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...
Ready to Head to the Mountains? I Have Just the Book For you!
Are you ready to head to the mountains? With summer fading and hopes of autumn just around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect time to share about my new book, Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Mountains, set to release Tuesday, September 19. When the idea for writing vacation devotional guides emerged, I admit the beach is where it all...
Coming to Our {Summer} Senses // Seeking A Spiritually Sweet Palate
On our way back from Boone NC this weekend, we made two stops. First, the Dogwood Café, where I enjoyed this beaut of a drink... Vanilla and Brown Sugar Latte. A little further down the mountain, we stopped by a popular roadside market that was chock full of preserves, jellies, fruit, and my favorite—mountain honey, with the honeycomb⎯four to be exact. Yep, I’m a tad giddy. Rarely do I gaze...
Coming to our {Summer} Senses // Friendships & A Giveaway!
We have a sheltering tree. Its double-trunk supports wide-sprawling branches, offering respite on these sweltering days in the South. Friends are like that, too. When we feel we're being bombarded by the unexpected, wayward children, or a million little things⎯all at once⎯we find comfort in a friend's touch. When we fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to thinner, prettier,...
Coming to Our {Summer} Senses // 4 Ways to Never Lose Our Wonder
A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders. - Lord Dusany In the city, the night sky felt like a backdrop. I knew it was there but I couldn't see it for the street lights and gnarly oak trees growing nearby. But here⎯in the country⎯a wide-open sky spreads out like a picnic blanket offering up its finest for all to see and enjoy. Smatterings of stars,...
Heading to the Beach? Don’t Forget to Pack This {Or Gift It!}
Are you or someone you know heading to the beach this Memorial Day weekend? Or do you have a day, weekend, or week circled on your summer calendar for days by the shore? There's no better time to pack my NEW release "Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Beach". It's a one-week devotional that includes your arrival and departure days. The book provides an...
Celebrating Mothers With All Five {Spiritual} Senses
There are a plethora of ways to celebrate Mother's Day but today I'm adding five to the mix that you may not have considered. And with it being only a few days away, there's no time to lose so let's get started. {The Gift of Sight} Beautiful items make themselves available on Mother's Day. Restaurants with fancy folded napkins, a hillside with a readied picnic basket, and...
What is God Redeeming in Your Life Today? {And A Gift for You!}
I marvel at God's redeeming power. Salvation. Forgiveness. Mercy. Grace. Lives once lost, now saved -- and that reality of redemption reaches deep into our days. Not one experience, one gift, one talent, one sin, one stumble, one glint of shame, one creative idea, or one of anything else is beyond His redemptive reach. He uses it all. Nothing in our life goes to waste. And we know that in all...
The Power of With {One Week After Easter}
This wasn't the post I intended to write the week after Easter. Things, however, have been topsy-turvy at the Baker house. Last week, I was diagnosed with pneumonia. The tiredness is real. And while there's never a good time to be sick, there's certainly a bad time⎯like now. I wasn't able to attend our Easter service or hunt eggs with the kids. And then there's my little book that's set to...
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