The United Methodist Church has been my church since birth. If truth be known it has been my church since before birth as my father and grandfather were both in ministry in the Methodist and then the United Methodist Church. My sister is also an Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Glimpses of Spring
Spring is coming. I promise. I see glimpses of it everywhere I look. Today I saw more glimpses than I photographed. There were daffodils and trees budding. It’s coming. Honest. I captured a couple of flowers on the Lenten rose plants that the deer leave Continue reading →
Going to the Birds on Teapot Tuesday
This lovely china teapot features a lovely bird scene and the delicate teacups carry the theme out. What a wonderful set to serve a favorite brew to a friend on a chilly day. This was another Marshall’s find–you know I love that store and they Continue reading →
I Choose Love – What About You?
I choose love over hate anytime. I choose positivity over negativity. I choose glass half full over glass half empty. I choose happiness over sadness. I choose embracing over holding at arm’s length. I choose lightness over darkness. I choose to be part of the Continue reading →
Twenty Words
Thanks to Stephanie at Sweet Gum Life I found this perfect prompt for the blog today. It makes you think, doesn’t it? My first response was as follows: Thank you, God, for forgiving my sins and for being my Savior . To everyone else – Continue reading →
Alpacas and More Alpacas
One of my obsessions (along with tea, teapots, books and cats) has to be my love of all things alpaca and llama. A month or so ago I saw an event shared on Facebook and I told Chris that we had to go. Fortunately my Continue reading →
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
About a million years ago (well maybe only 24) I was a young mom who loved her time with her boys. Now I am an “old” mom who still loves time with her boys and their “girls”. I found this newspaper clipping a few weeks Continue reading →
Miniature Love on Teapot Tuesday
Today’s feature on Teapot Tuesday is a brand new miniature tea set that I found at the Biltmore. One of the fun things I like to do when we are on the estate is shop. Of course I do. There are several shops on the Continue reading →
A Glimpse at Just a Little Bit More – The Biltmore
When I visit the Biltmore I always take a lot of photographs. This last trip was no exception to that and I tried to capture a few pictures of things that may not be photographed as frequently as the beautiful exhibits. These first pictures were Continue reading →
A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age at the Biltmore
It’s no secret that I love visiting the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC. Chris and I have been season passholders since we moved back to North Carolina and I take any opportunity I get to stop by and visit. The great thing is that they Continue reading →