Landscape

12/21/2025 by Sherri

The Lake’s Winter Reflection

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: Fishing, Grandparents farm, No Parking in the Yard, our farm in Shelby, Shelby NC, water reflection, Winter trees

There’s something about this place that still feels like home, no matter how many years have passed. I spent summers here with Mamaw and Grandaddy. The lake during the summertime would be bustling with fishermen wanting to catch their dinner! My Mamaw made $1 for each person that wanted to fish at her lake! There’s…

11/30/2025 by Sherri

Douthat State Park Holds a Place in Our Hearts

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: Amish Proverb, Curving Highway, Douthat State Park, Highways and Byways, Mountain Top, State Parks, Virginia

There are quotes that don’t just sit on the page—they echo. “Be life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.” This one stopped me the moment I read it. Not because it’s complicated, but because it’s true in a way that quietly rearranges how you see everything. It shifts the…

11/26/2025 by Sherri

When Only Half the Tree Has Changed

Filed Under: General, Landscape Tagged With: Biblical Wisdom, Cchristian Living, Christian Devotional, Christian Encouragement, Faith and Nature, Faith Journey, God's Timing, Growing in Faith, Personal Transformation, Seasons of Life, Spiritual Growth, Trusting God

The other day, I noticed a tree that stopped me in my tracks. At first glance, it looked like any other tree standing along the edge of a quiet country road. But as I looked closer, I realized something unusual was happening. One side of the tree had already begun its autumn transformation. Brilliant shades…

10/16/2025 by Sherri

Along the Tracks of Grace: Journey from Reading to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: Jim Thorpe PA, Reading, Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, Reading PA, Steam Engine, Train Ride, Train Travel

There is something about train tracks that quiets the soul. Perhaps it is their steady rhythm, their unwavering direction, or the way they stretch into the horizon as if reminding us that life is always moving forward, even when we are not yet sure of the destination. In early fall, we boarded the Reading Blue…

06/29/2025 by Sherri

You’re Lucky Enough

Filed Under: Decor, Landscape Tagged With: lake, lake gaston, Lakehouse

There’s a little wooden sign that hangs in the lakehouse that says: “If you’re lucky enough to be at the lake, you’re lucky enough.” And every time I see it, it feels less like décor and more like a quiet reminder to slow down. No schedule to chase. No noise that matters. Just the ripple…

06/15/2025 by Sherri

Trip to Duck, NC

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: beach, Duck NC, Family, Family Trip, Summer, Vacation

There is something unforgettable about watching the sunrise in Duck, North Carolina while staying at the beach with the whole family. Before the house is fully awake, before coffee is poured and beach towels are scattered across the deck, the ocean quietly begins its morning work. The sky slowly shifts from deep blue to soft…

06/01/2025 by Sherri

Missing Farmhouse in Deep Creek, Virginia

Filed Under: General, Landscape Tagged With: Deep Creek, Farmhouse, Old Farmhouse, VA

This painting is more than a picture of a house. It is a picture of memory, legacy, and the generations that once filled these rooms with life. My grandmother’s home in Chesapeake, Virginia is gone now, torn down with time moving forward the way it always does. But for our family, that house still exists…

12/21/2024 by Sherri

A Beach Day in December

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: beach, December, Sandbridge Virginia, Virginia, Waves and Sand

There is something quietly magical about a beach day in December at Sandbridge, Virginia. The crowds are gone, the air is crisp, and the ocean feels like it belongs only to those willing to meet it in its quieter season. The summer noise has faded, leaving behind wide open stretches of sand, soft winds, and…

11/10/2024 by Sherri

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Filed Under: General, Landscape Tagged With: Fall Activities, Fall Leaves, Fall Trees, Lake Cove, lake gaston

Fall on Lake Gaston always carries a mix of beauty and goodbye. As the air turns crisp and the light softens over Pea Hill Creek, everything begins to slow down in a way that feels both peaceful and a little heavy. The boats are pulled in, the dock is quiet, and the boathouse stands still…

11/03/2024 by Sherri

Enough.

Filed Under: General, Landscape Tagged With: Enough, Fall Leaves, Lagom, lake, lake gaston, North Carolina, Virginia

There is something quietly beautiful about fall leaves floating on Lake Gaston. They don’t rush. They don’t resist. They simply drift—carried by wind, water, and time—until the surface of the lake becomes a moving mosaic of gold, rust, and amber. In those moments, the lake feels like it has slowed down just enough for us…