Everyday Living

Walking Where Jesus Walked

~ Easter, Faith, Holidays, Travel

Having an opportunity to spend some time in Israel a few years ago almost seems like a dream.  What a tremendous privilege and blessing.  Visiting places where God chose to take on human form, live, walk, work, minister, die, and rise from the dead is overwhelming and beyond adequate description!  It is our prayer that you enjoy a quick journey with us as we visit some very special places in the Holy Land during this Holy Week.

The Jordan River rises on the slopes of Mount Hermon, on the Syrian-Lebanese border, flows through northern Israel to the Sea of Galilee and empties into The Dead Sea!  As you can see, this photo was taken in a tourist spot where people can be baptized in the Jordan!

“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John,
to be baptized by him”
(‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬)

Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River and Christians from all over the world come here to be baptized!  Butch and I both had planned to be re-baptized, but when I saw the fish and river rats, I reneged!!READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: An “Egg-stra” Special Birthday!

~ Easter, Food & Entertaining, Holidays, Tablescape Tuesday

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:3-4‬ ‭

Sometimes life just gets crazy!  With all the busyness of work schedules and a baby shower, we had to postpone a birthday celebration!  And if you’ve been a follower of the blog for very long, you know we love to celebrate birthdays in our family!  Last Friday evening, we were finally able to celebrate our chosen daughter, Katy!  With Easter coming soon, I set an Easter tablescape with lots of beautiful spring color!  We enjoyed many laughs along with some of Katy’s favorite foods!  For dessert, we had everyone’s favorite…red velvet cake!  What better way to celebrate than combining one of our favorite Christian holidays with an “egg-stra” special birthday!

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I love the colors of an Easter table setting!

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A spring mix bouquet purchased from the grocery store served as the center piece!READ MORE

Easter Is Hopping Upon Us…And A Giveaway!

~ Decorating, Easter, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay”
Matthew 28:6

We’ve had a few days recently that have brought hints of spring to the air…bringing spring fever to Everyday Living!  And the arrival of spring means Easter is hopping upon us!  Soon the pastels, bunnies and chicks will be making their debut for 2016!  I love decorating with my collection of Fitz and Floyd rabbits and of course the fresh flowers that we will soon see…colorful hyacinths, lilies, and tulips!

While decorating for Easter is fun and brings a fresh feel to our homes, blogs, and social media accounts, one thing is central…the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!  We are so grateful that Jesus defeated death forever so that we could live forever with Him.  That’s a reason to celebrate!  It is our heart that His resurrection and His goodness are celebrated everyday of our lives!  Keeping that as the focus, our traditions for Easter center around our faith and family!  We will attend our church service with beautiful music and sound teaching and preaching that exalts the name of Christ!  Afterwards, we enjoy lunch at our home, which includes so many of my Mother’s recipes!  I know that there will be an Easter egg hunt in the coming years with our granddaughter on the way!  I guess we need to be scoping out good hiding places now!  What about you?  Do you have Easter traditions?

Today, I wanted to share some Easter tablescapes that I put together last year.  Hopefully you can gain some inspiration for yours this year!  Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom to enter the giveaway!  You don’t want to miss it!


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