“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5
Hello sweet friends, I am so glad you are here. Welcome to day three of our Inaugural Monday Morning Blooms special Christmas tour! I am excited to be offering a fabulous GIVEAWAY, so you will want to make sure to read to the end of the post for a chance to win!
If you are new to Everyday Living, we are blessed that our days at home are spent in the country on about 25 acres in the Appalachian foothills. We always have a country Christmas!
As you step up to my small front porch, you will see and smell the fresh greenery. The beautiful wreath is from Lynch Creek Farm, a family owned business since 1980. It is surrounded by fresh pine garland that My Renaissance Man cuts each year and hangs on our porches.
It is always a pleasure to join my blogging friends Shirley, Mary, and Lidy. We are extending a warm welcome to our new member, Yvonne of StoneGable. Each of us is offering a giveaway. You will want to visit these talented ladies and comment for a chance to win! The links are provided at the bottom of this post.
Since we live in the country, I chose Winter Adventure, a rustic wreath with a sweet red cardinal and a white-washed birdhouse. Frosted ponderosa pine cones, faux red berries, and a gray and white gingham bow adorn the wreath made of noble fir, incense cedar, juniper, and white pine.
Adding color on the porch is a sweet little rug featuring a red truck!
Using a garden urn, I placed a grapevine wreath to add support for cypress, cedar, apples, and a hurricane candle stand.
There isn’t enough space for much else on my porch!
As you open the door, you get a glimpse of our tree in the family room. Come on in, I have prepared a little treat.
Today is only a mini tour of our family room, you are invited back next week
to see more.
For my coffee table, I chose the Wildlife Centerpiece. A pair of red cardinals and their nest accent the lush greens of Western red, incense, and Port Orford cedars embellished with a red candle and hurricane holder.
In the background of the centerpiece is a nativity that I always place on my hearth. It is the center of our Christmas!
I decided to simplify this year with small touches of Christmas scattered on this side of the room.
We love a good appetizer before dinner and I prepared a new recipe that I will be sharing soon. These Cranberry Brie tarts with orange marmalade are delicious especially served with hot spiced tea!
A new Christmas pillow from TJ Maxx suddenly appeared in my shopping cart a few weeks ago. I also added a faux garland to the oil painting, just a little merry and bright touch!
Thank you for your sweet visit, I hope you enjoyed yourself. And now for the all important GIVEAWAY!
Lynch Creek Farm has generously offered to give away the Winter Adventure Wreath to one of my readers!
To enter the giveaway leave me a comment telling me your favorite Christmas carol! How easy is that!!!
The deadline for this giveaway is midnight (EST) Saturday, December 8, 2018. The giveaway is limited to residents of the continental U.S. only.
Please be sure your email is correct in the comment section so that the winner can be notified and the wreath will arrive in a timely fashion for you to enjoy for the holidays.
For more chances to win, please visit my Monday Morning Blooms friends and comment according to their direction.
Mary of Home Is Where The Boat Is
Shirley of Housepitality Designs
The Monday Morning Blooms Tour Lineup
Monday
Mary • Home Is Where The Boat Is
Tuesday
Shirley • Housepitality Designs
Wednesday
Pam • Everyday Living
Thursday
Yvonne • StoneGable
Friday
Lidy • FrenchGardenHouse
Thank you dear friends and have a joy-filled day!
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, 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
I loved seeing your beautiful Christmas greenery and decorations…..so much inspiration! My favorite Christmas carol is Away in a Manger.
My favorite Christmas song is “Mary Did You Know” followed by “The First Noel”. I named my Christmas baby Noelle and she will be 50 this Christmas.
My favorite Christmas carol is “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” because it is the first Christmas song I remember my mother singing when I was a little girl.
Your home is so warm and welcoming. Silent Night is my favorite carol, especially when sung with lit candles and low lighting.
I love Silent Night – so peaceful and lovely. And I love the country and birds in decorating!! Thank you!
O Holy Night is one of my favorites, but I really love them all. Silent Night, sung by candlelight on Christmas Eve, makes me tear up every time and my favorite part of Christmas every year.
Your home is so beautifully decorated. Thanks for inviting us in, Pam.
Amalia
xo
Thank you Amalia!
I love “Holy NIght.” It actually brings tears to my eyes. I wait for it every Christmas Eve.
