & 80s) and sometimes it dips into the 60s in the evenings, but there is usually a nice breeze, the humidity isn’t too high, and it is really nice to be outside. October is also Drew and I’s anniversary month, so fall time always particularly brings back memories of  the beginning of our relationship.

What I don’t like about October is that it is always midterms time for school and with the weather changing so much, I get more headaches than usual. I also currently have a cold. Yuck. This week has been stopped up head, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, losing my voice, headaches, fever, etc… With it being midterms however, I can’t afford to be sick. Colds have that tendency to drag on for weeks, so I’ve been doing my best to try to get over it as quickly as possible.

It seems like every time I get a cold, I fall into the same routine to get my wellness back on track.

I drink warm green tea with lots and lots of honey. I always buy local honey. I’ve always heard local honey is better for health/allergies, etc..

There are lots of great green teas out there, but this is the one I’ve always stuck to.

I’ve always loved Halls Vitamin C citrus drops and I also like Halls Naturals Honey Lemon Chamomile sore throat drops.

I always take my multi-vitamins daily, but when I’m sick or feel like I might get sick, I always take Echinacea. It is natural, comes from coneflowers and is really good for immune system health. There are other vitamins that are particularly good for your immune system, but my daily multi-vitamin already contains several of those as well.

As always, I also try to eat as healthy as possible, particularly lots of fruits and vegetables to make sure my body is getting lots of added vitamins and minerals so that it can work more easily to fight off my cold.

My favorite soup is also a go-to meal when I’m feeling under the weather.

Chicken/Potato/Vegetable with Rice and Barley. Super simple to make as well. Just chicken stock/broth, salt/pepper/seasonings, chicken, potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, green beans, corn, rice, barley and any other vegetables that I have around. So delicious and full of tasty things! I usually make quite a bit of this and freeze it in small containers so that I can easily take one out and warm it up if I’m not feeling well. (or if I’m just in a soup mood. I could seriously eat this everyday!)

When I have a cold, I try to make sure to open the windows in the house every so often to get the air circulating with fresh air and let the stale air and germs out of the house. I also make sure to frequently wash my clothes, towels, cloth napkins, sheets and anything else that I have my mouth or hands on that could have picked up my coughing germs. The same goes for cleaning and disinfecting any other surfaces around the house. This not only keeps germs from spreading to Drew or whoever else is in the house, but I always feel like getting my own cold germs out of the house helps my own body heal itself better as well. The fresher and cleaner things are the better.

I also try to get a little extra sleep every night. I definitely think that sleep helps almost anything feel better, but is especially needed when your body is working twice as hard as usual to fight off infection.

Do you have a certain recipe for wellness when you are under the weather? Does anybody else drink tea and take lots of vitamins? I feel like a lot of people’s first reaction to not feeling well is to try to take some kind of medication. I rarely do. Is anyone else with me? I’d love to hear your wellness secrets! 🙂

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100 Questions that Sincerely Intrigue Me

For my Drawing class, we each had to make a list of 100 questions that sincerely intrigue us. This is easier said than done. It was pretty hard actually. It took me several hours. I mean, we constantly are thinking of things that intrigue us or that we question, but when it comes time to actually write them all down at once, it is hard to remember them. I asked several people and got a few responses and those helped trigger more and here is the list of the first 100 questions that I could come up with:

