A weathered wooden chair on a porch with sunflowers beyond the rail

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favorite things

Small things, gladly shared.

A few things that make our days softer.

a little gold

Sunflowers, always

Antique botanical illustration of a large sunflower with green leaves on aged cream paper

Belle Botanica · $15

Antique Sunflower Botanical Print

An old botanical sunflower on soft aged paper, the kind of print that makes a kitchen wall feel like it's been loved for years.

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Kraft-paper sunflower grow kit in an egg carton beside three fresh sunflowers

Uncommon Goods · $14

Sunflower Garden Grow Kit

Six heirloom varieties to tuck into the ground this spring and watch turn toward the light, the way we're meant to.

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for the home

Around the house

Folded forest green wool throw with a cream windowpane plaid

Faribault Mill · $158

Windowpane Plaid Wool Throw, Forest Green

Heavy American wool in deep evergreen, for the chair by the window and the long sit with your coffee.

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Sage green linen tablecloth on a wooden table with a sprig of blueberry branches

MagicLinen · Price varies by size

Calm Sage Linen Tablecloth

Soft sage flax that gets better with every wash and every meal shared over it.

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Handmade stoneware mug in a warm rust glaze with a bare clay base

East Fork · $44

The Mug

Handmade stoneware that fits two hands on a cold morning. Choose one of the plain earthy glazes.

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Heart-shaped olive wood serving spoons standing in a pale ceramic crock

Uncommon Goods · $22

Hand-Carved Heart Serving Spoon

Olive wood with a little heart carved in, a quiet way to say "I'm glad you're at my table."

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when the day is done

Evening rest

Three lit golden beeswax pillar candles on a table beside dried flowers

Big Dipper Wax Works · Price varies by size

Pure Beeswax Pillar Candles

Honey-scented beeswax to light when the dishes are done and the day is handed back to God.

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A cup of golden chamomile tea above a scatter of dried chamomile flowers

Harney & Sons · See current price

Egyptian Chamomile

A warm, honeyed cup that tells your shoulders it's alright to come down now.

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Cover of Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren, white lettering on a starry night sky

Bookshop.org · $23.29

Prayer in the Night

by Tish Harrison Warren

For the nights that feel long, a gentle walk through Compline prayer and the God who keeps watch.

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on the nightstand

Books for slow mornings

Cover of A Year with C.S. Lewis, blue and white diagonal stripes

Bookshop.org · $26.09

A Year with C.S. Lewis

One short reading a day, just enough to carry with you into the morning.

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Cover of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, gold and blue birds over white clouds

Bookshop.org · $16.77

Mere Christianity

by C.S. Lewis

Lewis explains the faith as plainly and kindly as a friend across the kitchen table.

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Cover of The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis, script title in soft blue and coral

Bookshop.org · $16.73

The Four Loves

by C.S. Lewis

Affection, friendship, romance and the love of God, each one held up to the light and treasured.

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Cover of Letters to an American Lady by C.S. Lewis, a painted sunlit room above large black lettering

Bookshop.org · $18.63

Letters to an American Lady

by C.S. Lewis

Years of tender letters to a woman he never met, full of encouragement you'll want to underline.

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Cover of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, a sepia stone gargoyle

Bookshop.org · $16.77

The Screwtape Letters

by C.S. Lewis

Wry and wise, it shows how faith gets worn down in ordinary days, and how grace holds on.

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A field of yellow sunflowers

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A misty evergreen forest on a foggy day