My favorite carol is Silent night. I just found you today but will be back. I share your faith and interest in decoration.
I have been following the floral Fridays since the beginning and so excited to see Yvonne from Stone Gable is now joining Monday Morning Bloom! My favorite Christmas song is Silent Night, even tho I love all the music of Christmas. Thanks Lynch Creek Farm for the opportunity to win such a beautiful wreath. Please enter me into the drawing.
Thanks, Denise
Joy to the World is one of my favorite carols, your home is lovely! Happy Holidays to you
Oh, sweet friend! Your home is just SO beautiful! It was such a joy to walk through it today and see more of it. I can’t wait to see more! God bless you this season!
Thank Lynch Creek Farms and Pam for sharing the beautiful wreath. The Little Drummer Boy is my favorite carol closely followed by Carol of the Bells. Merry Christmas.
What Child Is This? Today is my first time visiting. i will be back. Thanks for sharing.
Your living room is absolutely beautiful
“Love Came Down at Christmas” is one of my favorites…the simple but awe-inspiring message. Your home is lovely.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. Can’t wait to see more. It’s difficult to choose a favorite carol, but will say ‘O Holy Night’ is at the top of my list. Have a very
Merry & peaceful Christmas.
Your home is so warm and inviting. Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite is “Mary Did You Know”.
Oh my word, Your home is gorgeous. I am blown away, I cannot wait to see more. “Mary did you Know” is my favorite Christmas song.
You had me with the red birds! They were my mother’s favorites and I always include them in my Christmas decorating in her memory. My favorite Christmas carol is ‘What Child is this’.
Love your decorations! My favorite Christmas song is the Hallelujah Chorus.
I always zoom in on every detail. I hate to be a copycat BUT I can’t help but copy your great ideas. Love it all. My favorite Christmas carol is “Joy to the World.”
Mary Lou
I look forward to singing “Silent Night” at the Christmas Eve service, surrounded by my family. Special times!
Beautiful! My favorite carol is “O Come O Come Emmanuel”. Merry Christmas to you all! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zshzkkD-NYA
Your home is beautiful! Looking forward to seeing more of it. My favorite Christmas carol is “What Child is This”. Merry Christmas!
Your home and decor are beautiful…..so inviting! Probably my favorite Christmas carol would be “O Holy Night” because it reminds me so much of what the season is all about. Of course, I do love all of the Christmas carols and have been playing them non stop while getting all of our Christmas decorations out and the house decorated. Merry Christmas!
Beautiful eclectic decor!…My favorite Christmas carol is “In a Manger Lowly” written by a nun of the Sisters of Saint Joseph who were my teachers many years ago….Merry Christmas, all!
O, Holy Night is one of my very favorites.
I love seeing your beautiful decor! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the chance to win such a beautiful wreath. My favorite Christmas carol is “0 Holy Night.”
Your home is so inviting! And the wreath is an absolute inspiration. My favorite carol is, I’ll be Home for Christmas. Everyone should be so fortunate to spend time with family & loved ones wherever they call home.
Your front porch is so inviting. Love the wreath. Favorite carol is “Silent Night”. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us.
Your home is beautiful – simple elegance.
Thank you Ann!
Away in a Manger is my favorite Christmas carol. Your home is gorgeous!
My favorite Christmas hymn is “Mary Did You Know?. I ask myself often, is my faith as strong as the faith young Mary had? A good question to ponder on, instead of rushing half crazed through the Holiday Season. How strong is our faith? Let us all pray together to help one another grow and mature in our faith. Grace and Peace to you and yours.
Thank you Wanda, grace and peace to you!
Your home is so festive for the holidays!! My favorite Christmas Carol is Oh Holy Night – and it’s also the first solo I ever sang in our church folk group, on Christmas Eve, when I was about 12 or 13. I was shaking like crazy!
Debbie, I was 12 when I sang my first solo and I was also shaking! Thanks for visiting.
I love your porch, that urn is spectacular! I think this is my first time seeing your living room and it is just beautiful I love it! Every thoughtful detail…
My favorite carol this year is “Christmas in my Heart” by Loving Caliber feat. Mia Pfirrman. I actually heard this song in a YouTube video and had to have it. I’m obsessed.:-)
Thanks Christine, I will have to listen to,the song!