Everyday Living

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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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!

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Citrus – Flowers – Blue & White

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Monday Morning Blooms

“But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭86:15‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends. Thank you for your emails and prayers since I have been fighting this sinus infection and bronchitis that seems to be going around. I am still not one hundred per cent, but hopefully I will be soon. Didn’t my Renaissance Man do a fabulous job filling in for me? He has a unique style of writing and is quite the talented man, hence my nickname for him.

 

It is the third Monday of the month which means it is time for an edition of Monday Morning Blooms. With all of the gray skies and rain, I think we can all use a little flower therapy.

 

I love blue and white and use it frequently. It is always classic and fresh whether on the table or dressing a home.

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