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...
What Defines Our Week?
"Define your week by obedience, not by a number on the scale."- Made to Crave, Lysa Terkeurst Lysa's excerpt hits home (am I alone?), which is I'm heading over to Lynn Blackburn's post for her review of Made to Crave, Satisfying Your Deepest Desires with God, Not Food.Anyone else up for a bite of...
Rhyme and Reason
Four years ago today, I posted my first blog. I had no idea what I would write, or quite frankly, who would care. It was a bit overwhelming until a blogging-guru buddy shared this piece of advice: Write as if you’re sitting across the table from a friend with a cup of coffee in hand. Now that, I could do. While much has changed since pouring the first cup, my blog design has not -- that is,...
Delectable Words in a Pink Plastic Heart
Pink plastic hearts in the Target $1.00 bin were purchased with the intention of filling them with delectable candy for my three “Corners” (writer’s group). Or so I thought. In a flash, I recalled the whiteboard in our Psalm 119 study. As a group, we’d listed on the board those things which we know to be true about the Word. I contributed “edible.” Strange, I know, but true according to...
Captivated
Luke 5:1-11 Numerous (and more in-depth) takeaways were shared in Sunday morning’s Bible class, but one jotted down in my mini-red moleskin: Jesus knew how to catch His disciples’ attention—and He knows how to capture ours as well. At times, He uses: unexpected blessings (like a sinking boat, v. 7) orinterruptions during the mundane tasks of daily life (v. 5a) or anything else He...
Friday Fave – A Jeep on a Snowy Day
Imagine my delight while watching the Winter X games last weekend when this commercial appeared.Two favorites in one:Jeep (I'm spying "new" vehicles and a Jeep Sahara caught my eye last week.)Robert Frost—especially where Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is concerned.Commercials will be in the spotlight this Sunday night but as far as I'm concerned, the winner has already been...
Are We On Somebody’s List?
Her name is always on my list—you know the one—the list that numerous bible studies prompt its participants to make: In the space below, write the names of those who've had the greatest impact on your Christian walk.(Whose names do you record?)Twenty years ago, God allowed my path to cross with an amazing Precept teacher, Kay Chandler—and my life has never been the same.Many people impact our...
Wordless Wednesday – Fragrant Winter Blooms
Blooming now in my yard: Pink Winter...
Emily Post Would Be Proud
Handling Mistakes: Though it may be embarrassing to get a name wrong or draw a complete blank, such lapses aren't rude—just very human! -excerpt from Emily Post's Etiquette 18th Edition Emily's book goes on to share the protocol for those of us who draw more blanks than Vanna White turns on Wheel-of-Fortune. This updated version of Emily's classic (done so by her great-great-grandchildren) is...
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