Everyday Living

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!

Links for “baskets” of Easter inspiration are at the bottom of this post.READ MORE

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!

You will find the links for my talented friends at the bottom of this post.READ MORE

The Greens Of Spring

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭90:14‬

Hello dear readers! Can you believe that we are already in the month of March? Where did January and February go? It is the first Monday of the month which means an edition of Monday Morning Blooms with my lovely blogging friends. Our common theme is “green” as we prepare to welcome spring this month!

“March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by a frosty pink twilight which gradually lost itself in an elfland of moonshine.”
-L.M. Montgomery

It seems every possible shade of green is represented in the new leaves of spring!

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.”
-Martin Luther

I had so hoped that the weather would cooperate to be outside for this post. This past Saturday was a perfectly gorgeous day with sunny skies, but cold temperatures and north winds at ten to twelve miles per hour made it impossible. As you can see, I did give it a try. My Renaissance Man’s winter rye grass makes the perfect background of green!

The beautiful links for Lidy, Mary, and Shirley are at the end of this post.READ MORE