Everyday Living

No Frills Or Fluff: Last Week In Our Everyday Living

~ Everyday Living, Food & Entertaining

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”
Hebrews 13:8

Hello to my lovely readers!  Usually on Monday, when you come over to our blog, you will find a new vignette, a travel post or maybe even some pretties from Pinterest.  But this week, we are switching gears a little bit.  Like you, every week for us holds different events…some small and seemingly insignificant, and some big and life-changing.  We hold to the truth that our God is the same through both and we serve Him as Lord through them all.  This past week, I had a week full of fun events and it only feels appropriate to share them with you, my readers.  Today you won’t see any frills or fluff, just a week in my everyday living!

 
I was able to stretch my birthday out over a full weekend this year!  Why only celebrate one day when you can celebrate three!?  It began with a fun trip that Butch planned…an afternoon of shopping in Birmingham and dinner at one of our favorite restaurants!


And this is the one who makes EVERY day special!  Our sweet Ella Mae was so cooperative as we re-created a photo of Seth when he was about this age!  She is wearing his first Osh Kosh overalls that I have saved for thirty years and she seems to be enjoying his radio flyer!  It was a perfect photo opportunity for this first time grandmother!READ MORE

Be Still…

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Outdoors

…and know that I am God.  I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10

Sometimes life just gets loud.  There are deadlines to meet, to-do lists that never end, and chores that must be done before we can lay our head on our pillow at night.  The demands of our everyday living seem to never end.  And they leave us longing for something more…  

 
…for a time of quiet, of peace…and of rest.  Do you ever long to escape the noise of this life…to turn down the volume or even silence it completely? 

 
Have you ever been so busy doing that you miss out on just being?

 
I have desperately needed a time of quiet, a time to escape.  Over the past few days, I have set aside time to seek to have a quiet heart…to listen to His still small voice in the midst of a crazy and loud world…

 
….to just be still, and know…that He is God and that He is in control.  

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The World’s Longest Yard Sale

~ Everyday Living, Travel

“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:10‬ ‭

Every year when the first weekend in August rolls around, people travel from all over to my neck of the woods with one thing in mind: a good bargain!  If you love  antiquing or vintage items, then you probably know about the World’s Longest Yard Sale that starts here in Gadsden, Alabama and goes all the way to Addison, Michigan.  Imagine miles and miles (690 to be exact) of treasures…it’s a true junker’s paradise!


You can find everything from galvanized washtubs to vintage Pyrex dishes to old furniture just waiting on that coat of chalk paint!  Of course it wouldn’t be a real yard sale if there weren’t knick-knacks from a McDonald’s Happy Meal, old shoes with the soles barely intact, and junk that absolutely no one on earth would want, but hey! I figured it would be a little more fun for you, my readers, to see it through the lens of a camera than to actually have to brave the heat and the traffic…so come on folks, let’s go yardsalin’!


Have you been looking for that architectural statement for your front yard?  Look no further!


The World’s Longest Yard Sale is on top of the latest decorating trends!

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