Bella Tea Room

05/02/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕️💛
Today's Teatime is focused on the grace of saying NO when necessary, in healthy boundaries that guard our hearts. ☕

No is one of our first words that we learned as a child. And we sure weren't afraid to use the word NO as often as we could back then. If you've been blessed to spend time with a 2-year-old lately, you know exactly what I mean! They know what they want and don't want! Somehow as adults, we tend to think of "no" as not an easy solution and tend to pacify with too many weak "yes's" to appease the situation. Yet our heart is not in it. We must learn to say no more and guard our hearts to that what is best for us.

"The power of ‘NO’ is a reflection of your boundaries, your strength, and your grace.
It says you have enough respect in who you are to honor what you feel in your heart - and trust me, when it is said with love, it’s hard to contest."
-debbie lynn

"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." (Proverbs 4:23)

05/01/2026

~ Foxy Friday ~ 💛🦊💛
"People who love this world, people who pay attention, are gardeners. People who are invested, people who are aware. They are gardeners regardless of whether or not they have ever picked up a trowel. Because gardening is not just about digging. Or planting, for that matter. Gardening is about cherishing." ~ Terry Hershey

05/01/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕💛
"Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark." ~ Author Unknown

04/30/2026

This brings such a joyful peace to my heart. I'm vicariously growing old with my Beloved, with these two's adventures. Every single post reminds me of my Russ and our times together before he passed from my world. He always made the ordinary extraordinary! 💛

Just a couple of old souls, finding joy in the simple things, with a whole lot of love.❤️

04/30/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕️💛
Today's teatime is most certainly about the spirit of true hospitality and loving up your people with food and refeshment. 💛☕️💛
So my heart! Love, love, love the practicality & simplicity of a charcuterie board in hospitality.

Be a Mary when you entertain, she does what is needed and no more. She's there for the gathering.

Martha is tired with all the fuss to thoroughly enjoy her guests. And then there's the cleanup afterward. Less is always more. 💛

04/29/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕️💛
May I introduce you to my gardens with hopes of visiting yours as well. Please do share pictures of your gardens in the comments below. May our time together be a sharing of ideas and visions to create a space that is lovely and inviting. I am always looking for ways to improve my gardens at Bella Tea Room.

Welcome to my garden where angels, fairies and nature have been known to dance and sing!
My style of gardening would most likely be considered wild and untamed by many. Conformity has never inspired me as much as freedom and spontaneous creativity does! I am not crazy about the use of chemicals and pesticides. So you will find a w**d or two or more where I haven’t had the time to pull them or I'm simply waiting to see if it’s a flower I want to keep.

My heart has always been to create a sanctuary near my home that is likened to the woods and streams that I dearly love. My garden is alive with visits from frogs, bumblebees, dragonflies, birds, chipmunks, squirrels and even an occasional deer who find it welcoming. Our pets love visiting, too! Cats love to linger in the catmint. I believe the garden is meant to be a peaceful space to sit quietly, say a prayer, enjoy a book or have a precious conversation with a friend.

I hope these photos inspire you to do your own gardening style uniquely yours. It is always good for the soul to be in the garden and have a glimpse of Eden in your own backyard.

"If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower." ~Samuel Smiles

"Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly!" ~Author Unknown

"Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature." ~Lynn Holland

"Wind chimes in your yard will serenade garden creatures — squirrels, fairies and angels." ~Author Unknown

"Hand in hand, with fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place." ~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

04/28/2026

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"Happy"

04/28/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕️💛
There are two ways to live.. You can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can live as if everything is a miracle..
-Albert Einstein

04/27/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕💛
*Newsflash! Our dandelions are blooming!*

One has not really lived unless you become like a child in a field of dandelions.

'Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bringing its own individual wonder.' ~ John McLeod

04/26/2026

Good Morning! 💛☕️💛
Being authentic in our faith.

One of the things I love most about Jesus is that He is always the Gentlemen when sharing in the love of His Heavenly Father. Mustn't we also be the same in our approach towards others who do not believe? That is what wooed my heart in following Jesus...

It wasn't fear, condemnation or judgment. Not at all!

I was drawn to greater love that was not of this world filled with hate and greed. Jesus speaks life to every soul that is thirsty. Truth, mercy, and grace that my soul needs and and has changed me from the inside out. Jesus is still transforming my heart as I follow Him daily.