Everyday Living

Music & Memories

~ Everyday Living, Music

 A song can paint a picture, and transform our thoughts, attitudes, and feelings like nothing else.  Music has the ability to take us to another time and another place instantly as the first notes reach our ears.  We are suddenly back into our own unique story, briefly experiencing something special, and for a few moments it’s yesterday once more. We all probably have hundreds of songs that carry us away to the land of memories.

We live in a wonderful time where if a song has been recorded and we want it, we can usually get it easily! ITunes, Youtube,…you name it and it’s probably there!  As fortunate as we are to have the ability to have thousands of recordings on the device of our choice, there’s still nothing quite like a live performance.

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A few weeks ago, Butch and I took a little road trip to Nashville, the music capital of the US.  We often go for business, but this trip was for the sole purpose of seeing a singer/songwriter that we began listening to in our early teens…one that I first saw perform as a starry-eyed 13 year-old in Birmingham, AL.
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Let It Snow!

~ Everyday Living

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool”
Isaiah 1:18

It’s the four letter word that paralyzes the deep south…  
S-N-O-W
And guess what?!  It is in our forecast for this weekend! For parts of the country where snow is common during the winter months, the words “wintry mix” would be no big deal.  But for us southerners, we take no chances and raid the nearest grocery store for the two essentials:  milk and bread!  Since snow is such a rarity for us, it’s not uncommon for schools and businesses to shut down and for time to stand still!  In hopeful preparation of a weekend of winter weather, I wanted to share with you all what a snow day might look like for me here in the Appalachian foothills!  


We always love our view, but there’s just something about the winter snow that brings a calm!


There’s always the chance that we will lose power when it snows and accumulates…so a french press is a must for this coffee lovin’ girl!


The photo opps are endless when the white stuff covers the ground!  This was taken two years ago in our downtown area where the train tracks cross over the Coosa River!
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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