Everyday Living

Our Thanksgiving Table

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

Hello sweet friends. It is the third Monday of the month which means Morning Blooms with my lovely friends, Lidy, Mary, and Shirley! How can it possibly be the third Monday of November?

‭”Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭107:1‬

It is our Thanksgiving edition of Monday Morning Blooms. I invite you to pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable at our table. The conversation will be lively, the stories will be heart-warming, and the food will be lovingly prepared. Lingering is always welcomed!

Be sure to read to the end of this post to discover my winner of the stunning magnolia wreath!

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday because it is about gathering around our table laden with abundant food, and joining hands with family as we give thanks to our Heavenly Father for His gracious gifts and blessings.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 367

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

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭84:11-12‬ ‭

We are blessed to have wonderful neighbors. This is a couple of our nearest neighbors to the east. They often greet me when I venture near their place.READ MORE

We Gather Together

~ Autumn, Blog hop, Everyday Living, Faith, Thanksgiving

Happy Tuesday, sweet readers. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I can’t believe how quickly it is approaching. I am joining twenty one table stylists for a Thanksgiving Tablescape Blog Hop hosted by my talented friend, Rita at Panoply!

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭100:4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

If all goes as planned, my precious family will be seated around our table as “we gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing.” I remember as a child, in our small rural church, we always sang a song that contained this phrase on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I hold many precious memories of that time and place! The song, titled “We Gather Together”, comes from the early 1600’s and most sources indicate the author is unknown.

Gathering with those I love the most is a gracious blessing from the Heavenly Father. It is especially meaningful this year. Last year I prepared my Thanksgiving meal and made deliveries to family members. It was the first time in eighteen years we had been unable to host nor were we able to gather as a family.

Did you notice that I have changed tablescape locations? Since last spring all of my tablesettings have been in the garden or the Sunshine Cottage. Today, I am back in the dining room to share a Thanksgiving table!READ MORE