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 Practicality Becomes Powerful
Springer Mountain Farms Organic Chicken + Ziploc freezer bags = A perfect duo Frozen chicken. What could poultry possibly have in common with the fragrance of Christ? I wondered too until I considered this: As a renewed member of Weight Watchers, one of my favorite go-to meals has become organic greens topped with chicken, carrots, broccoli, a few almonds and a pinch of Craisins. Not so...
A Waterproof Writing Pad and Purple Pen
by Cathy Baker Once upon a time, a friend named Joyce Ann opened her exquisite home to a woman with a waterproof writing pad and purple pen. The woman was greeted by a warm breeze, an embrace she’d known all her life, and a waterfall with two toads singing a chorus of smiles. The woman with the waterproof writing pad and purple pen made her way down to the dock via a curved...
Note to Self: You Have Super-Powers!
A part of me has always known that the act of putting pen to paper held an innate power. In elementary school, it’s how I discovered if someone liked me. (I think my first such note was to my grandfather.) In middle school, passing notes in the hallway kept this only child feeling connected and in high school, writing was the natural choice for breaking up with boyfriends....
Who Are You? Who, Who, Who, Who?
I know I sound like Pete Townsend of The Who, but it’s that one question that has me so excited about our our upcoming community bible study by Angela Thomas, Do You Think I’m Beautiful? Perhaps my fervency for teaching this study originates from the fact that I once banked my happiness and fulfillment on the love and attention of the opposite sex. For some, their identity,...
New Community Bible Study Begins in September!
New study begins in September! Before you start thinking this study is about how we appear to others or anything else pertaining to self, read what Publisher Weekly had to say about it: A title like this leads a reader to think that this will be a book about body image. However, it’s more about understanding beauty and acceptance in the context of God’s unconditional love, a...
Sharing Life Together…One Sip At A Time
Welcome! How was your weekend? Ours was eventful, in a good way. We had the opportunity to attend the wedding of Jim and Kayla Slice, two of the sweetest and godliest people we know. When I attend weddings, my own marriage tends to come to mind—especially during the exchanging of vows. Am I unconditionally loving Brian for better or worse? Am I submitting to him in a way that...