  1. Why can’t more people realize that happiness is all up to themselves and often simply in the way they see things?
  2. Why haven’t we yet come up with a word that truly rhymes with orange?
  3. Why do people drink soda, even when they know it is absolutely horrible in terms of health? (along with many other things, for that matter)
  4. Why is it so hard to not compare yourself to others?
  5. Why do men have nipples?
  6. What really makes hair turn gray?
  7. Why do hair and fingernails keep growing long after the rest of the body stops growing?
  8. What would it be like if a new color was discovered that no one had ever seen before?
  9. Does everyone see color the same way?
  10. What if people saw things in different colors than each other?
  11. How do people come up with the chemicals added to processed foods?
  12. How can people invent such mind boggling things?
  13. Why is it that some countries thrive seemingly so easily and some are so poor and their people are starving?
  14. Who came up with the idea to try polishing a rough diamond? (or any other precious stone?)
  15. How did we end up with so much stuff in the world from just people, animals, and nature?
  16. Who is it that creates societal expectations?
  17. Why do my thumb nails have little white arches on the bottoms?
  18. Why do I sometimes get little white spots in my nails?
  19. How do people end up with such unique skin prints (fingerprints, etc…)?
  20. What does my life have in store?
  21. What if fish didn’t have to live in water?
  22. What if humans could breathe underwater?
  23. Why do lightning bugs light up?
  24. Why can’t we see in all directions simultaneously?
  25. Why can’t we walk on our hands as easily as our feet?
  26. Why can some people roll their tongues and others can’t?
  27. What makes some hair curly and some straight?
  28. What if we all have infinite memories?
  29. What would it be like if we remembered everything we ever saw or heard?
  30. Why do people all have such different opinions?
  31. What if humans had a totally different body shape?
  32. How did people come up with Calculus and mathematical formulas and theories?
  33. Does the sky ever look the same twice?
  34. How many licks does it really take to get to the bottom of a tootsie pop?
  35. Why can we see light?
  36. Can all things be measured?
  37. Why do smells trigger memories?
  38. How many people die of preventable causes every day?
  39. Why do children have perfect skin?
  40. If rocks and trees could talk, what would they have to say?
  41. What do animals think about?
  42. Do animals talk to each other like humans do?
  43. How far does the universe go on?
  44. How far is infinite?
  45. What does it mean to be finite?
  46.  Are we alone in the universe?
  47. When someone is cremated, do they take anything out/off before they do it?
  48.  What happens to titanium knee replacements after cremation?
  49. How are we expected to formulate our own motivations without lying to ourselves?
  50. What constitutes proof?
  51. How can we teach things that we don’t know to be true ourselves?
  52. What makes a theory more than just someone’s theory/opinion/formulation?
  53. What makes things popular?
  54. Why are people willing to sacrifice morality to make something cheaper?
  55. In Heaven, are people different ages and different sizes?
  56. Why is happiness an ideal?
  57. Why is it easier to see how much something means when you don’t have it anymore?
  58. What motivates people?
  59. Why do people have bad motivations sometimes?
  60. Why do people kill? hurt? destroy?
  61. Why is it that people feel simultaneously a need to associate with others like themselves and a need to keep our own motivations a secret?
  62. Why do people get jealous?
  63. Why do people feel? Have emotions?
  64. What would the world be like if bad things didn’t happen?
  65. Is world peace really what people want? Or do they just want it for themselves?
  66. What would a peaceful world be?
  67. What is power?
  68. Why do people want to control other people?
  69. Why can’t some people just be happy being in control of just themselves?
  70. Why do people think they are superior?
  71. What makes fire get hot?
  72. Why do things stay preserved when frozen?
  73. What things are left in the world undiscovered? How many of the world’s secrets do we really know?
  74. What parts of the historical timeline are we missing?
  75. Why is the world city oriented today?
  76. Why don’t more people appreciate the country? (as in rural settings)
  77. What really is common sense?
  78. Who decides what sense is common?
  79. What makes human heart cells start to beat in an embryo?
  80. How do cells and tissue really become a living being?
  81. How can people consciously have abortions and not think that they are killing their child?
  82. Why are so many people okay with abortion?
  83. What keeps so many people from opening their eyes to the truth?
  84. What is truth?
  85. If your soul goes to Heaven when you die, where was it before you came to Earth?
  86. How did we end up with a world with so many religions?
  87. Why do men’s and women’s brains think so differently?
  88. Does everything have an opposite? A good end and a bad end?
  89. What would it be like if there was a third gender? or a fourth?
  90. Does environment have a greater impact than genes?
  91. How did people figure out how to extract and use things to make different foods?
  92. How did people discover that plants contained foods and spices?
  93. Why do people develop such different personalities?
  94. Can people really become the person they really want to be? Or are they shaped into a person regardless of their own decisions?
  95. Why do humans feel okay with eating some animals as food and not eating others?
  96. Will time travel exist one day?
  97. What is impossible?
  98. What makes some people smarter than others?
  99. Is there really a such thing as equality?
  100. If every job made the same salary, what jobs would people choose? What would be the most popular profession?
It definitely made me think, that is for sure. It is so crazy the things that people wonder about, the things we don’t know, the things that are so mind boggling. I’m curious to see what other people in my class came up with. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow! I’m also curious to see what we end up doing with this.
I think it would be interesting to keep a notebook and record all the questions like this that you come up with on a regular basis. All the things in life you question. So interesting…

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Tales of an Aspiring Pilot

Well, today we figured out one thing Drew can mark off his list of possible careers.

He has been talking about wanting a remote control airplane for a long time. Did you know that they have remote control airplanes that cost up to $20,000!!! How ridiculous!! (We watched a show about them on How It’s Made)

Today on his way home from work, Drew stopped by some hobby shop to look at them. Apparently this one that he ended up coming home with was originally $180, but was on sale for 40% off. He said he told the worker that his fiancee’ would no way let him spend $70+ on a Styrofoam airplane, so they let him have it for $55. Still ridiculous in my opinion, but I wasn’t there to stop it.

We couldn’t eat dinner fast enough for Drew to get to City Park to test it out.

The first time he tried it, he held down the gas and that thing flew off a lot faster than either of us expected. It shot off and Drew pretty much didn’t have a clue how to operate it.

