Monday, April 29, 2024

Fun Finds for April 2024

 


April is winding down…and I just can’t believe it! It’s been a whirlwind month for sure. I’ve stumbled upon some finds this month that I want to share with you today. Some are fun, some are thought-provoking, and some are completely random. Enjoy these on this fine Monday!

            If you live locally, I highly recommend paying a visit to The White Cottage Sweet Shoppe in Berne. I mentioned it on my monthiversary recap at the start of the month, but I wanted to give it a second shout-out. The eclairs are worth EVERY BITE and are super affordable. And it’s just a really cute little shop that is new, and I hope it does so, so well. They’ve decorated it so sweetly, and they have lots of good things to offer.

            Somehow this month I stumbled upon this YouTube channel that has all kinds of home tours and interviews with homeowners. I would turn on an episode and let it play while I worked on other things and had the best time visiting beautiful places and learning some fun decorating tips!

            I find fancy dollhouses to be so adorable. (Like dollhouses for display in homes, not the fun ones for kiddos to play with – though I like those too!) I found this Instagram account this month and have had a blast looking at her creativity. Half the time, if I didn’t know, I’m not sure I’d know I was looking at a dollhouse!

            Heard on TV this month that Jerry Seinfeld is turning 70 and Dumb and Dumber has been out 30 years. The fact that I have not aged a bit since 30 years ago when Jerry was younger than I am now and the film (that I am not a fan of) was new, I’m not sure how any of this has happened. But if you need to feel old today, you’re welcome.

            Yesterday I wrote a few thoughts on the life of Mandisa. If you loved Mandisa and her ministry, it would be worth your time to watch this tribute by Beth Moore and Travis Cottrell. Their sweet stories were a gift.

            A few Fridays ago, I wrote about one of my college professors, who passed away suddenly. I shared some words his daughter-in-law wrote in a Facebook tribute to him. Her husband, Dave, wrote this beautiful piece about his father, and I think it offers much encouragement and worthy challenge to us in the way we live our own lives.

            Enjoy your day (and your week), friends!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you know the Allen county museum in Lima Ohio has a whole room dedicated to dollhouses. It's an entire room and really cool. The museum is not large but really fun.

Gaylene said...

Thank you so much for this post today. My battered soul needed the words in the different parts of things to read.

Blessings.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous - I did NOT know that!! We haven't explored Lima yet, so we need to make at trip over!

Gaylene - I am so sorry your soul is battered today. Hugs to you! But I am so glad you found some words that helped!

Tamar SB said...

It is crazy that Seinfeld is turning 70!!