An invitation to linger…
“Tea was once reserved for the upper classes who had time on their hands. Nowadays, it’s the opposite. We’re so busy that we take tea to escape from the pressure and the fast pace, especially when someone invites, ‘Oh, do come for tea…’ Now, you have an excuse to linger.” ~Gail Greco
When I named my website Home-steeped Hope, I envisioned two women chatting, seated around a humble kitchen table. Maybe they’d just prayed together or completed a simple study, because a Bible lay open before them. Now, however, their hands cradled steaming mugs and whether sipping on coffee or tea, or sharing joys or heartaches—with a treasured friend, there’s no better way of cultivating hope. Especially when you have the Lord in common.
My name is Mary. By now you realize I’m a Christian…who loves any excuse to linger… I’m eighteen years happily married to my handsome cowboy, and a stay at home, homeschooling mother of three girls—14, 11 and 7 years of age. With a never-finished list of projects, I’m always wishing for more time to build up the relationships I cherish.
Our modest little home is nestled into a hillside embedded with limestone rocks and trees, and dotted with barns. We raise horses, goats, Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, chickens, sell organic free-range eggs and can you believe my husband is now pushing to add a milk cow to the menagerie? *Wink* Our little corner of mid-western heaven is a constant work-in-progress, one that teaches me something new every year!
We’re blessed to be surrounded by both of our extended families, and attend a local community Bible church. I’m constantly learning there is no better relationship builder between believers than working together for a common goal. But it’s a delicate balancing act, juggling family and church responsibilities.
I look forward to “lingering” here, to discovering together those small daily differences we each can make. So often, it’s the simple things which enrich our relationships, and feed hope to our souls.
Welcome to “Home-steeped Hope”!
I sure have enjoyed your website! I am a homeschool mom and I appreciate the simple things in life too! May God Bless you and your family!
Becky
Thank you for saying so, Becky! God is good to give us a little heaven on earth full of the simple joys of family, friends and faith. I’m so glad you stopped by, hope you come back again. It’s always a blessing to me to hear of other like-minded mommies out there, trying to do their best by their children, and loving it every, well, almost every, step of the way! ;O)
Mary
hi mary~
stumbled upon your blog by researching lemons, uh, well, you know what i mean. lol. anyways, just glad to “meet” another homeschooling mom on the web. i have my own (neglected) blog but i honestly don’t know what the address is but i do know it’s on blogspot. just saying hi. my username is joyful saint~
Hi Angela! “Hugs” to you, fellow homeschooling Mama! I will try to find you on blogspot! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, hope you come back often!
Mary
Hmm, Angela, I couldn’t find you at blogspot. If you see this, and can copy/paste your blog address, I’ll come on over sometime! ;O)