Everyday Living

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 319

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

We create new memories each day as Christmas approaches, but there is something about this time of year that also stirs us to reflect and remember even more than we usually do. With this in mind, we decided to include a mix of the old and the new for today’s Simple + Southern Sunday! 

Be sure to read to the bottom to find the winners of the Lynch Creek Farm centerpiece.

 

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9:2‬ ‭

Speaking of light, Noccalula Falls Park, near our home,  is an awesome place to visit anytime but especially around Christmas. 

Thanks to Appalachian Digital Media for a great shot at Noccalula Falls Park!

While the park at the falls is quite elaborate and sophisticated in it’s design and preparation, ours at home starts out and remains…fairly simple!READ MORE

A Sunshine Cottage Christmas

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Sunshine Cottage

Merry, merry Thursday sweet friends! I am so excited to welcome you to A Sunshine Cottage Christmas!

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭

When you open the cottage door, it may look like Christmas has exploded. As many of you readers know, I am a long-time collector…Byers Carolers, nutcrackers, Fitz and Floyd, nativities, Radko ornaments, and so much more. My most precious keepsakes are those made by the loving hands of my Mother. The cottage was decorated with my darling granddaughters in mind. My goal was to see their eyes wide open with surprise and to make lasting memories.

Christmas carols are playing and the door is open, come on in!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside Sunshine Cottage! You can see the cottage porch decorated for Christmas here.

Nikko “happy holidays” plates and tartan plaid chargers decorate the shelves!READ MORE

It’s That time Of Year

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

Happy Monday sweet friends. Christmas is fast approaching and I still have much to do. How about you? I am putting some finishing touches on Sunshine Cottage in hopes that I can share on Thursday. There is still shopping to be done and goodies to be baked. I will be baking fruitcakes this week for my precious Daddy, sister-in-love, and myself. We are the only three people that I know that love fruitcake!! Christmas wouldn’t seem like Christmas without Pam’s fruitcake, says my very wise Daddy!

“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!””
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:31‬ ‭‬‬

It is Monday Morning Blooms with my blogging friends. It is an exciting one…we all have a centerpiece giveaway! Be sure to waltz on over to the end of this post to see how to enter, after all…it’s that time of year!

I enjoy keeping a table set during the holidays. Changing it often, guarantees I can see all of the Christmas dishware that I have collected through the years.

You will find the links for my talented friends at the bottom of this post.READ MORE