I have had the pleasure this week to spend time with sweet friends who “fill my cup.” Such a blessing! I encourage you to seek out time with friends who leave you feeling recharged and refreshed! I also encourage you to be on the lookout for opportunity to be that kind of encourager to others in your life. We need each other! Last week’s post with the most clicks was 10 on the 10th – Love/Hate Summer Edition.
My features this week are:
- 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars Recipe because I love an easy recipe that is also a crowd pleaser!
- Shaped Animal Birthday Cards for the Grand Babies because I have grandbabies who would love to receive these adorable cards!
- Aging with Grace – Week Five because I am quickly arriving this phase of life, not always with very much grace!
And Now, Time for this Week’s Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop!
Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let’s shine a positive light!
Use the form below to share your family-friendly posts this week, and please consider these nice things you can do:
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- Follow and/or subscribe to your host’s blog.
- Visit a few other bloggers and show them your support. We all love getting comments, and who knows what inspiration you may find? Be sure to share the love–that’s what a blog hop is all about!
- Check out our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board where each host pins her 10 favorite posts each week.
- Join us every Thursday!
- If you are interested in co-hosting, contact Linda at Apron Strings & Other Things!
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Sometimes it is the small stuff too. I hear often people saying that they don’t see the kind of people looking out for people in neighborhoods the way it was when they were growing up and sometimes I think people fail to realize that takes work. It didn’t happen by accident. People didn’t have a magic ball that told them when neighbor A needed help they were out talking to the neighbors and connecting. You might not know neighbor A needed help but if you were in contact with neighbor E that neighbor helped you to know what you could do to help. However if you don’t know any neighbors you won’t know how to help and sadly when you are the one in need of help it can feel like nobody cares.
Friends or neighbors even small gestures can mean the world to people in ways we can’t imagine because we often don’t know what people are facing. Acts of kindness are there own reward but sometimes they have a much bigger effect than we intended when they occur at challenging times for others.
Thank you so much for the feature!! 🙂 This warms my heart!