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...
My Friday Fave – Two Creative Mags!
The latest issues of Where Women Create and Artful Blogging are ready for pick up at the local Barnes and Noble. (Let’s show some love for our brick & mortar bookstores.) Both issues would be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates breathtaking photographs, creative ideas, and inspiring testimonies. You need not be a blogger (or even consider yourself crafty) to enjoy either book-zine....
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...
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 desires....