Welcome home. How can you welcome well? Though I am focusing on teen children, this applies to everyone who passes through your door. There are elements of welcome… kind words being present a spot of beauty food a clean home Kind words of welcome says a lot, like acceptance. Love. Being present … Read More about Elements of Welcome
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9 Ways to Farmhouse Buffet Elegance
Old, old farmhouse…Italian renaissance dining room furniture. It doesn’t like fussy. It longs for rich traditional that makes her wood sing. How to make it sing elegance? This furniture is strong and bold. It needs large and classic. I found my inspiration at a new friend’s home. Thank you … Read More about 9 Ways to Farmhouse Buffet Elegance
Frozen…movie and sledding
Melting weather is coming! Yesterday may just have been the last fun day in the snow! What would be better than a day together? Movie and dinner plus a lot of play! “Frozen” is a new favorite movie. There are princesses, misguided and evil powerful men and a new twist to most … Read More about Frozen…movie and sledding
Valentine’s Day & Snow Cafe
Enjoying this Valentine Day with all the snow! We have a gift of time with our girls home. All of us are often quite busy. The slow pace is refreshing. No cabin fever…yet. Meg and Dad are enjoying a break from snow shoveling with hot chocolate and tea. Wonder if any … Read More about Valentine’s Day & Snow Cafe
Mom’s Quiche
After years of marriage, travel, friends and family, I have quite the collection of recipes to share! This one is Mom’s. Do you remember when quiche was thought to be a girly food so much so that there was a book called Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche? Guess they had not seen Cary Grant in … Read More about Mom’s Quiche
Sabbath Words…Listen, listen
Listen. What does that bring to mind? “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” What an attention grabber! Add some great voice inflection of anticipation and I am hooked! So why don’t I when He tells me to listen, listen Linda… Listen Listen Linda, I want you … Read More about Sabbath Words…Listen, listen
Tired of Snow Days?
We have been catching up on some TV shows. Because it has been snowing up here in PA. And I do mean snowing. Today it is drippy and icy but that snow is still there. Even Meg is tired of it. She’s always finding fun ways to enjoy life and being outside. This what … Read More about Tired of Snow Days?
White Pitcher
There is so much I want to tell about my mom. She was spunky. She loved life, her family and had fun!! She never met a stranger. She was an adventuress. She was ahead of her times. She left home at 16 after high school to go north to work. She came back … Read More about White Pitcher
He is Wrapped in Light….Sabbath Words #1
It is frigid outside. The pure sunlight, the very blue skies and the pristine snow twinkling even in the night assures me of His ever presence. Don’t you love that His Word gives words to describe the indescribable and then gives a glimmer through nature right outside my window. I love how at different times, … Read More about He is Wrapped in Light….Sabbath Words #1
Dreaming Big
The Co-Hearts will have completed the second training module and looking to the future with one thought. What now? What’s next? Who are the Co-Hearts? Some of the most amazing godly women I know. We are a small group with a single heart. To know God and serve Him well. Calling ourselves Co-Hearts … Read More about Dreaming Big