Everyday Living

Christmas On The Cottage Porch & A Big Change

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Sunshine Cottage

Welcome sweet friends and Merry Monday! Have you finished your decorating and shopping? I am still tweaking the decor and there is shopping yet to be finished.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

I love decorating the Sunshine Cottage porch at Christmas, especially for the grands. Few changes are made from year to year. However, you may remember that I recently said to stay tuned for a change. Today, I am excited to share the change!READ MORE

Fall Returns To The Sunshine Cottage Porch

~ Autumn, Fall, Sunshine Cottage

Happy Thursday, sweet friends. By now you all know how much I love the fall season! Grab a cup of coffee and join me on the Sunshine Cottage Porch, you might need your coat!

“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 ‭(ESV‬‬)

The Sunshine Cottage porch is dressed in rich autumn colors!READ MORE

A Gardener’s Pictorial Journal

~ Flowers, Gardening, Spring, Summer, Sunshine Cottage, Wildflowers

Hello sweet friends! With February’s soon arrival (Thursday), I am thinking about gardening and springtime planting!

“There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

It was so exciting to receive my delivery of Johnny’s seeds last week…zinnias, sunflowers, snapdragons, cosmos, hybrid marigold, and butterfly/hummingbird mix!
Photo journaling is the easiest way to keep me organized with what has been planted and whether it was a success or failure. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and join me as I peruse 2023’s garden!

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For new readers, our garden was established in late spring of 2015. We were definitely novices when we began. We have learned so much in nine years, but gardening is always a learning experience. We will never be able to claim expert status and aren’t even trying, we just enjoy the successes and try to learn from the failures.READ MORE