Everyday Living

Zinnias: Summer’s Colorful Flower

~ Appalachian Foothills, Flowers, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

Happy Thursday sweet friends. Whew…it has been a hot summer in our Appalachian Foothills and the heat continues! Prayers for our neighbors to our east who have been impacted by Debby.

“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭42‬:‭1‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

I have a tall glass of sweet iced tea with a slice of lemon for your enjoyment as we venture out in the relentless August heat to view our garden’s most colorful and longest lasting flowers…zinnias.

It still amazes me that a few packets of seeds can give this much color and variety to the garden!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 508

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV

Happy Sunday to you all. The skies of last week had a lot to offer, as July gave way to August. The “dog days ” of summer will be with us through next Sunday. The dog days of summer can vary from source to source but have traditionally become tied to the dawn rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The Farmer’s Almanac says the 2024 period is from July 3, through August 11. So, happy dog days also!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 507

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭107‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭(ESV)‬‬

Happy Sun Day. If the sun isn’t shining on you today, maybe this new, big, cheerful bloomer can brighten things up. If it is sunny where you are, then by all means enjoy your sunshine and this sunflower’s happy Sunday greeting. We live in a very dark world that needs light!READ MORE