Everyday Living

It Started Like Any Other Night…

~ Christmas, Faith, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:23‬ ‭

Warm greetings sweet friends!  Can you believe that in less than a week Christmas will arrive? A couple of years ago I received a gift that totally took me by surprise. The lovely Pat from Life at Lydia’s House gifted me with her own designed Christmas dinnerware “Bethlehem Christmas”…and you talk about a lovely gift!  There are 8 different designs that share the birth of Jesus according to the scriptures. I am so excited to use it for our family’s Christmas once again and to share our table with you!

Once again I’ve asked Butch to share the lyrics of a song he wrote a few years ago. We have such a love for music so it seems fitting to use the words of a song to caption this Bethlehem Christmas. As you gather around our table it is our prayer that each scene will reveal the reality of the Christ child!

“It started like any other night as shepherds kept their sheep

The darkness changed to a guiding light, come see the Prince of Peace.
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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 215

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

 “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4:4-5‬ ‭‬‬

 We’ve experienced some awesome sunrises this autumn but this has to be one of the best yet!

   Ella Mae insist that at least one caroler must come inside and spend the day with her.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 214

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Simple + Southern Sunday

 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:14‬ ‭

  First light on a December morning!

  One year ago yesterday we had some real snow on our tree branches but only rain this weekend. We hear that our neighbors a few miles northeast are getting a lot of the white stuff!READ MORE