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December 22, 2022

Gingerbread House Competition – 2022 Edition

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Chris and I spent a lovely day at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC earlier this week enjoying lunch and touring the annual Gingerbread Competition. Competitors from all over, of all ages, come together to showcase their entries and some are so creative. Continue reading →

December 16, 2022

No Room at the Inn – Part 3

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Today I share the final post of my visit to the No Room at the Inn nativity exhibit that Chris and I were able to attend a few weeks ago at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC. It was such an amazing event Continue reading →

December 15, 2022

No Room at the Inn – Part 2

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Yesterday I shared some of the beautiful nativities that were featured at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church here in Brevard, NC at their No Room at the Inn event. There were so many that I wanted to share that this quickly morphed into a multi post Continue reading →

December 14, 2022

No Room at the Inn Nativity Exhibit

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If you know me well, you know that not only do I collect teapots but I also have a small collection of nativities that come out of storage at Christmas. Today my bookshelves are cleared and I have my nativities displayed as well as I Continue reading →

December 2, 2022

It’s Christmas at Biltmore

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We kicked off our holiday season a little early a couple weeks ago with a visit to Biltmore Estate for their nighttime viewing. Our son, Aaron, had a friend that was singing with a group in the Winter Garden area in the entrance area of Continue reading →

November 29, 2022

Christmas is Coming – Teapot Tuesday

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I haven’t decorated yet but it’s coming. I always wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate and this year it may not happen until the weekend due to quite a few other commitments. I am fine with that. Continue reading →

November 23, 2022

Prayers for Thanksgiving

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As tomorrow approaches I thought I would share a few prayers that can be used around the table tomorrow. My prayer for each of you is that you have a blessed Thanksgiving filled with the warmth of family and friends and the love that goes Continue reading →

October 20, 2022

Don’t Miss It – Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont Park

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Chris and I have lived in Brevard, NC for over 7 years. Not once had we visited Pumpkin Fest at the Silvermont Park located at 364 E Main Street just past downtown Brevard. This year, after much cajoling and guilt tripping, we did it. We Continue reading →

September 5, 2022

The Facts about Labor Day

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I know y’all need a break from grilling and eating today so here are a few random Labor Day facts to ponder. We had our mini cookout on Sunday with Aaron and Erin but due to the continual rain some of the cooking was moved Continue reading →

July 4, 2022

A Prayer for July 4th

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Freedom Prayer for Independence Day  Lord God Almighty, in whose name the founders of this country, won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have the Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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