It ended up hitting a tree going pretty fast. Luckily it bounced off and fell to the ground instead of getting stuck.

The next several attempts were a little better, but not soon later we ended up with this:

I’m surprised he was able to get it down. Luckily, it didn’t have a ton of damage either.

I think this is the best landing that he was able to pull off. Glad there weren’t any passengers on board.

This is right before we left, you can see the cracked white side of the front nose part. Overall, not to bad for being wrecked ten times or so. I definitely think Drew won’t be pursuing flight school anytime soon.

It was definitely a beautiful sunset in the park though. 🙂

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Balance and Busyness

Hey y’all. Somewhat ironic that in my last post I talked about how I had an average of 3 1/2 posts per week and then I go 2 weeks without posting at all. Sorry about that. With school having just started, I was trying my best to stay on top of things, reduce my stress level and try to keep from putting things off and procrastinating (in my schoolwork, that is). I was working on creating a balanced start to this year and figuring out how to manage things to keep everything in order. I have a bigger house to keep clean and organized than I did last year, plants to water everyday, meals to cook everyday, laundry and grocery shopping to do, school to go to, homework to do, an art club to manage, a business to design things for, and all the million little other daily to-do’s. I also try my best to set aside time every night for my bible study, try to get a good amount of sleep and I’ve been trying to allot time to exercise as well. I’ve been doing good so far with my exercise regimen this year! Last Saturday morning, my friend Jessica and I went to a free yoga class in Audubon park and I went to two Pilates classes last week as well. I also went to a really good Health and Nutrition talk on campus by Deanna Latson. I already am feeling so much better after just a few days of good exercise and it has helped really well with keeping my stress level down. I really want to try my best to keep up with exercising more regularly this year! I think I’m going to take a Pilates class every Monday evening, go to the gym and create my own exercise plan on Wednesdays and then take an afternoon PiYo (Pilates/Yoga) class on Fridays. 🙂

So anyway, I was working on my balance of everything the last couple weeks and I haven’t had any time leftover for anything, so no blogging has gotten done lately. (even though I have lots of projects and things to share!) As soon as I felt like I had everything on a nice schedule, we threw the whole thing off by going home to visit in our hometown this weekend. (20 hours of driving in 3 days! Eeek!) Driving 10 hours home and then back for just a weekend is one of the most miserable things ever. We spend so much time in the car, are worn out, its impossible to get any work done, and it is just energy draining. But it is more miserable to miss out on things that are going with my family. This particular weekend was my high school’s Homecoming weekend. Both my little sisters were getting dressed up for the dance (and wanted me to help do hair and take pictures), my little sister, Jill, was performing 3 different times with her colorguard team and the band, and my older sister Blair was coming home with my nieces as well. I didn’t want to miss out on everything, so we decided, sort-of last minute, to make the trek home.

It was a busy, whirlwind of a weekend, but it was lots of fun as well.

 It was the 150th anniversary of our school district, so Friday all the schools were out and at our football field they had a celebration event with big blow-up slides, food, games, face-painting, etc. I took Evie and she had a blast. Later my mom and older sister, Blair, came with my other niece, Georgiana, and she loved it as well.



Later that night was the Homecoming Football game with performances by the band, the colorguard, and the cheerleaders at halftime. Also at halftime was the recognition of the attendants and the queen candidates and the announcement and crowning of the Homecoming Queen. We all went to see it and watch Jilli perform with the colorguard.

The high school band and colorguard performed at the Homecoming parade on Thursday, but we weren’t home yet and missed it. However they also performed on Saturday morning at the Murphysboro Apple Festival Parade in a nearby town, so I got to see Jill flag twirling again then. (Both the HHS band and color guard won 1st place there too! Way to go Jilli!)

There was also the Homecoming dance of course. I helped with hair do-ing, make-up-ing, getting ready-ing, and picture taking. It went very much like this story I wrote about the events of last year’s Homecoming for my creative writing class. My mom made Jill’s dress again this year and she finished it the morning of the dance, as usual. 🙂

Even though it was hectic and only felt like I was home for a millisecond, it was nice to get to spend time with family and enjoy the nice fall weather. (Fall doesn’t really exist in New Orleans!) I love the cool, calm, peace of Fall in a small country town with family and football games. I only wish I could have stayed longer! 🙁

On to a busy week ahead though! (with lots of work to do that I didn’t get done this weekend! So much for balance!)

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1 year of Icing on the Cake Blog

Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of my first blog post here on Icing on the Cake Blog. It was this post, if you are curious to read it.

It seems crazy that a year has already gone by, but then again, it feels like I’ve been blogging forever! I love it! It is such a great digital journal/scrapbook to document life, photos, recipes, projects, and thoughts and feelings on things at certain times in life. Plus it is great that it is so easy to share those things with other people as well.

