Everyday Living

Christmas Cheer & Changes In Our Family Room

~ Christmas, Decorating, Holidays

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91:1‬

Merry Thursday dear friends! Are you all finished with your Christmas shopping?  It is hard to believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away!  

Today, I am so excited to welcome you into my family room, where you will find a whole lot of Christmas cheer!  This summer, we made some changes in this room, and I had planned to share it with you before I decorated for Christmas, but I never got around to even taking photos!  But today we are here, so grab a cup of coffee and let’s take a look!

It took me a few months to convince My Renaissance Man to let me paint the fireplace, but he finally gave in. We built our home in the country almost forty years ago, and it was to be our starter home. But, country living so agreed with us that we could never leave this twenty five acres of woods, pasture, and a view of Lookout Mountain. It is a small home by today’s standards but it is the perfect size for us.

My mantel and hearth are decorated almost the same from year to year!

This is a photo from last year with the brick unpainted. The decor is tweaked a little this year, but not much.
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Monday Morning Blooms: Christmas In the Country

~ Christmas, Decorating, Everyday Living, Winter

 “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.READ MORE

A New Home For The Nutcrackers

~ Christmas, Decorating, Holidays

“”For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:12‬ ‭

Happy greetings to you sweet friends! The last few days have been cold in the Appalachian Foothills of NE Alabama. I have been trying to play catch-up as I am sure most of you are. In between playing and dancing (yes I said dancing) with Ella Mae, I am trying to finish up my Christmas decorating. Today, I am back in the dining room to show you how I have changed up the bay window for the season. I didn’t purchase anything new, I am just using the things I already have in a different way. Seriously, I have way too many Christmas collections but they all hold precious memories and I can’t part with them. I cannot see purchasing anything new when I don’t need it and storage is beginning to be a problem.

You might recall for the past years, the bay window was filled with five slim and flocked trees. It had a magical appearance and many of you commented from year to year about them. But it was time for a change!

Only one slim tree now stands in the bay window along with a pair of life-sized nutcrackers and a collection of Steinbach nutcrackers.READ MORE