Everyday Living

Milestones & Memories

~ Decorating, Food & Entertaining, Gardening, Grandmother, Outdoors, Recipes, Simple + Southern Sunday, Tablescape Tuesday, Travel

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ”
Colossians 3:23-24

Hello sweet friends…and welcome to the post where we reminisce over the last three years, celebrating our blogiversary!  We are marking this special day with a giveaway that you will want to be sure and enter at the end of the post!  Today I want to take you on a little journey of the ever evolving lifestyle blog known as Everyday Living…

…starting with how and why I started blogging.  And the answer to that is simple – it was my Renaissance Man’s (aka Butch) idea that he tossed around for a couple of years.  When he never moved on it, I jumped in and decided I could do a blog.  I thought it would be simple since I enjoy so many different things…surely I could become a blogger with no problems whatsoever.  Little did I know what I was getting into…it only took a post or two for me to see that blogging was way more than snapping a few pretty pics and posting them with a nice caption.  And six hundred posts later, I am still learning!

But without you my sweet friends and readers who meet me here almost daily to read and comment, there would be no blog!  You have encouraged and inspired me as I have felt your warmth, kindness, and support to keep doing what I love!  From a special friend in Spain to all of you in the U.S., thank you would never be enough!
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Autumn In Our Appalachian Foothills

~ Autumn, Outdoors

“He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding…”
Daniel 2:21

Can’t we all agree that when autumn arrives it brings with it a sense of refreshment and renewal?  The air is more crisp (although we have yet to experience that here in the Deep South), the soup is more hearty and the colors more vibrant…all orchestrating together to usher in the season I love!  Here in our Appalachian Foothills, there is no shortage of fall foliage…all within an hours drive!  Maybe you’ve heard of places like Little River Canyon?  What about DeSoto State Park?  And the world famous Berry College?  Yes, those places are all right here in our backyard…and today, we have dipped into the archives to bring you Autumn In Our Appalachian Foothills!  Sit back and enjoy the ride!  


Perfectly mirrored Swan Lake at Berry College in Rome, Georgia


Desoto State Park has one of the most beautiful fall palettes I’ve ever seen! 

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Be Still…

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Outdoors

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

Sometimes life just gets loud.  There are deadlines to meet, to-do lists that never end, and chores that must be done before we can lay our head on our pillow at night.  The demands of our everyday living seem to never end.  And they leave us longing for something more…  

 
…for a time of quiet, of peace…and of rest.  Do you ever long to escape the noise of this life…to turn down the volume or even silence it completely? 

 
Have you ever been so busy doing that you miss out on just being?

 
I have desperately needed a time of quiet, a time to escape.  Over the past few days, I have set aside time to seek to have a quiet heart…to listen to His still small voice in the midst of a crazy and loud world…

 
….to just be still, and know…that He is God and that He is in control.  

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