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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 581 – Remembering 2025

~ Holidays, New Year's Day, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭135‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We decided to take a little journey backward to bring a few things to our remembrance. Remembering a good year with its blessings and its challenges is an important aspect of our everyday living. We aren’t guaranteed another breath, yet, by His Grace, we have just entered another year into our logbook.
January 2025 began with a cold start. That it was seasonal should’ve been no surprise, after all, it was winter and January is our coldest month on average. There were some surprises later in the month however…READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 580

~ Christmas, Gardening, Holidays, New Year's Day, Simple + Southern Sunday

“The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭89‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Are you ready to welcome 2026? No rush, there’s still 4 days (counting today) to get prepared.  In 1788,  Robert Burns took a traditional Scottish song and re-wrote it. His poem became the text, and in 1799, the poem was set to music using a traditional tune which became the standard. The song, “Auld Lang Syne”, is now sung to welcome in the new year in most English speaking countries around the world. In a loose literal interpretation, “For Auld Lang Syne” means “for the sake of old times”!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 426 – Happy 2023

~ Aerial Photogaphy, Christmas, Holidays, New Year's Day, Simple + Southern Sunday, Sunsets

“My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭102‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭

As years pass, I am reminded that with God, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as one day. I too, like the Psalmist, feel a bit withered, but hold fast to the One who is eternal. Pam and I have been blessed to have been given another year to share our Simple Southern Sunday’s with you. You will find some 2022 highlights here as we walk through the seasons of the past year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

The old barn on a winter’s day.READ MORE