Hospitality 101

1 Peter 4:8-10, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”


Head on over to (in)courage for a wonderful post on hospitality and reaching out to others. It is written by the Reluctant Entertainer(Sandy Coughlin). I have learned so much from her!!

 This post really resonated with me, in that hubby and I used to have friends over almost weekly for a meal in our home. We used to do "spur of the moment" dinners with friends, make meals for those who needed help, bake cookies or muffins and share with the neighbors. Some how in the busyness of our daughters' high school years we just simply got out of the habit. Oh, we would say we were too tired, or the house wasn't perfectly clean, I needed to go shopping, etc. To some degree that was true, but often it just became an excuse to be selfish with our time.  One of the things we talked about on our recent vacation was to re establish that quality in our home once again. Of course two weeks back from Vacation and it was far from my thoughts until I read this post.

 Thank you Sandy for the reminder !!

 

Weekly Deals

I want to share with you  one of the weekly deals from Willow House this week.

I love these canisters and can think of many uses for them. The blue is amazing!! If you want to add a pop of color to your kitchen or bathroom order these today. With prices like this they are sure to go quickly!!

Beautiful blue glazed pottery and graceful, functional design? Our cup runneth over! Robin’s-egg blue with a hand-brushed edge looks gorgeous. (set of two; Medium is 4 5/6" square x 8 3/4" tall; holds 6 cups. Small is 4 5/6" square x 8" tall; holds 4 1/2 cups.) $24.96 for set of 2



Beautiful blue glazed pottery and graceful, functional design? Our cup runneth over! Robin’s-egg blue with a hand-brushed edge looks gorgeous. (4 5/6" square x 10" tall; holds 7 cups) $14.96 for the large one That is just $39.92 for all three!!
For more weekly specials head over to my store now to save!!

A bit about Vacation

Vacation was so much fun!! We started out in Texas first visiting my favorite Aunt. I had not seen her in 3 years and so it was great to get time with her. I was able to spend time with a cousin and his wife that I had not seen in about 10 years.

Next it was off to San Antonio to visit friends and some sightseeing. We of course had to do the River walk filled with shops and restaurants. Of course we had to visit the Alamo as well. We also visited a few of the other San Antonio missions which were my favorites. There is so much history there

The Alamo

San Antonio Mission

These were paintings discovered under years of dust and grime

After a week of visiting family, friends and sight seeing it was off to Cancun for a week

All I can say about that was AHHH! Hubby and I have never had a two week vacation and never in all of our married life, 2 weeks away just the 2 of us. We have had many vacations over the years but always with children or friends. This time it was just us two and  It was A-MA-ZING

A peek at the resort we stayed at

Hubby enjoying a mango margarita (gotta love happy hour)

Yes that's a crocodile  on the way to the pool

A beautiful view of the caribbean sea

We had all these plans before we got there, to do so many things, but the resort was so beautiful and the water breathtaking, as you can see. We ended up mainly spending the time on the beach in the warmth of the sun and the joy of each others company.  We ate wonderful food, did a bit of  shopping in Playa Del Carmen, laughed , rested and relaxed, oh and did I mention the Mango Margaritas : )

One of our best Vacations by far.

My Review of Auto-Steam Iron

Recently I was asked to review a product for CSN Stores. I have had my eye on a Rowenta steam iron for quite some time now and since my iron was about 15 years old, I decided to go for it.
I love the retractable cord and the lightweight feel of this iron. Lightweight but gets the job done!!
The steam feature works wonderfully also!! I like the option to steam while ironing or in an upright position as well.

Originally submitted at CSN Stores

The new Rowenta DZ1900 Auto-Steam Iron is lightweight with cord reel providing maximum convenience, outstanding performance and ease of use for consumers looking for a simple to use iron that will safely take care of all their ironing tasks. The Rowenta Auto-Steam Iron also includes a Self-Clean feature to help with mineral build up too.

Auto-Steam Iron

I love this iron!!! Thank you CSN stores for the opportunity!!

I'm Back

Good morning sweet blogging friends.
Hubby and I are back from a wonderful 2 week vacation. I will tell you all about it as soon as I get pictures uploaded and settled in here at home. My wonderful hubby had arranged while we were gone, to have some work done in our home as a surprise to me. More info on that also. I have lots of catching up to do so I will share pictures and more with you all soon.
Have a wonderful blessed day!