Everyday Living

Sunshine Cottage Christmas Porch

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith

Hello sweet friends. I hope your week is going well. Are you decking the halls or have you finished? I am keeping it more low key and simple this year. I don’t know if it is age (probably), but it seems that it takes me twice the time to complete a project.

“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 ‭

Yesterday, the thermometer rose to 52 and the wind settled. It was a sunny day, so I took advantage of the weather and photographed the Sunshine Cottage porch dressed for Christmas.

Having French doors requires two wreaths, which weren’t easy to come by this year. I found these on Amazon and they fit nicely with my Renaissance Man’s fresh pine garland!

If you have been a long time reader of Everyday Living, you will certainly recognize the five feet tall nutcrackers!READ MORE

6 Festive Christmas Tablescapes

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Tablescape Tuesday

Hello dear friends. Thank you for all the sweet and comforting messages and emails that you sent to us on the passing of our daughter-in-love’s precious Daddy and our granddaughters’ Popsie. Each one meant so much to us.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭100:4-5‬ ‭‬‬

Tomorrow we will celebrate Thanksgiving with fewer around our table than ever before. The cooking has begun with all of our traditional dishes being prepared. My Thanksgiving table is set and ready for the big meal!

Usually Christmas decorating begins the day after Thanksgiving at our house. However, the Sunshine Cottage is almost finished and a tree may appear in the dining room by Thursday. Today you might need a little ten minute break from cooking or decorating. So, I have gone through the archives and chosen six Christmas tablescapes for you to peruse and hopefully get ideas and inspiration. Put your feet up, pour a fresh cup of coffee, and join me for a slice of pumpkin bread as we look back on past Christmas tables!

To view the original posts click on the highlighted links.

The golden reindeer were the inspiration for this table setting.

The reindeer are quite old and have found themselves in different places for the Christmas season…READ MORE

A Festive & Fragrant Tablescape

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

Hello sweet readers and welcome to Monday Morning Blooms! I always look forward to the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month when I join my talented friends to share floral inspiration.

 
 

“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:12‬ ‭

 
 

Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of year! In my first Christmas post of the holiday season, I am excited that the Ladies of Monday Morning Blooms are collaborating with Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica to offer you a chance to win a fabulous giveaway. You will find all the details of how to enter at the bottom of this post. I suggest you pour yourself a cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or whatever warms you up and gets you going. Most of all, I pray that we will allow the Hope and Joy that is the reason for the season to warm our hearts!

 

Setting this Christmas table was a delight. It has been a most unusual and difficult year for all of us, but Christmas fills me with child-like wonder!

 

You will find the links for Lidy, Mary, and Shirley at the bottom of this post.READ MORE