Everyday Living

Coffee Table Talk: Pumpkins

~ Autumn, Everyday Living, Faith

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

Hello dear friends. It finally feels like fall and I am so excited!!! Have I told y’all it is my favorite season? I have been a little under the weather this week, nothing major just allergies and a slight cold. I debated whether to do my regular Thursday post or just take it easy. Well, I guess you know my decision. I so love connecting with you my readers. I know for certain that I have the very best readers.

It has been several months since I have posted a “coffee table talk”…please join me for a little chat.

“Winter is an etching, spring a water color, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all.”
-Stanley Horowitz

I made a few seasonal changes in our family room, but I do keep it simple these days. In years past I would have changed out all the accessories! I think I am just too tired now. Do you all feel that way? As I have reached a more mature age (wink), there are other things I would rather do. Do you go all out decorating for each season? I do love to decorate with pumpkins and mums outside, so if you missed my kitchen porch you can see it here.

A simple dough bowl filled with an assortment of pumpkins is an easy way to bring autumn into our family room.READ MORE

A Simple Autumn Arrangement-Monday Morning Blooms

~ Autumn, Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms, Outdoors

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭

Hello dear friends! It is the first Monday of October which means a new edition of Monday Morning Blooms. We finally have relief from our record breaking temperatures. I must tell you while I was setting up and photographing last Thursday (October 3, 5:00 p. m.), it was 98 degrees. You will note that there are a couple of throws on the chairs, just because I was dreaming of needing them eventually!

We miss our lovely Shirley. She hopes to be back with us soon. Thank you for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers.

If you need an easy idea for a fall table, this one is perfect!

“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.”
-Henry Ward Beecher

Our common theme is an arrangement made with cuttings from the garden or yard. It is amazing what you can find this time of year. The box contains goldenrod, blush nandina, sunshine ligustrum, rosemary, and beautyberry. Everything was cut from my garden or on our property!

The links for Mary’s and Lidy’s beautiful floral arrangements are at the bottom of this post!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 257

~ Autumn, Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Granddaughter, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:23-26‬ ‭

Happy 89th Birthday (today) to Pam’s Dad, known mostly as Pawpaw!

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.”
-Billy Graham

Dawns early light…READ MORE