Everyday Living

A Christmas Tablescape & Birthdays

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Faith, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

 “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

Warm greetings sweet friends. Can you believe Christmas is only a couple of weeks away?! Have you finished your shopping? Let’s just say I still have much to be done. Even with all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, we stop to celebrate two very important birthdays around our house. We gathered Sunday evening at the table to indulge in Seth’s yearly birthday (December 11) request of manicotti and red velvet cake. If you’ve followed Everyday Living for a while then you know that Seth is our “close to Christmas” miracle gift that God chose to bless us with in 1985. You may never have the opportunity to know Seth personally, but it is our prayer that each of you will focus on the person whose birthday created Christmas. He is Jesus, and every human has been given the opportunity to know Him. Getting to know Jesus personally makes all who choose Him an eternal winner!

Speaking of winners, we hope you  enjoy this post as you make your way to the end and see who our give-away winner is!    

  I have tried hard not to make any new purchases for tablescaping and I have managed to do reasonably well. But something new did appear on the table…the silver twig flatware from Pier 1. I have been eyeing it for a couple of years and I finally bought it on sale!

  The table is dressed for “the most wonderful time of the year!” Fresh pine was added to faux tulips for an easy centerpiece.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 162

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

  “All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men…

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:3-5

  This steel band is all that remains of an old wagon wheel. It’s probably seen a lot of snow days!READ MORE

Here We Come A-Caroling

~ Christmas, Decorating, Faith, Food & Entertaining, Holidays, Outdoors

 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:1

Warm greetings on this chilly morning, dear friends!  Thank you for stopping by in the midst of this busy holiday season…we’ve got a fun little surprise for you all today. You’ll have to read all the way to the end to see what our giveaway is all about!  I want to invite you in to warm up today, but we are going to make a stop on the kitchen porch first!  If you have followed Everyday Living for a while you know this porch is the entrance of choice for our family and friends, and always included our life size nutcrackers…but they marched over HERE this year to be better protected from the wind and rain (they are quite old)!

As musicians we always have music playing in our home, especially at Christmastime. As soon as you step out of your car, you are greeted with the sounds of the season through our outdoor speakers!  With this in mind, I felt it was appropriate to add the sweet carolers to the porch.  I spotted them at Hobby Lobby and knew they would be a perfect fit!  We have fond memories of the years that we went caroling to the homes of seniors, shut-ins, and nursing home residents.  So today, join me as we sing…”Here We Come A-Caroling…” and don’t forget to enter our giveaway!

Each year my Renaissance Man cuts fresh pine from our twenty acres to make a beautiful and fragrant entrance!

  I just love the sweetness of the snowgirl caroler…
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