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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 532

~ Alabama, Appalachian Foothills, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday

““Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!””
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬ ESV

I was ready to move on from the “winter garden” theme after kinda hanging with that idea for a couple of weeks, but then this happened, freezing fog. It has always been a mystery to me how fog can exist and float around in the air while it is 25 degrees. I’ve read about what occurs and why the droplets don’t freeze until contacting a surface, but it is still puzzling to me. It is pretty but can be dangerous as well!READ MORE

2024’s Top Ten

~ Alfresco, Appalachian Foothills, Christmas, Everyday Living, Flowers, Food & Entertaining, Gardening, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Tablescapes, Valentines Day

Happy Thursday, sweet friends. I know most of you are experiencing icy cold weather! Our weather forecasters are saying that beginning early Friday morning we could have between 2-3 inches of snow and then possibly freezing rain. (The forecast changes every few hours!) Living in the South, everyone panics when the white stuff is mentioned. All the bread and milk will disappear off the shelves immediately. I have never understood what it is about bread and milk? I need more than these items if I am going to be snowed in! While difficult weather is often only an inconvenience, we all know sometimes there can be dangerous and devastating events in nature. We pray for the many in California who are currently being impacted by raging wildfires, a very tragic and serious situation! 

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.””
‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Let’s take a look back to 2024’s ten most viewed posts.

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Number 1 ~ Celebrating Spring’s Arrival & Easter’s Blessings

With a backdrop of RM’s bright green carpet of rye grass and the budding of our Snowball Viburnum, the passing of winter promises new life bursting out in our Appalachian Foothills!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 529 ~ Highlights Of 2024

~ Appalachian Foothills, Autumn, Everyday Living, Fall, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring, Summer, Winter

We are grateful to have been blessed with the days of 2024, and thankful for the privilege of sharing our Simple Southern Sunday’s with all of you. Including this post, we have shared 915 photos on SSS in 2024. Today we share highlights and thoughts from the past 52 Sundays!

“O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭104‬:‭24‬ ‭ESV

Then came the morning…daybreak and twilight offer sights and sounds like no other time and trigger a thousand thoughts. There were so many sunrises to choose from this year that it seems unfair to the others, but this one from February has a story, so it wins the spot. This particular morning the temp was in the 20’s, and in order not to miss the timing, I rushed out in sweat pants and a tee shirt, returning to the house as an icicle 30 minutes later!READ MORE