Monthly Archives: December 2013

Hello, welcome to Marcia’s cottage.  I’m so glad you stopped by. I was wondering if you are in a book club? I’m in one, and I have my little cottage ready to host this month’s feature, “Trading Christmas” by Debbie Macomber. Have you read it? It is a cute Christmas Story.  I love reading books by Debbie Macomber. Often they are about home, family and friendships.  All the things I love and that bring me joy. ♡ I had a lot of fun preparing for this month’s book club by baking and decorating. I painted a sign that said “Christmas … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  welcome to Marcia’s Cottage.  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. Today I want to share about Joy. Yesterday afternoon my husband surprised me with a birthday party. ..  We had spent the day visiting my cousin. .. When we arrived back home our outside deck was filled with both friends and family.  “Surprise!” They said. Oh my goodness. .. dear friend this was the happiest day of my life.   (other than the day I got married) My heart was filled with Joy….♡ Can you keep a secret? I cried because I was so Joyful! … Read the full blog post →

Hello,  welcome to Marcia’s cottage.  I’m so happy you stopped by today.  My husband and I recently spent some time at the ocean.  I have to confess I have a bucket list. One of the items on my list was to have a photo shoot of me doing yoga by the ocean.  ♡ I had discussed with Joe that “JOY” was my new mantra. He told me that he was very impressed with that choice,  and went on to explain that Joy is a spiritual state of being. That true Joy does not depend on us having or doing anything….It … Read the full blog post →