Everyday Living

Easter: Celebrating Life

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms, Spring

Hello dear friends. I hope you all enjoyed the first weekend of April. It was a beautiful weekend but a bit cooler than normal. As I prepared my table outside last week, it was impossible not to notice that my surroundings were undergoing wonderful changes. There were new leaves, new buds, new blooms, bees buzzing, birds building nests, and many other creatures  out and about. Spring had arrived and it was another day and another moment to celebrate life! Today’s post is just one way that I’ve chosen to join the celebration!

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?””
‭‭John‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭

I always look forward to to the first and third Mondays of each month as I join my Monday Morning Blooms friends for flower therapy!

Our common theme for this edition of Monday Morning Blooms is Easter!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 387

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Family, Spring, Sunshine Cottage

“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭96:11-12‬ ‭

A major clearing last year, mainly removing a thicket of privet, opened up our view of a wooded area east of the house. This gave us a much better view of this large tree that I have since named the “Tree of Reconciliation”. Many years ago this tree experienced a separation and a division occurred. At some point, probably after quite some time had passed, there was reconciliation and a coming together once again. It’s never too late!READ MORE

The Joys Of Easter

~ Blog hop, Easter, Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescapes

Happy Tuesday dear friends. Can you believe April will arrive this Friday? That means one fourth of 2022 will have passed. I am excited to join seventeen table stylists for a tablescape blog hop full of ideas hosted by my friend, Rita from Panoply. If you are looking for Spring and Easter tabletop inspiration, you have come to the right place..

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,”
‭‭John‬ ‭11:25‬ ‭

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. I love all of the joy it brings…Resurrection…New Life…Family…Food…Fellowship to name just a few!

I had planned to share an outdoor table, but the wind was blowing so hard it was impossible. Plan B was the dining room which is where we normally have Easter lunch. Most of my centerpieces are floral arrangements, but I opted for something different and really easy. No purchases were required. Using a yellow pedestal bowl, I placed a smaller bowl inside in order to elevate the rabbit. I then tucked moss all around the interior bowl and set the rabbit on top and filled in any gaps with more moss. The Fitz and Floyd rabbit teapot is part of the Herb Garden collection designed for garden enthusiasts. The tray is also part of the collection which was manufactured between 1996 and 2000. My sweet husband surprised me many years ago with all of the pieces on the table plus a tea set.READ MORE