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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 609

~ Family, Flowers, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday, Sunsets

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Good morning, or good day, should you be viewing at another time. Some of you have been experiencing extremely hot weather, but our past week, while certainly not cool, was a bit cooler than normal for mid-July.  We hope to visit the mountains next month. One day the website for our destination showed 69 degrees, and it was well up in the day. That would be a welcome change!READ MORE

Summer’s Splendid Sunflowers

~ Floral Arrangements, Flowers, Gardening, Summer

Happy Tuesday dear friends!

“The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭65‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

It is hot and humid in our Appalachian Foothills. Pour yourself a glass of iced tea as I take you for a walk in our Summer’s Splendid Sunflowers. It is so hot, I think I’ll sip my tea and keep my comments brief!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 608

~ Gardening, Nature, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭96‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I believe we have now entered the “dog days” of summer. I noticed that temps across the country have been super hot, even in places where we might not expect it. While it is hot here, I don’t feel it is above average for us, but it appears many of you may be seeing temperatures that are above normal! We’ve had blustery skies at times and small showers popping up on occasion. “Small” is the key word as far as precipitation is concerned!READ MORE