bringing women together

one of my favorite things to do
is to bring women together for a 
night full of food and fellowship. 

my friend, Katie, and i hosted a fun 

night last week at my house. 

it was called

~cozy your home for fall~

the ladies all started off in the kitchen 

filling up on some hot tea, cakes, 

dark chocolate and fruit. 

after we ate, everyone 

made their way to the table. 

this is where our souls got fed.

we laughed together.

i read a few scriptures i felt the 

Lord wanted me to share with 

the gals about how we are all 

•chosen by God•

for this exact moment in time...

each of us...

right where we are...

in our homes.

I shared that we, as women, are the 

~heart of our home~ 

and there is no better way to 

cozy up our space 

than to begin with our own

attitudes within our home.

i believe, at least for my home, 

that's what truly makes a 

cozy home for our family.

~my heart and attitude behind 

everything i do within our walls~

if i'm being honest, sometimes it's 

a lot less cozy than at other times.

we also encouraged one another.

we all shared fun and practical 

ideas to make our home a haven.

we took some good notes.

we passed out pretty autumn 

printables on card stock so we could 

hang in frames around our home.

one of my favorites is the 

•fall bucket list•

of moments we want to 

check (tick) off over the 

next few weeks.

we each walked away with prints

and new ideas to cozy up our home.

each of the ladies brought

a mug and at the end of the 

night everyone picked out 

a new mug to take home. 

that was so much fun. 

there were lots of pretty 

cups to choose from.

i can't wait for our next gathering. 

we'll be learning how to 

"stretch" our dollars for christmas. 

i'll also be sharing my testimony of

how God "stretched" me for an entire 

year prior to our move to wales.

we'll also be crafting up a few

"stretchy" lovelies for ourselves.

anyone notice the theme for 

our next get together?

if you live close to us and 

are interested in joining 

us for one of our upcoming 

nights, please email me.

if you want to begin your 

own women's group, but

need a little help, send me 

a message. i'd love to 

share some ideas to help

get you started.

who can you invite 

over this next week? 

a friend or a few neighbors? 

start with one, sweet friends.