“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”
Hebrews 13:8
Hello sweet friends and welcome to Everyday Living’s 4th anniversary! 4 years…that’s 1466 days, 209 weeks, 48 months…whew! We have shared so much of our lives with you and plan to continue! When we first created the blog, we wanted to share our everyday living (hence the name), and I would definitely say it can be classified as a lifestyle blog!
When you land on one of our 784 posts, the first thing you will notice is a Bible verse, which is the core of who we are. Our faith is most important in our lives and we always want to encourage you with scripture. In addition to that, we have shown you 216 Tablescapes, given you a glimpse into our week in photos with 196 Simple + Southern Sundays, traveled to 77 different places and taken you along virtually, shared 22 delicious recipes, celebrated several Christmas’s, Thanksgivings, Valentines Day, and birthdays with you all! It has been fun to reminisce and look back on this blogiversary, but we wouldn’t have been blogging this long if it hadn’t been for you all. You have encouraged us through comments, emails, features, gifts, and more importantly, your friendship!
Be sure to scroll to the bottom to enter our giveaway!
Our very first post August 3, 2014!
We shared our most personal post about a life changing event in January of this year!
Travel has been an important part of our life over the past fourteen years. The most visited travel post was a Rainy Day On Nantucket! An interesting observation is that more people have viewed our travel posts about the U.S than those in other countries.
This small town Southern girl would have never believed she would travel out of the U.S, much less 41 countries and 5 continents. It is impossible to pick a favorite destination, but Santorini would be near the top!
When we started the blog, I was dreaming of having a garden. It came to fruition in the late spring of 2015. Gardening posts have been very popular with our readers.
Last year I started a garden link party. We have continued Gardens Galore this summer. It has been fun, educational, and inspirational to see all the gardens that have been shared!
I have been so excited that Southern Lady Magazine has chosen three of our photos to use on their social media page. Many of you have emailed me immediately when they received their issue. Psst…we have another in the latest edition. I will post it soon!
Left to right: A Little Garden Therapy, This & That No. 5, This & That No. 6
One of our most popular posts was the first one in my designer series. I think Charles Faudree’s style resonated with all of us. He was the master of the mix!
In the fall of 2014, we started a Sunday series called Simple + Southern Sunday. It is basically our week in photos, those things that catch our eye. We spotlight churches, food, sunsets, children, etc! It has been a family effort with everyone knowing that I am always looking for “that great” photo. This is my favorite church photo! Butch was on a business trip in rural Georgia when he came upon this beautiful scene!
Snow is rare in NE AL and when it happens, we get excited. So excited, we devoted an entire Simple + Southern Sunday to our big snow event in 2015!
So many of you comment on the sunset photos. I cannot take credit for most of these. Katy is the sunset chaser extraordinaire!
Simple + Southern Sunday No. 183 has been our most viewed. One of my favorite photos in the post is the aerial by Seth of planting time!
A new series started this year called Floral Friday that I am honored to be a part of. On the first and third Fridays of each month, I share with blogging friends, Shirley, Lidy, and Mary floral inspiration!
Top Row: Under The Rose Arbor, A Touch Of Tulips
Bottom Row: Hydrangeas, Roses, & Strawberries, A Star Spangled Day
Our Ella Mae has been featured on more posts than anyone. You have been so gracious to Butch and me as first time grandparents. When she wasn’t in a recent Sunday post, I received comments and emails asking why. That warmed my heart that so many of you look forward to seeing her picture. She has brought us so much joy and I have included you in the journey from asking for grandmother names, to inviting you to the sweet baby shower, sharing the nursery reveal, and to the arrival of our princess!
And now for the giveaway…
First place winner:
While the custom of afternoon tea originated in Europe, the beverage itself has ties around the world. Tea Parties Around the World is a 136-page hardback book by the editors of award-winning TeaTime magazine. With 97 recipes, Tea Parties Around the World presents a collection of scones, savories, and sweets, perfect for treating teatime guests to an international culinary tour without the need for a passport.
Second place winner:
No matter the season, there’s always room for sweets on the table. From holidays to birthday parties to a typical weekday afternoon, there’s no wrong time to indulge in a confection. So tie on an apron, grab the sugar, and dive into The Tiny Book of Sweets & Confections in the kitchen.
So how do you enter? I am so glad you asked! All you have to do is leave a comment below for one entry. For another chance to win, you can comment on Tuesday’s post! The winners will be chosen by a random drawing and announced on Tablescape Tuesday, August 14.
