Everyday Living

Tablescape Tuesday: Giving Thanks

~ Autumn, Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday, Thanksgiving

 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 

Hello my sweet friends! Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Do any of you somehow feel it has become the holiday that is sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas and that it is not getting its proper due?

Thanksgiving should not be just a single day, but a season of thanks. Better still, what if we lived every day with a heart full of thanks for the blessings that we have been given! I often challenge myself and others to make a thankful list. It will lift our spirit as we begin to take inventory of our blessings that we often take for granted. As our family gathers at our home on Thanksgiving Day, we will be giving thanks to the Giver of all good gifts.

  The charcuterie board is the base for a gathered centerpiece of a few elements that speak of the season.

  Rosemary clipped from the garden provides a lovely fragrance and also nestles a Fitz and Floyd pheasant.READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: A Blue & White Thanksgiving

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday, Thanksgiving

 “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!”
Psalms 105:1 

Hello sweet friends! Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a couple weeks away? Our menu has been planned and I will begin some grocery shopping this weekend. We will be hosting 11 adults and 5 children, so it should be lively and fun. I love the traditional colors of Thanksgiving, but why not pull out the blue and white dishes and add a touch of pumpkin… it works beautifully!

The morning sun casts pretty light and shadows on the dining room table!

  I love the pale color of this pumpkin nestled in a cotton boll wreath.READ MORE

Tablescape Tuesday: Love One Another

~ Food & Entertaining, Holidays, Tablescape Tuesday, Valentines Day

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:13‬

Valentine’s Day is a week away…I hope you are getting your plans in place!  We have celebrated this special day much the same over many years…a quiet and romantic evening at home complete with a nice dinner and of course a pretty table for two!  

 I know we first think of our husbands or significant other on this holiday of love, but have you ever thought of inviting others to share in that special day?  Perhaps a couple that might need encouragement in their marriage or friends that are single and have no significant other?  Or maybe even the way our friends, Charles and Kathy did for years…they invited all the widows from our church to their home for Valentine’s dinner.  That simple invitation to dinner or even a sweet Valentine card could be exactly what makes a potentially difficult day one of joy for someone! With this in mind, I have set a table for four this week!
 
My red dining room is a perfect backdrop for Valentine’s Day!

 
Pink tulips sit in a red toile tray that I found at Tuesday Morning last year.
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