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
“Blackberry Cottage” nestled in the NC mountains. Okay, any cottage nestled in the NC...
Now What?
Attend conference ✓Arrive home primed to write ✓Reality hits ✓ Now what?“The Productive Writer” by Sage Cohen to the rescue! One of my favorite tips in this small practical to-the-point guide: Keep a separate file for each of the following categories that pertain to your writing and publishing goals. Every day, be on the lookout for inspiring examples that may inform or inspire a...
Today’s Fleeting Moment
Windows downBeach-like breezesPasture-lined roads Volume upFolk-pop Fleet Foxes Thanks to something Aaron Keyes shared awhile back, I not only sensed God’s presence in that moment, I invited it. You see, somewhere along the journey, I’d decided to “uninvite” God when choosing to listen to anything but Christian music. But why? If the lyrics aren’t offensive to...
Upon What Soft Places Do You Fall?
Do you want on the pink blankie? With that one question, Rupert, our Lhasa wastes no time in finding his way onto the vintage velvety soft blanket that he’s known since a pup. There, he finds his soft place to land — the place where he can exhale fully, rest free from fear, and feel that all is right with the world. I hear Rupert taking deep slumberful breaths. We all need soft...
Conversations Overheard
Where would you expect to hear these conversations within one hour’s time? a son leaving for Marines a book deal due by Friday sheep being sheared an engineer teaching the Word to autistic children in a horse stable how to refresh a cottage with a hint of “lime” fiction ideas based on hot flashes questions on creating a blog the hike up to Mt. Laurel and finally, the...
Truths Gleaned, Time Redeemed
One doctor’s appointment + two hour wait = one entire book read via Kindle. The nurse apologized several times for the wait, but I barely noticed while reading the classic Practicing the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence much like one excavating a mine for gold: “That in order to form a habit of conversing with God continually, and referring all we do to Him; we must at first...