“The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.”- Stephen Furtick It is so doggone easy to compare our lives to the lives of others that we see and know. Social media is such Continue reading →
The Characters We Meet in Life
You have met them. Those characters who live life outside the box. Who refuse to conform. Who are comfortable in their own skin. Those who march to the beat of their own drummer. Meet Danny. I have shared Danny with my readers before but I Continue reading →
The Monday After…Tired but Oh So Very Happy
The weekend was picture perfect. There was so much love all around in the Maxwell and Chiles families. The weather was picture perfect, the bride and groom stunning, the friends and family joyful, the venue was beautiful, the food was top notch and the band Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Mr. Tea
Teapot Tuesday features many fun teapots and today’s teapot is one I bought in 2011 from a seller on Etsy. I think you will have to admit that this one is fun and eye catching at the same time. I think this has to be Continue reading →
Bitten in Brevard
Apparently it is still mosquito season in Brevard and surrounding areas. I absolutely hate it but it is true. Two weeks ago I got a nasty spider bite. I was anticipating amputation of my lower leg because it lasted a loooonnnngggg time. Good news. It Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – The Kitchen Sink
Teapots and kitchen sinks don’t really go together, do they? Well, yes, yes they do. My trip to Ohio last week also included a quick lunch with my pal, Sal, from our days in Pennsylvania. She is cleaning in anticipation of a permanent move to Continue reading →
What’s Your Fortune?
I love reading fortunes found in fortune cookies and usually have a cache of fortunes stuck in the change compartment of my wallet. We haven’t found a great Chinese place to eat around Brevard so my number of fortunes has diminished somewhat but I cleaned Continue reading →
A Walk Through the Conservatory
The Conservatory at the Biltmore is one of our favorite places to visit on the estate. Who am I kidding? All aspects of the Biltmore are wonderful but there is just something about seeing all of the loveliness that the Conservatory holds that makes my Continue reading →
I Am a Limited Edition
A limited edition… That phrase gave me a little pause when I saw it in some of my scrapbooking papers. The more I thought about it the more I loved it. We are ALL limited editions. I thought I knew what “limited” meant but as Continue reading →
Musings for a Monday Morning
Good morning (or afternoon or evening or whenever you are reading this) to you. I am feeling a bit reflective at the moment and sometimes it just seems right to spend a bit of time writing those reflections down so I can retrieve them later. Continue reading →