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...
When Your Creator Invites You to Join Him in the Garden
by Cathy Baker “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19:1 On a recent date night with the hubster we dropped by Mr. K’s Used Books, a favorite spot. I picked up a book with this series in mind and a sweet giveaway in the near future! Georgia Heard, author of Writing Towards Home, shares what I believe to be a great outdoor...
A Day-Dreamy Date at the Cafe
by Cathy Baker Remember this post? Today’s date with your artist within includes a trip to your local coffee or tea shoppe. Now, this is my kind of date! “Write out your ideal day. Take yourself out to a coffee shop or cafe. Settle in with a notepad and give yourself permission to dream. Imagine, in vivid detail, your ideal day. Where are you? What are you doing? Who shared...
This Date is Only a Prayer Away
by Cathy Baker I’ve been a proponent of morning quiet times since becoming a Christ-follower years ago. Here’s why: Jesus prayed in the morning (Mark 1:35) Morning prayer is recorded in the Word (Psalm 5:3, Psalm 90:14, etc.) It sets the tone for the day. I’m a morning person. But what happens when we heap guilt emphasize the time of the day we meet with God more than...
Inviting Your Creative Self On A Date
by Cathy Baker Your creative energy called. Yet the only thing it heard on the receiving end was a busy signal: Beep. (My schedule is packed.) Beep. (I’m not a creative person.) Beep. (Who has the energy for creativity?) No wonder it feels a bit neglected, even forgotten. It’s time to take the artist within on a date. The Artist Date is a basic tool of The...
Save the Date: Bring Your Own Candle
by Cathy Baker Today, I’d like to introduce you to a recent favorite read, “Playdates with God…Having a Childlike Faith in a Grown-Up World,” by Laura J. Boggess. In this book she shares how she was once a rule-follower. She went from one extreme to another, as legalists often do. Tangled up in the to-do’s, her soul found no rest. Holley Gerth’s...
Coming Up in May: Engaging God and Your Creative Senses
by Cathy Baker May is “National Date Your Mate Month” but we’re going to add our own creative spin (pun intended) to the mix. This month, I’ll be sharing a variety of ways to date—but not just our mate. I’ll be using these two main resources, along with anything else the Lord lays on my heart to share: Playdates with God, by Laura J. Boggess Artist Dates,...