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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 599

~ Mothers Day, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

No, not every woman will become a mother. But, we are all here, without exception, because a young woman of childbearing age chose to bear within her, and give birth to, a life that God knew all about long, long before. No two circumstances being the same, the thought of “Mother” brings about a wide and endless range of emotions among us. Yet, by divine providence, you and I are here. Here, because God had a plan and purpose by which He brought each of us into the world…all fearfully and wonderfully made!READ MORE

Celebrating Mothers With Peonies

~ Floral Arrangements, Flowers, Monday Morning Blooms, Mothers Day, Spring

Happy Monday and welcome sweet friends! This coming Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day which is always a special day for our family!

“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭30‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Our picnic table next to the woodlands is often used in springtime for tablesettings while we wait for the garden to fill in and bloom. I have used this area for many Mother’s Day tablescapes. We recently purchased a new picnic table because those pesky squirrels have been chewing on our older one and would often spread out their meal and never bother to clean up the mess! It was moved a half mile through the woods to find its new home by the river. In case you missed our first picnic, you can see it here.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 598

~ Birthdays, Flowers, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Hello May! The first day of the month arrived with a lot of clouds but a brief break occurred at sunrise. It was a cool, quiet morning with the exception of a coyote yapping at me from over the hill. He knew I was around and had no intentions of revealing himself. We had plans for later in the day and hoped for sunshine. The day remained mostly cloudy, but that did not change our plans!READ MORE