I started this blog for several reasons. Because I wanted to stay better connected with my family that is so far away from me in New Orleans, because I love to write and document life happenings, and mostly because I wanted to use it as a way to focus on my life outside of my schoolwork. Before I started this blog, I felt that my whole life was consumed by school and I never had time for anything else. I wanted this blog to be a way for me to give a little more to my life and interests and not feel like I was being taken over only by homework.

It has most definitely fulfilled its purpose and become a love of mine all on its own. It has made me think more deeply about little things happening in my life, it has forced me to take more pictures of random things and moments, and it has helped me to focus more on my interests–cooking, decorating, sewing, crafting, design, etc… It has shown me as I’ve changed throughout the past year–from cooking and crafting in Drew’s tiny studio apartment, to cooking/crafting/sewing/decorating in our new and much bigger apartment now. I’ve gotten engaged and started my way through the process of planning my wedding, gotten another year of challenging classes under my belt, and Drew and I have opened our own business since I started this blog. I’ve had good memories and stressful ones, and overall I have changed so much during the last year. It is so great to have this thing that allows me to easily look back over all those moments and memories. I’m looking forward to what the next year holds and all the great things that I’ll be able to look back on next year.

I’ve changed my website address this year from lovecakedesigns to icingonthecakeblog and I’ve also changed and updated its look numerous times. (I really like it a lot now though!) It has come a long way:


In the past year, I’ve had 181 blog posts (average of 3 1/2 posts per week), 243 comments and 434 tags. I’ve also had 6, 813 visits from 80 different countries/territories. A big thank you to all of you that visit and read my blog! 🙂

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Raining on Sunday

And about every other day lately, thanks to Tropical Depression Lee. But that’s okay. It has been kind of relaxing actually. The rain is steady and peaceful and since its the weekend, I can stay nice and dry inside. It has also cooled the air down significantly, so it isn’t as stinking hot as it has been the rest of the summer. It feels nice outside actually. Plus, it has dampened down the marsh fire that was blowing smoke clouds all over New Orleans last week.

It was even nice and cool enough to open one of the windows over the kitchen table as we ate dinner. It let the hot air from cooking in the kitchen out and let in a nice breeze along with the pretty pitter patter of rain outside.

Today reminds me almost exactly of this post, with almost the same name. I’ve done all the laundry today, cleaned up the house, and made almost that same exact meal for dinner. Home fried chicken, mashed potatoes, my Mamaw’s gravy, fresh corn on the cob and Mamaw’s sweet iced tea.

True to that post as well, I’ve been thinking a lot about my Mamaw lately too. Yesterday was the day that she passed away, 5 years ago. I still remember everything about that day and the days following it. My dad waking me up with wet, red eyes to tell me that my Mamaw had unexpectedly passed away in her sleep the night before, spending the weekend in disbelief, and shaking hands with every single person that entered the funeral home for her visitation and soaking up every story and sweet moment that they told me they had shared with her. I remember that the tears didn’t really come until the funeral itself. As soon as the words of “Smile Across the Room,” one of the songs that my Papaw had written for Mamaw years ago that we had someone sing, started, so did the tears. It hit me like a ton of bricks that she was really gone and I was going to spend every single day of the rest of my life without her. The hardest part for me, was even though I knew her soul was in a much better place and the body in front of me was just a shell of who she used to be, it still hurt knowing that as soon as they shut the lid of the casket, I would never see her face again.

I don’t however, remember the days preceding that very well. I don’t remember much really about the last time I saw her or anything significant about that day. She only lived right up the road from my house and I was at her house often, so I know I would have given lots of hugs and seen her not long before, but I still don’t remember much about it. I think we had all just been up there a few days before to celebrate my Papaw’s birthday with cake and ice cream and to visit my aunt who was in town for his birthday. We also were there to see Mamaw and Papaw’s new car that they had just gotten. I know we were there, but I can’t really picture how it all played out.

I read this the other day on one of the blogs I follow. It came at the perfect time and settled in my mind. Just like the woman she is talking about, the same applies to my Mamaw–her funeral was definitely a reflection of just some of the many, many people that she had an influence on in her life. Her legacy definitely lives on through hundreds of people that she influenced in her years on this earth.

As she says, “I felt the soft stirrings in my soul, sent from a higher realm.  The Heavenly feelings of peace and assurance, given by a merciful God who loves his children through this mortal experience. Life is miraculous.  Death is equally so.  The bringing of life into this world, and the taking of life from it, is the work of God.  I know it as I know my own hands.  I have felt it so powerfully, that I can’t deny it.”

18  I will not leave you comfortless:  I will come to you.
19  Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more;  but ye see me;  because I live, ye shall live also.
25  These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you;  not as the world giveth, give I unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
–John 14

Lots of rain and reflection this weekend.

More about my Mamaw, here. 

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