Everyday Living

Spring Flowers In The Garden

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms, Outdoors, Spring

 
 

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭17:22‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. I love the above scripture…a joyful or cheerful heart is like a good medicine. A cheerful or joyful heart doesn’t mean that everything is perfect in our lives. In fact, we can often find ourselves in very difficult circumstances. Like medication is helpful for the body when we are sick, a grateful heart filled with the spirit is medicine for the soul.

It is the third Monday of the month which means Lidy, Mary, Shirley, and I are bringing you floral inspiration and Monday Morning Blooms! Our theme of late and today is “anything goes” since flowers can be hard to find during our current situation.

 

A small tea table was set in the garden…

…but it is really about these gorgeous blooms!

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My Mother-A Life Well Lived: Monday Morning Blooms

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms, Spring

“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31:28‬

Hello sweet friends! Can it possibly be the month of May? I always heard my Mother say as you get older time flies, well I guess I am there! Being that it is the first Monday of the month, it is Monday Morning Blooms and a most special one…our Mother’s Day edition!

“A Mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go”
-Unknown

 

With our state still encouraging sheltering at home and only partially opened, finding flowers is a challenge. The flower farm nearby is between blooms, and only had poppies. I just so happen to love poppies and had never used them for Monday Morning Blooms.

All of my earlier spring blooms are gone, but wildflowers are plentiful this time of year. Renaissance Man cut honeysuckle and privet…but, no it wasn’t the look I was going for. Poppies are a little like tulips, they have a mind of their own. Adding hosta leaves seemed to be the perfect foil for the cheerful poppies.

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Be Still & Enjoy Simple Pleasures

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

“But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.”
‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭2:20‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. Spring has been bursting out all over our Appalachian Foothills. With a mandatory stillness, I have enjoyed this spring more than any in my recent memory. Last week was filled with gardening and working outside…enjoying God’s beautiful creation surely lifts my spirit!

Can you believe it is already the third Monday of the month and that means a new edition of Monday Morning Blooms with my lovely blogging friends. As we continue sheltering at home, I am more aware of simple pleasures…a cup of coffee, a good book, conversations with my hubby, preparing meals, sitting on the patio, and listening to music, to mention just a few. And more than a simple pleasure has been time with my Heavenly Father. When life returns to whatever the new normal will be, I hope I don’t forget the important lessons of being still and enjoying life’s simple pleasures.

 

So what does one do when you can’t go out and purchase flowers at the grocery store and your garden is not yet in bloom?

I decided I would not fret. I know I can always find wildflowers in our woods…those pretty blooms that I used to call weeds. Our common theme for this Monday Morning Blooms is “anything goes”, which is perfect for our current situation.

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