Good morning! Happy Monday! I hope you had a restful weekend. I had one day of rest and one day of busy! It was a good weekend though. We are enjoying some much needed rain in East Tennessee. I have been blessed recently with kale from my friend Janene's garden. I am so thankful for friends and for fresh garden vegetables. My dad had a big garden when we were growing up and fresh vegetables bring back memories of my childhood and my family. The Trim Healthy Mama ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Kale Chips
For the Love of Lamp Lights – Victoria at Fran’s Home
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you are having a great week. I've been feeling a bit sentimental this last week... It was my dad's birthday on the thirtieth and I've thought much of him and missed him. And then felt more sentimental when I looked at pictures to share a favorite lamp light with you. I selected this series of pictures with my youngest, Victoria, for purely sentimental reasons. You know she graduated from college in April and moved out and started work in the ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – Victoria at Fran’s Home
Greater Things
Sharing a post today from 2008...the first year I started blogging..."Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father." John 14:12 The word greater has been championing my thoughts lately. Based on His Words, am I personally experiencing greater things? Or am I limiting Him in some way? "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Matthew 11:15 What "greater works" is God wanting to do ... Read More about Greater Things
Trim Healthy Mama – Creamed Spinach and Bacon-Smothered Chicken
Good morning!!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Saturday was a cleaning day for me- except when The Salesman had an appointment at 12:30, I ran to the gym for a quick work out. Sunday was mostly a day of rest with church and a fun outing to Knoxville and catching up with a friend on the phone.Routine starts back today.I am so excited to share that I purchased the new Trim Healthy Mama cookbook called The Trim Healthy Table! I just got it back from Office Max, where I had it spiral ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama – Creamed Spinach and Bacon-Smothered Chicken
For the Love of Lamp Lights – The Rooster Lamp
Happy Friday!The rooster lamp sat on our kitchen table for years and provided the perfect ambiance for family meals. I so enjoyed having all of us gathered around the table and I certainly had enjoyed this ceramic lamp and plaid shade. A few years ago, we moved to town and I've slowly been re-doing our rooms. In our new home, the rooster lamp has been in the breakfast room. I have had the room repainted and while the table and chairs were moved out of the room for painting, The ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – The Rooster Lamp