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...
Friday Fave: Jamie Britt
Edie Melson, Jamie Britt, and Vonda Skelton For this Friday Fave my focus turns towards one of the sweetest and most encouraging young women I know, Jamie Britt. Her physical sight may be impaired but the insight God gives her certainly is not. Awhile back Jamie asked if I would be a “Friday Friend” on her awesome blog Encouraging Women. I couldn’t say...
Are You An Active Idea Hunter?
“Discovery favors the well-prepared mind.” -Jerome Bruner Thanks to an Amazon birthday gift card (thanks Mom & Steve!) I recently purchased Where Do You Get Your Ideas? A Writer’s Guide to Transforming Notions Into Narratives, by Fred White. I’ve yet to dive in but admit I couldn’t resist dipping my toes into page 31. The subject?...
My Friday Fave: A Revised Target Plaque
Spotted by a delirious woman who was convinced she could dash into Target for just a few stocking stuffers on Black Friday — a plaque that read: One Way to Happiness Is To Follow Your Heart. Back when I knew of God, but had no personal relationship with Jesus, [an eternal difference] I felt sure that God’s greatest desire for me was to be happy. It was only when I began growing in...
Sunday Snippets on Monday
Summit’s series on sharing our grace stories continued this week. Jason’s voice may have faltered a bit but his message did not. Snippets follow, but I encourage you to listen to the sermon in its entirety when it’s posted Tuesday/Wednesday. ——————— Jason began by reminding us that there are many doomsday people out there but...
The Tilting of a Tea Pot for God’s Glory
Who would’ve known how a Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn to Say Please Tea Set could be used to convict, encourage, and glorify God? It all began while shopping for Piper’s birthday this week. I spotted a sale on Fisher-Price play sets and took full advantage by purchasing an On-The-Go Nativity Set for her birthday and a Laugh and Learn to Say Please Tea Set for...
Happy First Birthday, Piper!
One year ago today a new kind of love entered our family. It is boundless without conditions and ever lasting. It’s a kind of love that blessed my life from first breath and will continue until my last. It is the love of a grandmother. Happy First Birthday, sweet...