Everyday Living

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 555

~ Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We are blessed to have easy access to a good viewing spot on the lake about 5 minutes from home. Pam and I were taking a short walk along the shore, but didn’t stay as long as planned. It is not a good year to forget the insect repellent. This was also the calm before the storm. We had a thunderstorm in progress when we arrived back at the house!READ MORE

Our June Garden

~ Flowers, Gardening, Summer, Sunshine Cottage

Happy Thursday sweet friends. Summer has definitely come to our Appalachian Foothills! Heat indexes have been around 108 with temps yesterday at 96!

“Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!”
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Normally I would invite you to join me for a walk in the garden, but it is so hot that I recommend staying inside with the AC and scrolling through the photos and reading the commentary in comfort.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 553

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Welcome to the “official” first Sunday of summer and our first sunflowers of the season. They seemed to have a sense of the calendar and popped open in time for the solstice (Friday)! We do have a prediction of typical summer-like days this week with dryer air and mid to upper 90’s coming…so proclaim the meteorologists!READ MORE