Festival of Tables History: I NEED YOUR HELP!

The history of the "tablescape event."  How it all started ... and where. It's something I'd love to know!  You, too?   I've decided to try to put a few of the puzzle pieces together ... but first I have to find them. PLEASE HELP! Here's how ... Think about your earliest tablescape event memory. Any event you know of ... even if you didn't participate.   Please leave a comment -- or send an email w/ Tablescape History in the subject line -- and answer these questions as thoroughly as you can.  (I'll include my answers so you'll have an example. Date of the event (approx. 1997) Location of the event (Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria, Louisiana) Who hosted it? (civic group, church group, etc.)  (church) Was ... Keep Reading...

ARE YOU PROGRESSIVE?

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. – C. S. Lewis   This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jeremiah 6:16   My friends ... what will we say? What voice will we Americans have on Election Day? Please don't think no one is listening.  Your voice matters.  Speak up!     IF my people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from ... Keep Reading...

The Lone Christmas Plate …

Click HERE to see tablescape My prayers continue for distant neighbors affected by Hurricane Sandy. I'm sure many of you could say the same.  So much devastation.  People looking for courage to face the future.  Some are finding it in the most unpredictable places.  Did you hear this story? Click HERE to see tablescape Staten Island was one of the communities hardest hit.  One man interviewed said his home is completely gone; only the floor boards remain.  He and his wife, along with their two young daughters, are blessed to be staying with relatives. Click HERE to see tablescape According to news sources ... In the rubble that was once his home, he found one clean, intact ... Keep Reading...