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 Plays in Your Background?
When you’re reading, writing, exercising, driving -- what do you prefer to have playing in the background?My curiosity is piqued as I'm convinced what plays in the background can often influence what is being lived out in the foreground of our daily lives. For me... Reading/Studying: Silence (perhaps the sweetest sound of all?) allows me the privilege of absorbing each word, “chewing” it...
Lessons Learned Over a Long Weekend…
Synergy takes place where true community exists. My "4 Corners for Christ" group has decided to publish a Christmas e-book this year. Please keep us in your prayers as we sense the Lord leading the way. We're very excited...stay tuned!God uses frustration, delights, waning or increasing desires, and anything else He chooses to get us where He wants us to be.Weight Watchers isn't so bad now...
Are We Investing or Squandering Our Time?
Today my husband will be playing trumpet for the funeral of a young man in our church who was killed last week while para sailing in Florida during a family vacation. Just two years ago, my husband played trumpet for his wedding. As we stood in the visitation line last night, I couldn't help but think this had to be the last place his sweet wife of two years ever expected to be this weekend....
My Friday Fave
A reading gadget called Thumb Thing!On a recent outing to one of my favorite bookstores in town, Mr. K’s, I came across this nifty invention. Choose a size, slip in your thumb, and you're ready to go!When you see simple creations like this, don't you wonder like me "Why didn't I think of this?"I have a feeling I'll get my money's worth ($2.00) at the beach when the breezes begin blowing and...
Cultivating Sweet Memories
My first encounter with the zesty zinnia was on a rather steep incline (at least from an eight-year old's perspective) behind my great-grandmother's house. Uncle Walter grew a multitude of zinnias and chrysanthemums, taking every opportunity to lead visitors up his rustic steps to the beautiful sight above where an array of colors, textures, and shapes awaited them.When we moved into our...
I Want to Follow How Close?
This close.My first memory of receiving a flat tire? Getting in line for the cafeteria in elementary school. The person following me must have skipped breakfast because he couldn't get there fast enough and apparently thought he could catch a ride on the heel of my shoe. Ouch!Recently, in trying to explain to the Lord how closely I want to follow Him, the image of my flattened heel (i.e.,...
Call of a Coward
Congratulations, Marcia Moston! Her new book, Call of a Coward, is now released and available through WestBow Press. (Read a great review from Keiki Hendrix here.)I've had the pleasure of getting to know Marcia through the Upstate Fellowship of Christian Writers as well as our online writer's group The Light Brigade. Her humble and gracious spirit is sure to translate beautifully through the...
We’re in Your Corner, Carolyn!
Carolyn Knefley, a dear friend and fellow "Corner" (our writer's accountability group) will be on WGGS 16 tonight at 8:00 p.m. You can also watch it here online.Carolyn is a speaker, etiquette specialist, and career coach. Woven within each of her gifts is the ability to shine for Christ in unique and glorious ways. Her testimony will leave you speechless.While always quick to give God the...
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