Our 17th wedding anniversary is coming up in a few weeks and I'm hoping and hoping again to be able to go to Tenn for a couple of days. We were married there in a sweet little Log Chapel on a snowy February afternoon. It was just the 2 of us but it was beautiful. Tennessee has always been our "special" place. It's been almost 3 years since we've been able to go so I'm really looking forward to going again. Life is different there, everything is just different there. The video above is the cabin I would like to stay in,we've stayed in some amazing places there over the years but this is one I've always had my eye on.It just looks so warm and cozy and what a VIEW!!!!
We have been getting alot of snow today,I think at this point it's at about 4 inches with more coming. the kids got out of school early today and probably won't go tomorrow. It looks like our temps will be hovering around 0 by morning so we're gearing up to stay in with some jammies and hot cocoa! I do not enjoy driving in the ice and snow at all but it is sure beautiful to look at. Some winter images to enjoy~~~
I'm a stay at home Christian mom of 7 kids ranging in age from 19 down to 6. I am truly a country girl at heart and hope to someday move to a small farm out in nowhere :) I love my family and my husband,I love to cook and try new recipes~mostly down home style food I ate growing up.
If you want a glimpse of Southern life,Come close and walk with me;I'll tell you all the simple things,That you are sure to see.You'll see mockingbirds and bumblebees,Magnolia blossoms and dogwood trees;
Caterpillars on the step,Wooden porches cleanly swept;Watermelons on the vine, Strong majestic Georgia pines Rocking chairs and front yard swingsJunebugs flying on a stringTurnip greens and hotcornbread,Coleslaw and barbecueFried okra, fried corn,fried green tomatoes,Fried pies and pickles too.
There's ice cold tea that 's syrupy sweet,And cool, green grass beneath your feet;Catfish nipping in the lake,And fresh young boys on the make.You'll see all these thingsAnd much, much more,In a way of life, that I adore.
Copyright 2008 Patricia Neely-Dorsey
When you've lost everything else, that's when you find yourself.
This is a painting that I grew up looking at on the living room wall at home.
I've always loved it.
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet,simple things of life which are the real ones after all"
~Laura Ingalls Wilder
"You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."
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