Everyday Living

Outdoor Christmas Joys (And Surprises)

~ Christmas, Sunshine Cottage

Merry Thursday sweet friends. It is only four sleeps until Christmas Day. Our grandchildren are very excited about the big day!

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This is Sunshine Cottage’s fourth Christmas! Little has changed with the Christmas decor on the cottage porch. RM cuts pine to make garland each year for our exterior doors. It smells like Christmas when you step up on the porch. The swags for the antique, leaded glass doors were ordered in 2020, the year the cottage was built.READ MORE

Finding Time For Tea

~ Christmas, Tea On Tuesdays

Merry Tuesday sweet friends! Are you still shopping, wrapping, and baking? I can’t believe how quickly (or so it seems) that Christmas is almost here!

“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

It is Tea On Tuesdays and I am so happy that I was able to set a tea table! If you read Simple + Southern Sunday you know that my RM spent five days in the hospital last week. I wasn’t sure that I would be able to get my act together, but finding time for tea is always great therapy!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 475

~ Christmas, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭135‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We love living in the country, but it is also a blessing to live near our city. I say “our” city because Pam and I were born and raised here! It’s  just the right size, and located in a beautiful mountain/lake/river setting. If we have a need for larger metros, a half dozen places come to mind that are easy to visit in a day, or even an afternoon or evening. It’s not often that this scene could be captured without more folks and more cars. Thanks to our dear friends Wade and Tiffany, we have some nice photos this week of Christmas around town!READ MORE