Everyday Living

What’s Your Friday Plan?

~ Easter, Faith, Holidays

Last Monday was typical with my usual lunch visit to the gym for a workout. Monday can be a hard gym day if for no other reason than the weekend is over and we are back at it! I usually have a conversation with a guy who is a gym regular (I’ll call him Bob) and we often discuss getting the Monday workout behind us. This week was no exception as Bob and I talked it over. As he was leaving, Bob made a remark that went something like, “you know the good thing about Monday is that it’s only four days ’til Friday”. Only gym talk but this simple chit-chat brought some additional thoughts to my mind.READ MORE

Walking Where Jesus Walked

~ Easter, Faith, Holidays, Travel

Having an opportunity to spend some time in Israel a few years ago almost seems like a dream.  What a tremendous privilege and blessing.  Visiting places where God chose to take on human form, live, walk, work, minister, die, and rise from the dead is overwhelming and beyond adequate description!  It is our prayer that you enjoy a quick journey with us as we visit some very special places in the Holy Land during this Holy Week.

The Jordan River rises on the slopes of Mount Hermon, on the Syrian-Lebanese border, flows through northern Israel to the Sea of Galilee and empties into The Dead Sea!  As you can see, this photo was taken in a tourist spot where people can be baptized in the Jordan!

“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John,
to be baptized by him”
(‭Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬)

Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River and Christians from all over the world come here to be baptized!  Butch and I both had planned to be re-baptized, but when I saw the fish and river rats, I reneged!!READ MORE

Tablescape “Monday”: New Life

~ Food & Entertaining, Tablescape Tuesday

“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.
This he set aside, nailing it to the cross”
Colossians 2:13-14

As we enter Holy Week, we are faced with two events that changed all of history…the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Our thoughts and attention are focused on his brutal death on Good Friday, and shifted over to the one thing that gives us life…the resurrection of Jesus Christ, where sin is forever defeated!  It seems as though creation rejoices with us as we look around to see the Bradford Pear trees exploding with white blooms, the forsythia’s golden stems of sunshine, and the daffodil’s happy faces!  As these things bring forth beauty and new life to our earth, may the new life we have been given in Christ be pleasing as we offer ourselves back to Him!


I love the bright sunny color of the forsythia and wanted to use it on a tablescape before the blooms were gone!

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The focal point of the setting is a rustic cross that I placed on a wood slice!READ MORE