New For 2019

“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
– Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)

Good things come to those who bake!

I don’t need therapy.  I just need to go camping.

There never was a cowboy who couldn’t be throwed; there never was a horse who couldn’t be rode.  – Cowboy proverb

Dahlia Symbolism

• Remaining graceful
• Finding inner strength
• Changing in a positive way
• Standing out from the crowd
• Always be kind
• Staying adventurous and relaxed
• Commitment

Victorian Symbolism

The symbolic meaning of the dahlia in the Victorian language of flowers has survived. When given as a gift, the dahlia flower expresses sentiments of dignity and elegance. It is also the symbol of a commitment and bond that lasts forever. The dahlia flower is still used today in gardens and flower arrangements to celebrate love and marriage.

“Fishing is much less about the fishing, and much more about the time alone with your kid, away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday.“ – Dan Pearce

“I must have flowers, always, and always.”
-Claude Monet

The Horseshoe is traditionally known as a symbol of good luck and protection.  It is often associated with cowboy culture, but actually originated in Ireland.

The magnolia flower meaning is attached to the symbols of nobility, perseverance, and love of nature. Soft and subtle in color yet strong in appearance, the flower is representative of the beauty encompassing femininity and gentleness. Often men prefer to gift their female partner the magnolia flowers, as an appreciation of their beauty.

In America, the magnolia flower is largely associated with the South. The magnolia is the harbinger of the arrival of spring and is the official state flower of Mississippi and Louisiana.

Mississippi has earned the nickname ‘Magnolia State’ due to the abundance of magnolia flowering blossoms. In fact, Mississippi also uses the magnolia as its state tree.

The city of Houston, Texas is called the ‘Magnolia City’ due to the scores of magnolia trees growing along the Buffalo Bayou.

“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”  –Audrey Hepburn

“One who knows how to appreciate color relationships, the influence of one color with another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinite variety of images.”  -Sonia Delaunay

When seahorses find a mate, they wrap their tails around each other so the tide doesn’t drift them apart.  They have that one mate for the rest of their lives.  When the mate dies, they do too.