Love… One Sip At A Time // A Valentine Tea Party
I started hosting tea parties in an older home propped as pretty as you please on the corner of a quiet street. A family of four in a two-bedroom, one-bath home made for a tight fit, and tea parties felt downright snug, but no one would change a thing. Some teas were scripture-based, and others celebrated holidays, but every time, the room filled with the scent of scones, floral tea, and...
Yummy News
The good news? This yummy station is within walking distance of our house.The bad news? This yummy station is within walking distance of our house.The worst news? I'm not walking....
My Friday Fave
Are you organizationally challenged? Do you DVR "Hoarders" because you're too busy shopping? Do you feel something is missing from your budget... say, money? Do you enjoy practicality at its best? If you answered "yes" to one or more of the above questions, this blog is sure to become a favorite of yours as well.I'm honored to call CC Owens a friend -- and I thank her for sharing her...
A Simple Observation
This is what the LORD says:Stand at the crossroads and look;ask for the ancient paths,ask where the good way is,and walk in it,and you will find rest for your souls.Jeremiah 6:16 (italics mine)Stand (stop running!)Look (slowing down allows for gazing -- running prompts a mere glance)Ask (not once, but twice)Walk (meditation induces obedience)Find (obedience yields rest)Stillness + seeking +...
Up, Up, and Away…
Kaleidoscopic balloons paraded past our home Sunday afternoon, but none surpassed the height of my imagination—or desire—to one day have a cozy, i.e. tiny, weekend cabin in the NC mountains.Care to join me as we float stroll through the sleepy town of Saluda NC, this weekend's destination? Yes, it's my imagination in overdrive, but when I see abandoned cottages such as these, the dreaming...
My Friday Fave
"Blackberry Cottage" nestled in the NC mountains.Okay, any cottage nestled in the NC...
Now What?
Attend conference ✓Arrive home primed to write ✓Reality hits ✓Now what?"The Productive Writer" by Sage Cohen to the rescue!One of my favorite tips in this small practical to-the-point guide:Keep a separate file for each of the following categories that pertain to your writing and publishing goals. Every day, be on the lookout for inspiring examples that may inform or inspire a step you see...
Today’s Fleeting Moment
Windows downBeach-like breezesPasture-lined roadsVolume upFolk-pop Fleet FoxesThanks to something Aaron Keyes shared awhile back, I not only sensed God's presence in that moment, I invited it.You see, somewhere along the journey, I'd decided to "uninvite" God when choosing to listen to anything but Christian music. But why? If the lyrics aren't offensive to Him, can He not enjoy those moments...
Upon What Soft Places Do You Fall?
Do you want on the pink blankie? With that one question, Rupert, our Lhasa wastes no time in finding his way onto the vintage velvety soft blanket that he's known since a pup. There, he finds his soft place to land -- the place where he can exhale fully, rest free from fear, and feel that all is right with the world.I hear Rupert taking deep slumberful breaths. We all need soft places like...
Cathy Baker
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