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...
The Fragrance of Love: Rituals and Routines
by Cathy Baker I LOVE structure. In fact, it’s a necessary component to my day. And apparently I’m not alone. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Cynthia Owens is currently helping me structure my time wisely. One book she mentioned early on was Mason Currey’s Daily Rituals…How Artists Work. In it, you’ll find rituals from over two hundred...
The Fragrance of Love: A Sweet Revelation
by Cathy Baker I LOVE sweet revelations. Brian: “What would you like for Christmas?” Me (without hesitation): “Time management sessions.” Brian: “No, really.” Me: “Really.” Little did he know I was referring to sessions with one of the sharpest women I know, Cynthia Owens, of Go With Vision…Simplifying Work and...
The Fragrance of Love: Community At Its Best
by Cathy Baker I LOVE my local writer’s group, CrossNPens (led by Cynthia Owens), as well as my online group, The Light Brigade (led by Lori Roeleveld.) I didn’t realize how blessed I was to be part of such amazing groups until my first writer’s conference at Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference. When discussing our critique groups, I was the envied one!...
The Fragrance of Love: Chicken Soup…Giveaway
by Cathy Baker I LOVE giveaways! Last week, I shared in this post how God’s redeeming power took a seemingly hopeless situation and brought forth a story thirty years later that I pray will inspire others. Today, you have an opportunity to win a copy of this story, included in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s most recent release, Hope and Miracles. To enter your name in...
The Fragrance of Love: A Tiny Bit of Love
On this second Friday of Tiny House LOVE (and the day before Valentine’s Day!) let’s focus on the things we love about tiny houses. Those who live in them could surely bring the specifics to light but as an outsider gazing in through the minuscule windows, these things immediately come to mind when I consider what I love about tiny houses. Seven Things I Love About Tiny Houses...
The Fragrance of Love: Pandora
by Cathy Baker I LOVE Pandora. Yes, this is an instance where the word “love” is used a bit frivolously but we don’t have a month o’ likeness, so here goes. Do you listen to music while writing, doing crafts, reading, etc? There are moments I crave silence but when I hibernate upstairs in my writing nook you can be sure Pandora is playing on my laptop. My go-to writing...