Everyday Living

A Healthy Dose Of Color: Tablescape Tuesday

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:6‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. Thank you so much for your heartfelt condolences on the passing of Butch’s dad. We read each one and they were so kind and comforting. His dad will definitely be missed, yet through the sadness we are reminded of God’s goodness and his sovereign hand in all things!

I had not planned to post a tablescape this week, but yesterday I decided it would be enjoyable to pull out the dishes and see what I could come up with. I knew I wanted color…and I think I have a healthy dose of it on this table!

With yesterday being a holiday, I didn’t have the girls so it was a perfect day to set up a tablescape.

Grocery stores roses, carnations, and alstroemeria brought some much needed flower therapy on a cold winter day!READ MORE

Top Ten Tablescapes 2019

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:8‬ ‭

Happy New Year’s Eve dear friends. It is so hard to believe we are about to enter a new year and decade! There are many things to ponder with the dawn of a new year…things you would like to change, goals you wish to set, places you would like to visit and so many more. Before entering 2020, I do enjoy looking back on the year 2019. Our most joyous event was the arrival of our second granddaughter, Emma Kennedy!

The past few days I have taken time to look back at all the photos I have taken during the year and those number in the thousands. Today, we will look back on a few of those as we check out the top ten most viewed tablescapes of 2019. I must say a couple of these surprised me. You can click the highlighted link to go to the original post.

No.10
The Traveling Shamrocks

No. 9
Thanksgiving At HomeREAD MORE

An All Natural Christmas Tablescape

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Tablescape Tuesday

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

Hello sweet readers. I can hardly believe that Christmas is two weeks from tomorrow. There are still presents to be bought and wrapped, goodies to be baked and shared, and most importantly time to be spent with family and friends. Tomorrow is our son’s birthday. I shall never forget that Christmas morning thirty four years ago when we placed him under our Christmas tree. We wept tears of joy for God’s answered prayer for a child. We will celebrate on Thursday evening with dinner at our house. The menu never changes as I prepare his favorites…manicotti and red velvet cake. Today’s tablescape was set with him in mind!

The table is set for four, but will change on Thursday to accommodate nine smiling faces. For many years I entertained all during the holidays. Often I would invite three or four couples, but there was always something special when there was only one couple sitting across the table from us. It allowed time for meaningful conversation.

The Lynch Creek Farm “woodland birch” centerpiece is still fresh, so once again it is making an appearance. I removed it from the blue and white bowl and placed it inside a wicker tray in keeping with an all natural look running down the center of the table.READ MORE