Showing posts with label day of rest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label day of rest. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Tea Party Tuesday

How many of you have a life that seems to be whizzing past? I believe we could all use a nice cup of tea and some yummy cookies. So welcome to Tea Party Tuesday!


Photo Courtesy Dianne Sherrill

As I rush about trying to keep up with household chores, preparing dinner, and keeping up with an extended family of sixteen, I wonder how others cope. 

I hear stories of people raising grandchildren, dealing with serious illnesses and surgeries, and finding ways to make ends meet when a breadwinner loses their job.

The only comfort I can take is placing my trust in God our heavenly father.  

As I study the Bible and worship with other believers each Sunday, I've learned to take one day at a time, do the best I can, and rest from my labors at least one day a week. 

Sometimes I like to stretch it to two days a week. When I do, the following week goes by much more productively. And that's one of the reasons I enjoy spending time with you during Tea Party Tuesday. 

Afternoon tea doesn't have to be complicated. A cup of tea and a few cookies can do quite nicely. You might want to try the chocolate covered shortbread if you haven't all ready. I've even found these at WalMart.  


 My mother-in-law used to buy WalMart's lemon filled and raspberry filled cookies that were to die for! You can also get your store's own brand.

CVS'S Version
Safeway's Brand

Afternoon tea, so much a part of the British culture, is also a wonderful time to take a break and rest from the day's activities. When we connect, the comments I receive act like a tonic of pure energy . 

This week I'm determined to finish the rewrite of "The Long Trip Home" Book 8 in the Jillian and Teddy books, because Sunday, we celebrate our youngest daughter's engagement. What a happy time we look forward to!

I hope you have a pleasant week and join me again next Tuesday for a lovely break together.

If you have another favorite store bought cookie, I'd love it if you'd share!

~Nancy Jill


Sunday, April 1, 2012

DAY OF REST AND A FREE BOOK TO GO WITH IT!

Enjoy your day of rest. See you on Monday with a new celebrity author interview. 
God bless you all!

P.S. If you'd like to relax and read a good book today, please accept a free Kindle version of Book 3
as my gift to you for visiting my blog. The offer ends tomorrow April 2nd, at midnight. A $3.99 value! Simply click Book 3 on the slideshow link to your right.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

LET'S REST TODAY!





Are you like me? I get up in the mornings raring to go (after my coffee of course)! I can't wait to check my e-mails, Facebook posts, and spend a few moments with God, asking Him to direct my path for the day. Well, you may or may not do the last thing I do, but I highly recommend it to keep sane. I read a quote by Talli Roland that said, "Authors work every day." It's true! We can't seem to turn our minds off with all we have to do, writing, publishing and marketing our books. But here's the deal (and I've seen this happen to people), if you don't take a break at least one day a week to kick back and rest, the rest of the week is nothing but stressful work and you will burnout. So today, worship the Lord if you're a believer like I am, or at least take a break and do something to relax. If the words in the photo I've shown above is true, then take a break today (Sunday) and enjoy the rest; you'll feel renewed and ready to face a new week of opportunities. Have a lovely (and restful) day today!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

NEW HORIZONS

Sunday, (my day of rest) will give way to Monday in the morning. I can't wait! I feel like each new morning is the beginning of a new adventure in Author Land, thanks to the wealth of new friends I'm making on Facebook and Twitter. Beginning tomorrow afternoon, I will be hosting celebrity author interviews with some very special people on this same adventure. Please stop by and join us for a cup of tea, a treat, and some very interesting conversations with some lovely authors! Just click on the link above and to the left "Queen of Afternoon Tea-- Celebrity Author Interviews." See you then!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Extremes

I didn't expect much from today. It's my day of rest, you see. I feel that I did rest, indeed, but two things happened that I found quite extreme. Watching "Sweeney Todd" with my husband was a truly unlovely experience. However, reading a book my friend, Naty Matos, wrote was quite uplifting and a lovely way to make something nice come from a day of resting. You may enjoy reading it, too. It's entitled Growth Lessons. Have a lovely evening, friends.


Growth Lessons






http://www.amazon.com/Growth-Lessons-ebook/dp/B005WZ1BGK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326064635&sr=8-1