Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Nancy Jo Jenkins' garden is a "hothouse" and featured below are the leaves of an ivy plant she "ditched" in the greenhouse several years ago. "The greenhouse is like a rain forest where our plants thrive, both wintertime and summer," Nancy says. Nancy Jo is a … [Read more...]
A Priceless Bridal Shower … on a budget!
My oldest daughter is getting married in May! (You may have seen a previous post.) And she was only home in Little Rock for a month, which means lots of wedding planning, picking out a dress, checking out the reception spot, and having a bridal shower. Talk about busy! (And that doesn't include Christmas, New Years, everyone in the family getting strep, book edits and deadlines on another book, … [Read more...]
Christmas Collections
Do you have a Christmas collection? One of my sisters has a collection of crystal snowflake ornaments, given to her by her mother in law every Christmas for many years: My other sister has a collection of angel ornaments. Eventually, she'd like to have a separate, 'angel's only' tree: My mom and I collect the Department 56 Dickens' Village: Five Reasons To Love Christmas … [Read more...]
Deck the Halls . . .
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to contemplate bringing all those boxes down from the attic in order to deck the halls with Christmas delights. I'm not a big interior decorator, unless you count "lived-in" a design style. Between the day job, writing, and keeping up with three kids, it's about all I can manage to get the beds made and the dishes done. Decorating is far down on the … [Read more...]
This Little Light of Mine
I posted this a few weeks ago over on Just 18 Summers where I blog once a month, but I thought readers here might enjoy it too. I'm not afraid of the dark, but I am a big believer in the beauty of light. The Light of the World, of course. But in our homes, too, light is such an important element. Daylight flooding through the windows is the preferable light for people and houseplants alike, but … [Read more...]
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