Truly, I have the best followers. You all have shown me such love and kindness for these four years. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I look forward to sharing more posts with you!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes,, Dwellings-Heart of Your Home, Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, Stone Gable, Confessions of a Plate Addict, Worthing Court, Between Naps on the Porch, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, A Stroll Thru Life, The Charm of Home, Katherines Corner,Petit Haus, Follow The Yellow Brick Home, Vintage Mama’s Cottage, Marilyn’s Treats Eclectic Red Barn, Share Your Cup, Love Of Home, My Soulful Home, Celebrating Everyday Life, Little Farmstead, Starfish Cottage, Rustic & Refined,The Freckled Rose, Life and Linda, DIY 180, Celebrate & Decorate, Sweet Sensations, The Dedicated House, Shabby Fufu, Designthusiasm, Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country
Thanks for all the lovely photos. Thx for sharing your journey with us
Thank you Gail!
I have enjoyed this post so much! Since I am new to you and Butch I checked out all the posts you reminisced of. What an amazing journey! I’m glad to be a happy follower!
Nancy, thank you. Wishing you a wonderful Thursday!
Dearest friend, I have so enjoyed following your beautiful blogs, and honored to have been featured in some. My greatest joy with you and Butch and the family, however, has been following your lives for these forty-four years that we have been friends. I love you as a sister.
You have created a home and a family that has embraced me and my family as yours. So even with all of the beauty that you create, your greatest beauty is your life’s witness. You are family, not just friends. The scripture that comes to mind about this is: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.”
Patti, can you believe 44 years have passed? I love you as a sister, also. Thank you for the years of friendship and family!
Pam, what a great milestone! Enjoy relaxing with a cup of tea and reading your beautiful blog! Had tears reading about Butch’s accident and God’s faithfulness throughout this journey. I became a first time grandmother three months after you with a beautiful granddaughter (who I also keep while her parents work), and totally understand the joy you feel. Thank you for a beautiful blog!
Thank you so much Pat! Blessings~
Thank you for all the beautiful, inspiring posts!
Thank you Rae! Blessings~
Pam and Butch, congratulations on your four year anniversary. Clearly you understood what a beautiful blog could be from the beginning. I really enjoyed this look-back and your regular encouraging, lovely posts. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much Stacey!
Last summer my SIL was in a terrible accident. We went to NC to visit her in October and she shared your blog with me. I have been a fan ever since. I love all you beautiful pictures and I love you garden. Hard to believe it is so new, as it looks like it has been there for decades! Thanks for sharing.
I am so sorry to read of your SIL terrible accident. Thank you so much for following. I hope your SIL has improved. Blessings~
It was beautiful to see all your photos. I am new to your blog and have enjoyed reading all of them. Your devotion to your faith is inspiring as I have been through many life changing events in the last 9 months. Those quotes have gotten me through some dark days. Thank for the giveaway! Tea is my favorite especially Irish tea!
Maureen, I am so sorry to read of your life changing events. Thank you for following. Blessings~
Congratulations and well done on a very professional blog that is great to read!
Thank you Cath!
It’s been a pleasure sharing your Everyday Living along with you on your blog. As a fellow Alabamian I felt a kinship with you and Butch right away. It has been a joy sharing meals with you and reading your posts which are always uplifting and inspiring.
Happy Blogging Anniversary!
Love all the recaps today!
Thank you Bonnie. You are a blessing!
Following your blog has been a great joy in my life. Your unwavering faith, your devotion to each other and your family and your immense talent is evident “every day.” And yes, we love Ella Mae! May God continue to bless you in a mighty way!
Blessings on you and Bob, sweet friend!
Congratulations on you blog anniversary! I’ve only recently found your blog, and I enjoy it thoroughly.
Welcome and thanks for following, Joy!
Beauty filled! Godly post. Love the love you share with us.
Thank you sweet friend!
Congratulations on your 4th Anniversary! Your beautiful blog speaks to my heart and soul! May God continue to bless you.
Thank you Raylene!
Your photographs are just so beautiful! You should enter some in contests, they are definitely winners.
Carole, you are so sweet!
Congratulations on your blog anniversary. Your garden pics are my favorite.
Thank you Marie!
Congratulations,Pam and Butch! Your posts are blessed…Encouragement…Faith…Friendship…Happiness…Beauty!Thanks for sharing…Hugs!
Thank you sweet friend!
