Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.


( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.


( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

New

Untouched, unbroken, unscathed, unwrinkled, unknown

Sparkly, shiny, crisp, and pressed

I remember how it was when I was younger-how I longed for the new.

New days, new years, new clothes, new toys, new books, new experiences, new music, new love.

I scoffed at a used ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

These words are:

Hung on doorknobs

Sticking out of newly planted grass or flowers

Taped to the door of a classroom

Whispered while the baby or child falls asleep

Written in the atmosphere at the library

And the exact words I feel when I watch my family

Exactly what I ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

I chose a word for this year…or rather, I feel, the word chose me. I was thinking and contemplating on what mine could possibly be, when I felt a word tug at the hem of my shirt. Rest. I shrugged and nodded, saying, “Okay, that’s good, but wait, I’m not finished thinking ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

Right now I am sitting upstairs on the bed, my legs stretched out in front of me, my computer resting on my lap, and the sun piercing through the window blinds making long, bright lines on the carpet. The sky is a brilliant blue-a blue so deep and rich that it makes you ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

Okay, so I’ve become ever-so-slightly obsessed with pintrest (Thank you Suzanne, and Alisa-my beloved sisters. Keep pinning!). If you don’t know what pintrest is yet, well then, my only advice for you is to log in and start pinning…because I need new style ideas and I ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

I LOVE picture books. I love their glossy pages. I adore their colorful illustrations. And I go crazy over their lilting, rhythmic style.

And even though my kiddos are starting to move beyond those 32 shiny pages, we still read them together. Some of the books still make ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

I love socks. Especially when I first slip them onto my tootsies and they feel warm, and soft, and comfy-cozy-fuzzy. Then, it’s time to put them in the wash. I toss them into the laundry basket excited for the time when they’ll come out of the dryer warm and soft and ( Read more... )

Originally published at Lindsay Eland dot com. Please leave any comments there.

I’ve been back in Pennsylvania for the past two weeks enjoying the house I grew up in, sifting through old pictures, visiting those places that for most of the year are only in my memory. I love coming back home. The hills roll with the land, everything is greener than ( Read more... )