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...
Is There A Draft In Here?
Not of the cool swift kind but rather the aerodynamic type that cyclists experience in the Tour de France."Drafting" is a technique where at least two cyclists closely align themselves to reduce wind resistance, allowing them to move faster and more efficiently.While watching the Tour this morning, a few observations came to mind:The drafting leader meets the wind head-on allowing those who...
My Friday Fave
This friend, and fellow fan of notebooks, recently shared an insightful post on how to use them as a secret weapon to help organize your life.Breathing In, Breathing Out by Ralph Fletcher deals specifically with the writer’s notebook—and it’s quickly becoming a fave of mine. In it, he addresses: the benefits of keeping a notebookcreative ideas as to what to recordwhere to writeand lots more!...
Wordless Wednesday – Beauty in Blue
My first Wordless Wednesday.(Brian became excited when I told him I'd begun participating in Wordless Wednesdays—until he discovered it had more to do with pictures and nothing to do with my talking.)...
What If?
What if... what we consider to be "the goal" is in fact not the goal at all? This question quietly tip-toed through my mind yesterday as our waitress hurried about taking orders and filling coffee cups.You see, our writer's group has come to know this waitress well over the past several months. She's very lonely, lives alone (two different things), a non-believer, and she struggles with...
Do You Like Change?
Me either.If you do a Wiki search for "creature of habit" you're liable to find not only my M.O. but my picture as well.So when I set in to motion one of the biggest changes of my life yesterday it was truly a God-thing. Although I'll have to wait a couple weeks to share the details, know that I would've never imagined myself at this crossroad a year ago—but God created the "perfect storm" in...
And the Cupcake Says…
This simple cupcake dressed in vanilla icing is by far the sweetest cupcake everas it was created for one single purpose:to reveal the gender of our grandchild.When given the "go" last night,a circle of Sarah's closest friendswere instructed to take a bitefrom their yummy cakes.(Thanks Lauren!)And what color did they see? It's a GIRL! Earlier in the week, Sarah and Zach had gathered the...
My Friday Fave
This was the favorite find of the week.It's organic, cheesy, and covered in mushrooms and olives. The crust is yummy too! There are three servings per pizza and take my word for it...leftovers heat up beautifully.Kudos to...
Why Glue When a Stitch Will Do?
A strap on my favorite pair of shoes broke a few weeks ago so I did what any instant-gratification lover would do: I googled "shoe repair Simpsonville SC" and chose the closest location to me. I wanted it stitched back together but this particular shoe repairman insisted that glue would work just fine. It was instant gratification at its best. I waited 5 minutes and paid 3.00. A dollar for...
Cathy Baker
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