Look forward to each new post. So lovely and encouraging. Best of the best.
Thank you Bobbie!
I have so enjoyed being a part of your journey Your blog shows not only your great sense of style but reflects your warmth.
Thank you Linda!
Dear friend, four years since the publication of this blog so dear and three that we have found.
It’s been 3 wonderful years waiting day by day to see what you gave us. You gave us a lot: friendship, love, beautiful things that you do, family parties, the love of the moment of Ella Mae’s birth … All your life we shared with your friends.
That has a lot of value and I’m happy to have found you.
Today is my birthday, always happy on that day because life continues to give me the opportunity to live … which is not little.
Feel a great loving hug
Dolores
Dolores, que bendición has sido. Eres un amigo maravilloso y estimulante. Mucho amor y abrazos, Pam y Butch
Dear Pam, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am to have found you and your blog. As I believe God has a hand in everything, I believe His hand was in our connection. I so thoroughly enjoyed reading through the recap of your years of blogging and read again, with tears about Butch. His struggle to overcome and heal from such a horrific accident.You both are such an example and inspiration.
Pam, your every post is full of beauty, hope, kindness and inspiration. I am always thrilled to see a new post in my in box. You are such an amazing talent, I do not know how you continually do all that you do.
I also must tell you how grateful I am for your kindness and support as I have stumbled to find my way in the blogging world. You have been so supportive and kind. I only hope that one day I may be able to support and help someone as you have helped me.
Blessings to you my sweet friend. I hope you enjoy many more years of blogging ~ our world needs you!
Sandra, you are such a blessing and you offer beauty and hope. You truly inspire with your blog. It is hard to break into the blogging world. I am still stumbling, trying to figure it all out. Thank you from the bottom of my heart dear friend.
Pam,
Another wonderful post. You have such a wonderful way of expressing your heart.
I hope that this blog can continue for many more years.
Congratulations.
Chris
Thank you so much Chris!
Your blog post are inspiring; congratulations on your 4 years of blogging!
Thank you Michelle!
I love a fabulous garden, and you just posted one. Thanks for the gorgeous pictures, and cute little one.
Thank you for your sweet comments.
Thank You for shareing your love for the LORD, your love of GOD’S wonderful world,your family and Butch! I have included my husband( nickname BUTCH!) in many of your posts. Please keep including “the Butch connection!” We think your GrandDaughter(what a doll) looks like her GrandPa. GOD IS GOOD!
Thank you so much Barb. Butch is always behind the scenes?. He loves to be told that our princess favors him!
Pam – I’ve so enjoyed your blog for some time now. My favorite posts are your Sunday posts and the garden posts. Grands are the best! As a fellow lover of Jesus, I love that you are so out there with your faith!
Thank you Joanna. It is good to know you are a fellow believer.
Congratulations!! I have truly enjoyed every posts and always look forward to your tablescapes and wonderful gardens!! Your granddaughter is a precious princess; enjoy!!’
Aw, thanks so very much. Blessings~
Pam, I love your blog, your family and your blog subjects! It’s been so fabulous getting to know you over the past four years, truly. I had only started blogging about a year before you did, so the friendship was cemented quickly once we started connecting on tablescapes and gardening and all other topics. Virtual, yet real, the friendships of blogging are! Congratulations!
ps – I DID see the instagram feature right away in Southern Lady, alongside Michael Lee’s! Loved it!
I miss Michael Lee’s blog! Thank you Rita!
Thank you Rita, I so appreciate your friendship.
I’m enjoying your blog and the wonderful photos and stories. Thank you for sharing your life and loves with us readers, and thank you for sharing your love of God and your faith in Jesus. May God continue to bless you and yours.
Thank you so much Marcie. Blessings~
Pam, Congrats on your 4 year anniversary! You have such beautiful photos and they are very special. I love your verse above, it is so true. When people go through hard times, sometimes if they have the time, just seeing such verses and beauty can remind them that God made so much beauty for us to enjoy. You have captured it in your blog with how you present it to us, as a present. Thank you.
Thank you Carol, blessings~
Happy Anniversary! Your blogging friendship and the kindness and encouragement you have shown me will mean more to me than you will ever know. You have such a beautiful and inspiring blog and possess a great design talent! I wish you many more wonderful blogging years, my sweet friend!!!
