Everyday Living

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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An Easter Sheltering In The Country

~ Easter, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. It is always a joy to have you visit with me. During these unsettling times, life has changed for all of us in both big and small ways. As we have been directed to shelter in our homes, I am so thankful to have a home that provides a physical and emotional refuge when the storms of life threaten. This Easter we are sheltering in the country. As we approach Easter this coming Sunday, may our hearts be filled with the hope that comes only from knowing Jesus through a personal relationship with Him.

It is the first Monday of the month which means Monday Morning blooms with my blogging friends Lidy, Mary, and Shirley. Today our posts will be a little different! Unable to go out and about to shop for flowers, we still wanted to provide you with Easter inspiration and to spread a little joy during this unprecedented time. We have all included an Easter round-up from our archives. After all…

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope”
-Lady Bird Johnson

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An Easter afternoon in the country complete with a picnic table and a few sweet treats! Mr. and Mrs. Bunny hopped onto the table wearing their coordinating Easter frocks, aren’t they adorable? The old yellow pitcher, with sweet memories attached, holds azaleas and snowballs from my garden along with pink roses, alstroemeria, and green hydrangeas. Dogwood branches are a highlight of Easter season and add a nice backdrop to this table.

Beautifully decorated Easter cookies were enjoyed by Ella Mae… I may have had one or two!

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Springtime In The Country

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms, Spring

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. I hope that all is well and that you are surviving a new kind of normal that hopefully will not be long-lasting. Life has certainly changed over the past few days. It seems that most of us are staying home and heeding the warnings and advice to help keep us healthy. I am having a hard time believing that I qualify as elderly. My precious Dad is eighty-nine and that is what I consider elderly. Butch and I are taking this virus seriously. He has compromised lungs from the accident he had thirteen years ago and I have asthma. Even though we are taking it serious, we are choosing not to live in fear or be anxious.

Because we know that this scripture is true:
“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7

Blog reading has not been canceled and today is the third Monday of the month! Do you know what that means? Yes, Monday Morning Blooms with my blogging friends and we are welcoming spring.

We have certainly had our share of rain, record setting rain. However, this past Saturday the rain stopped, we had a little sunshine and pleasant temps, so I headed outdoors.

The picnic table was calling for me to come and enjoy…and I did!

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