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Goose Creek Peanuts Candle: A Christmas Gift From My Best Friend Debbie and a Lifetime of Memories With Peanuts
I’d like to share a gift I received from my best friend, Debbie Fenny Sutton. It was for Christmas last year, and it’s something I honestly didn’t expect to mean as much to me as it does. The git is a candle from Goose Creek Candle, and it’s their Peanuts 75 Years collection “Christmas With Friends” candle. The first thing you notice about the candle is the color — a warm orange tone that feels like Christmas as soon as you see it sitting on the table. And then there’s the scent… fresh fir needles, bright orange zest, and warm clove. It sounds simple when you list it out, but…
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For Every Kind of Dad: The Men Who Shape Us, Love Us, and Stand in the Gap
I don’t know about you but throughout my life, Father’s Day has never really been a traditional holiday. When most people think about Father’s Day, they think about celebrating their dad. For me, it’s always been a little different because there wasn’t just one man who helped shape my life. Growing up, the man I respected most was my grandfather. My Papa was one of a kind. He was my grandmother’s dad. He was in the Navy and of course he had the dancing women on his arm. Before he got sick with Cancer he owned a gas station. This was the man who would run away from home and…
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Saturday Reflection: Small Wins, Slow Days, and Getting Back Into Rhythm
Some days don’t look like much from the outside, but they carry more weight than people realize. Which is why I wanted to share Saturday Reflection: Small Wins, Slow Days and working hard to get back into the rhythm after being sick. Today was one of those quieter days for me. I took time away from the pressure of trying to “catch up” and just lived a little in the moment instead. Yesterday I went to eat at Buttermilk Cafe with my best friend Debbie, and we walked around Hobby Lobby afterward. It wasn’t anything fancy or complicated, but I did get in about 30 minutes of walking, and that…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
