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...
Why Writing from the Senses Makes Sense
You need not consider yourself a poet to appreciate sensory details in writing, whether it’s poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc. They engage our minds, memories, and imagination. Drink in the details of this sensory-soaked example I found on the internet. Sight, sound, smell, touch, taste. It’s all here: Grandmother Workman lurched over and grabbed the pale skin of...
Sharing Life Together…One Sip At A Time
Welcome! Please, pull up a chair, make yourself comfy, and I’ll pour us a cuppa tea. I wish we could physically sit across such a table together, but since most of us cannot, I created a summer tea time on Tuesday’s just for us. As mentioned in this post, I’m the first to say there is no replacement for Bible study in a Christ-followers life. In addition...
The Morning Pages Challenge!
I first learned of Morning Pages from the book The Creative Call, by Janice Elsheimer. (Janice credits Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way for this idea.) Initially, I wondered what could be written on pages that I wouldn’t pen in my prayer journal, but I soon learned each has their own place. When journaling prayers, I write directly to my heavenly Father. The simple act of...
Sharing Life Together…One Sip At A Time
Welcome! Please pull up a chair, make yourself comfy, and I’ll pour us a cuppa tea. I wish we could physically sit across such a table together, but since most of us cannot, I created a tea time on Tuesday’s for our summer months. As mentioned in last week’s post, I’ll be the first to say there is no replacement for Bible study in a Christ-followers life....
Coming Up This Summer!
I’m a stickler when it comes to maximizing my time, sometimes to a fault. Lists leading to further lists, setting my timer when cleaning, and monitoring my TV intake unite to rein in my minutes. Of course, one call to keep the grandsweets and all this merrily flies out the proverbial window. I share the above to say I value your time as much as I do my own. With this in mind,...
When God Shows Up in a Hot Air Balloon
“We have to chase them, Grammy! We have to chase them!” Despite trying to convince Piper that she could enjoy the hot air balloons without having to chase them, she never wavered. Although she delighted in the sight of crayola-like bubbles floating overhead, pursuing them remained at the forefront of her mind. As the words We don’t have to chase them, we can simply...