Blogging Love...

Good Evening, my dears.. 

Thanks so much for dropping by the Blessed Hearth... 

I want to tell you one of the reasons why I do this.. 

Blogging, I mean..

There are several but for tonight I want to share this one.. 

And that is the sweet friendships that are made..

Not in a chat room, mind you but just here talking about everyday things and of our love for the Lord.. 

When I began blogging a couple of years ago I had no idea that I would make friends that would become so dear to me.. 

I have only met them on the internet and not in person..

We just started out by happening to find each other's blogs, leaving comments and it went on from there.. 

Now there are emails, letters coming in the mail and even parcels and telephone calls.. 

We even celebrate holidays together even though we are not actually together in person.. smile.. 

One of the times can be found HERE..

They celebrated with us and even sat a place at their table with our names on the place card.. 

Isn't that sweet?

I wanted to link to it but Lori had a bit of trouble with her blog and all of her previous posts are gone so she had to start over again.. 

Anyway.. 

Terry and I both think that these folks are special... 

Tonight as I scrolled down my blog list I noticed that the Mayo family had posted so I went over to visit.. 

This is what I found THERE..

Please follow their link and join them in their tea party..

They are all so dear... 

They love the Lord Jesus as we do and we share that along with the joy of home and family.. 

I know blogging is not for everyone but I so enjoy  doing it although at times I might feel like I am writing to myself.  I start whining and you lovely girls rally round and leave me wonderful comments and I know that this is a worthwhile thing for me to do.. 

You are all amazing and I am so thankful for you all.. 

May God bless and keep you in His care.. 

The Treasure of Friendships..

Good Evening, my dears.. 

Thanks for dropping by the Blessed Hearth .. 

I hope you had a good weekend.. 

We had a lovely sunny one here in New Brunswick.. 

It was so nice to finally have a storm free Sunday.

The last two were pretty stormy but we did get to 

enjoy wonderful services at church today.. 

So blessed to spend the time worshiping our Lord with family and friends.. 

In my last post I mentioned that I had received a wonderful parcel from dear friends who blog HERE...

Some of you were wondering what was in the box so I thought I would post a few pics of the precious treasures they sent me.. 

Antique laces and linens.. 

Tulip place mats and napkins..

Beautiful quilted place mats,,,

And table cloths.. 

They are such beautiful things and I will really enjoy using them.. 

There was also a large letter "H"... 

And I have the perfect place for it.. 

I will show you as soon as dear hubby gets it put up.. 

Henry starts with H.. smile..

I loved the crocheted dish cloths and the other goodies.. 

I just want to thank you dear family for being so generous.. 

You really do live the Word.. 

It is more blessed to give then to receive.. 

Acts : 30 - 39

I feel so blessed to have met the Mayo family and all of you dear friends out there who stop by here.. 

On Saturday there was a phone call from Paula who blogs HERE..

She and her husband have a wonderful farm full of sheep, chickens and such in Tennessee.. 

Paula is around our daughter's age but no matter.. 

We are kindred... eh, Paula?  smile.. 

I do have to mention her wonderful Southern accent.. smile..

I took this pic the other day in a parking lot waiting for Terry..

It was a snowy kind of day... 

But Spring is in the air although it will still take awhile in this part of the world.. 

It is our way of life and we don't mind it too much although there are a lot of Canadians heading south with the March break coming up.. 

As for us... 

We are quite content here on the East coast of Canada.. 

Our youngest son had a little accident and hurt his arm a bit.. 

Praying that it heals quickly and well.. 

Looking forward to a busy week.. 

I am doing a heart fund campaign this week, Lord willing.. This will be my first time so I hopefully will get to meet some neighbors and do a little community good as well.. smile.. 

Then we have our Keepers of the Home meeting again on Saturday.. 

I am doing a bit of sewing for that and my bedroom is looking like it could do with a bit of TLC.. grin.. 

What are your plans for the week?.. 

I must say that I am feeling very blessed tonight to know that God is control of this old world and because He lives I can face tomorrow.. 

Thankful for the treasure of friendships that He has blessed us with.. 

Take care, dear hearts.. 

Such blessings..

Hello everyone.. 

Here we are half way through the week again.. 

We have been having quite the weather.. 

Snow and then freezing rain and so on.. 

I think I hear Spring calling my name.. smile.. 

How about you?  

Our kids and grandsons are so enjoying the ski slopes this Winter.. 

I think they are typical Canadians and love this season.. smile..

Just sharing a few pics of the last couple of days.. 

Received the most precious parcel in the mail from dear blogging friends .. the Mayo Family

We have become such great friends and share a love for the Lord..

I was so excited to open it and it was crammed full of treasures.. 

Thank you dear family.. 

Several years ago I bought a set of dishes which we used for our Valentine supper HERE..

They come in several colors and were a wee bit expensive.. 

Yesterday..

 I found 3 salad plates and 4 bowls for 69 cents each at the Salvation Army Thrift store.. 

What a blessing.. 

Now if I could find 1 dinner plate.. smile.. 

I only bought 5 for some reason.. 

Today was a freezing rain day and I needed to make some bread.. 

This one is mostly wholewheat.. 

Nice when you toast it for breakfast with a bit of honey drizzled over... smile.. 

My hippie breakfast.. smile..

A new cake recipe that was a bit dry but the icing was lovely.. 

I think it would be delicious if you used oil instead of the shortening which it called for..  

I must go for this time dear ladies.. 

Have a wonderful evening and may God bless each of you.. 

Looking forward to a coffee date tomorrow with a friend.. 

Thanks for the sweet visit..