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...
Why We Pray, Especially on Halloween Night
The following was originally posted October 2012. With Halloween falling on the same day as our closing of the #write31days challenge, it seemed only fitting. Thank you for joining me on this October journey, and especially tonight in prayer. On this Halloween night, pray. Seven years ago, I received a call from a woman in a class I was teaching at the time. She asked if she...
Don’t Miss Tonight’s Classic Fall Show
by Cathy Baker Yes, there are Hallmark movies—some even containing the word Autumn—but there is only one timeless show that personifies this season and it comes on TONIGHT, ABC at 8:00 p.m. Pop the corn, break out your family's favorite beverages, and maybe a little candy corn on the side? Turn out the lights and gather the family under a warm blanket. Enjoy! This is no trick....
A Prayer-Filled Mug Giveaway!
by Cathy Baker Okay, I agree. Hot tea is a pleasure Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall -- but there's something about this season that sends me in search of new harvesty-laden flavors at the first whisper of Fall. How about you? Lucky for me, we have a quaint, but well-stocked tea shoppe a few blocks from the house, so I decided to swing by and pick up some of their latest finds...to...
When Fall Beauty Prompts Perpetual Poetry
It's no coincidence that my hubster and I refer to the month of October as the month o' love. We love everything about it! We were even married on the side of a mountain during the month of October (Pretty Place, Greenville SC). Every open weekend during the month we plan a getaway. Sometimes it's an overnight stay but often it's day trips. One of my favorite day-trip destinations is...
The Beauty of Venturing Out to Unfamiliar Places This Fall
by Cathy Baker Last week, we made our way up to the highlands of NC to Blowing Rock. Its downtown area is much like a village with charming boutiques and dangerously delicious ice cream shoppes lining the streets. One of the loveliest perks in venturing out to new towns is meeting people you would never meet otherwise, like Sheri Furman, owner of Take Heart. Sheri, along with her staff, go...
Fall Decorating – 16 Ideas!
When I jotted down these fall ideas for this month's challenge awhile back, this idea made the cut. My plans included a walk through my yard, a pair of clippers, and lots of photos. But the weather has a way of changing things up, much like the seasons. So I took to the internet to find ideas much more creative than I could ever dream up -- and while there were many, none quite compared to...
Dream A Little Dream With Me
Okay, I realize the song title is a bit different but since I'm pretty certain you don't want to dream a little dream of me, I'm inviting you to dream a little dream with me. The Daily Health Post reports that there are actual health benefits to dreaming/daydreaming! So, let's step outside, walk on a leaf-strewn path, find a comfy bench at the park, lay in a hammock...and dream a little! With...
Gratitude… Spelled Out By Hand
by Cathy Baker There is a gratefulness often gone unspoken, relying only on assumptions between two people. Then it's too late, and assumptions ripen into regrets never fulfilled this side of heaven. It's for this reason I decided to bundle six notes of gratitude together to slip into my hubby's luggage for a recent trip to France. With our 25th wedding anniversary just around the corner...
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