Shannon, you are a dear blogging friend. Thank you~
Oh, Pam! How wonderful. Happy Anniversary here in Blog World! You know I love visiting your space, of course, but I love how this post reflects who YOU are and how you manifest that personality in your blog. I’m so delighted we discovered one another. And what a lovely drawing! Fingers crossed. (Oh, and I saw your newest photo in Southern Lady! Very nice!)
Jeanie, I think we discovered each other through travel posts!
Love the photos of Ella Mae . What a cutie. Beautiful post.
Marilyn
Thanks for following, Marilyn!
Pam Thank You for this wonderful post. Ella Mae is so adorable.
God Bless
Marion
Thank you for following Marion!
Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos, scenery of places I will never go, and encouraging scriptures. Your posts are a blessing.
Thank you so much Therese!
Oh, it was so nice to read through the history of your blogging adventure! What a gift to us all that God called and you answered His call to begin this blog and stick it out these four years! I trust He will bless the two of you to blog for many more years, and I surely look forward to following along with you, my friend!
Thank you to a new friend!
Congrats on 4 years of blogging!! Beautiful photos and loved walking with you down memor lane…. Thanks so much for stopping by!! I have been on a bit of a blogging break! I would love to be entered in your generous Giveaway….
Hugs,
Deb
Thank you so much, Debbie. Enjoy your blogging break
Pam,
Congratulations on your 4th Year Anniversary of blogging. I am from Huntsville, Alabama and have extended family members who still live all over north Alabama. The weather there is so good for both flower and vegetable gardens. Your gardens are so beautiful.
Thank you for offering two wonderful books as giveaway prizes.
Judith
Judith, thanks for letting me know you are from Alabama. The weather is good for gardening. We had a storm yesterday afternoon with 50mph winds. It came up suddenly, we had a tree split into. Thankfully, that was the worst damage.
Such beautiful pictures. I’m new to your posts and enjoy them very much. I am looking forward to see what you post in the future. God bless you.
Thank you Annetta!
Am a fairly new follower, and really enjoy your blog, especially seeing how your garden is doing, and also the strong faith you two have that is evident in your postings. And, of course, the pictures of the darling Ella Mae…….
Jae, thank you for following. Blessings~
Congratulations Pam & Butch, four years blogging is a milestone!
I have enjoyed your blog & friendship since we found each other in the blogging world Pam, thank you for sharing your everyday life . ♥
Great photos!
Jennifer
Thank you so much Jennifer!
Always a pleasure to visit Pam. Congrats on some of your photos being selected for Southern Lady. Well deserved! Your gardens are always eye candy for me. Congrats again on 4 wonderful years of blogging.
Thank you so much Linda!
Yes, you have shared much beauty over these years. I find your variety of gardens, flowers, interiors, travel, and tablescapes to all be of keen interest for me. Thanks for the chance to win this book. I love a good teaparty!
Thank you Sarah!
Omg, that shot of Santorini is amazing! Where did you shoot it from? I kept running around trying to get as many domes as possible but never really got the great shot. Yours is awesome!!
Thank you Lory. It was a little place that we walked down to and there it was, so perfect. We loved Santorini and all of the Greek islands. It was a wonderful trip.
Big congrats on your 4th. year!!!!! So happy y’all started your blog because it a wonderful addition to the happy moments in my life, and I know to many others as well. Your scriptures are a constant encouragement, and so glad you incorporated them into your posts. I’ve so enjoyed all the variety and beauty you’ve shared, and although you live far from me, I feel a deep connection because of your willingness to share your true selves and kindness of hearts. You and Butch are truly an inspiration. Bless you both. Hugs!
Bobbi, thank you for all your sweet comments and encouragement over these four years. You are a true blessing! Hugs
Dear Pam, congratulations on your anniversary. Your blog has been a blessing to me especially this year. After the diagnosis of pacreatic cancer for my dear little sister on Jan 30 we lost her May 17. Four days later my husband was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer. He is in chemo at this time. My husband and I are avid gardeners and I love your gardening party. Just wanted to let you know I find your blog inspring to me, sometimes we don’t realize how many lives we touch.
Linda, thank you for your sweet comments. I am so sorry to read of the passing of your precious little sister and your hubby’s bout with cancer. You and your husband will be in my prayers. I hope he feels up to some gardening, it is therapy for all of us who love it. Blessings and hugs, Pam ❤️
Congratulations Pam…I love your blog and have enjoyed sharing tablescapes with you. I also am pleased to find a sister in Christ. God Bless you for your inspiring Bible verses.
Congratulations – – – I am always inspired by your blog and posts.
Thank you so much, Marty!