Collections: Hope Chest - Intro

I have been collecting items for my hope chest for years. It went from fitting in a little shoe box, to a wooden handmade hope chest, and now that has overflowed, too. It's fun to plan what colors I want in my future house! I have chosen aqua and red. Aqua mixing bowls, serving bowls and platters, etc. and red pitchers, potholders, and accessory pieces. I've collected measuring cups, recipe cards, spreaders, butter plates, rolling pins, and paring knives all in preparation for when I have my own house. 

Do you have a hope chest? 

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To finish off the collections series, next Monday I'm hosting a linky party for you to share some of the things you collect. Just make a blog post including some of the things you collect and link up. (Feel free to copy the picture below for your post.)

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

I Will Sing of My Redeemer
words by Philip Bliss

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.

Refrain:
Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer, 
With His blood, He purchased me. 
On the cross, He sealed my pardon, 
Paid the debt, and made me free. 

I will tell the wondrous story,
How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.

I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant power I’ll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin, and death, and hell.

Refrain I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His heav’nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me,
Son of God with Him to be.

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Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. ~Galatians 3:13

Collections: Books - And the Winner Is...

~~Kristin~~

Congratulations!

I'll be sending you an email on how to receive your prize.

Collections: Books - Photo Friday

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Last day to enter the book themed giveaway going on ~here~.

Collections: Books - My Reading Nook

Do you have a reading nook at your house? A favorite chair you like to relax in? Or perhaps that hammock on a warm summer day?

I have several reading nooks. At night I read in bed, during a winter day I choose to stay close to the fire, but on a nice sunny warm day, I like head up to my window seat and relax with a book. 

The window seat also attracts the cat who loves to lounge there of a morning when the sun-patches are available for her to soak up.

 

Another nice thing is that the bookshelves are right next to the window seat so I can reach right over if I want a certain book. 

Some of the books you might find on my shelf are:

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

the Jane Austen collection

The Sound of Music Companion

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin

Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
     (Dear America) by Kristiana Gregory

The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

What are some books on your shelves?

There is still time to enter the book themed giveaway...

Collections: Books - What Are You Reading?

Here is what I'm reading right now:

The Guardian by Beverly Lewis
     This is her newest book which was just released on March 26.

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
     A sisters book challenge book. Be looking for a review after the Collections series is over.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
     I've heard a lot about this book and the new movie so I thought I would give it a try. I haven't gotten very far yet.

Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
     This Agatha Christie I found on Amazon for free so I got it to give it a try. It's a Tommy and Tuppence novel.

Open Your Hymnal Again by Denise Loock
     This is a great devotional book. Each chapter has a hymn as it's theme. I've been reading the corresponding verses/chapters that go along with each day.

Luke
     We are studying the book of Luke in our Bible study right now.

What are you reading?

Don't forget to enter the book themed giveaway, if you haven't already.

Collections: Books - Giveaway

All book lovers will be thrilled about the giveaway I have for you today.

~ About the shop ~

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We're a husband and wife super-duo (trio if you count the cat, which you should) who believe that curiosity is a way of life. We believe that things should be more than functional, that they should be inspirational and celebrate knowledge. Erin is the creative side of things - designing, refining and handcrafting each item you see in our shop, while Ducky runs the administrative side, crunching numbers and printing shipping. We've tried to train the cat to answer customer emails, but until she grows thumbs, Ducky heads that up as well.

~ In the shop ~

C.S. Lewis quote

Paris quote

Lord of the Rings quote

Mr. Darcy quote

Van Gogh's Starry Night art pendant

Alice in Wonderland mini book

cat quote

tea quote

once upon a time bookmark

Pride and Prejudice bookmarks

~ The giveaway ~

Bookish Charm has agreed to give the winner of this giveaway one item of their choice from the shop!

There are three ways to enter this giveaway...heart Bookish charm on etsy, tell your favorite item, and comment saying whether you are an avid reader or not. Enter below...

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