The Quiet Place

Founders Note: Today on the blog we have our Monthly Contributor Victoria. Victoria is sharing her heart on this month's theme Hope. You can learn more about Victoria and her blog on the about page. In February here at The Quiet Place, we talked about faithfulness. When I hear the word “faithfulness”, I always begin thinking about God. He is faithful to the glory of His name, to His will, to His people, and to remaining true to who He is. Last week, I finished reading the Old Testament and one thing stood out to me. I might have been looking for it, but I really don’t think that I was. In those pages, I saw God declaring the truth about Himself. Over and over again as we follow His people through the days leading up to the coming of their long awaited Messiah, we see His faithfulness on display. My words here are nothing compared to what you will see if you commit yourself to reading His Word! Grab a chronological plan and read for an hour every day. (I read about a “week...

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend! It's supposed to be warm here in VA all week, so i excited about that! And plus, my birthday is Sunday, which also happens to be Easter this year. So I am looking forward to the weekend, and ready for the week and spring time temps. Here are some of my favorite links from last week as well as a recap what was on the blog last week! Link Love:  Singleness, A Prayer Spring Essentials Vanilla Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting Singleness and a Kitchen Aid Mixer Happy Mail Giveaway Love this Floral Sweater , so cute! What You May Have Missed: Week in Review Review | Be More Coffee Date  How was your weekend? 

Today I (Britney) am co-hosting with one of my good blog friends Jenna of Dearest Love for her monthly coffee Date Linkup. I am sharing my highs and lows from the week as a time where we get to sit down and have coffee, and share about what's going on in our lives. Which by the way, I would love to do with some of my blog friends. Maybe soon, but for now let's sit back, grab our cups of coffee and share what's on our heart and minds. Highs// -had a presentation to do on tuesday, and it went really well! I am so glad it did, cause at the last minute one our group members dropped the class so there was only two of us presenting for 50 minutes.  -Found some places to live yesterday, since my lease ends in May. I am looking at one of them today and  I am excited to see it! Hopefully it works out that I can live there, cause it looks really nice!  -My birthday is next week, I turn 26. My parents sent me two presents already a...

When I was asked to Review this book I was excited to dig into it and see what it was all about. Be more  by Sandi Krakowski  is about who God says we are and also on how we can become better connected to God through spending time in prayer and in his word. Each chapter focuses on a different theme such as trust, and asking for help.  I love this quote at the beginning of the first chapter: "I don't know what you're facing today but this one thing I do know: God hasn't changed." I don't know about you, but when i read that statement I was reminded of what God tells us in Hebrews 13:8 - " Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Let that soak in for a moment. God never changes, he's always there to love us, he always says were worth it, he never leaves us, and daily he is pursuing our hearts so that we can fall more in love with him.  That's the kind of women I strive to be, a women who loves God with h...

I hope you had a good weekend! Mine was busy with homework, that's pretty much all I did. So that to say, I am ready for fun weekend. Hopefully soon! So, here are some of my favorite links from the week and a recap what was on the blog last week.  FAVORITE LINKS:  On Blogging Anxiety Pinspiring Vol. 11 One of my close friends is starting her own wedding invitation design business: Blushed Designs Bit's and Pieces make Fridays so fun!  If you haven't checked out this girls blog , please do. cause it's awesome!  WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:  Curly Hair Care That we might have hope Around The Table March: Lemon Desserts  (3 more days to linkup your recipes!)  Get 50% off any of our ad spots using the code: MARCH until the end of the month! check out our sponsor page for more details!  How was your weekend? 

Happy March! I can't believe I am already into another month of the around the table linkup, this is my third month and each month it grows a little bit. As always I am excited to see where this goes and i hope you are enjoying linking up your recipes with me each month.  So, this months theme is lemon desserts. So i decided to share this lemon muffin recipe that I made with my mom for a baby shower while I was back in Michigan for spring break. It has the perfect amount of lemon and they tasted so good!  Ingredients:  6 cups of all purpose flour 4 cups of Sugar 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda 3/4 teaspoon of salt 8 eggs 2 cups (16 oz) of sour cream 2 cups of butter melted 3 tablespoons of grated lemon peel 2 tablespoons of lemon juice Topping: 3/4 cup of flour 3/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of cold butter (cut up into cubes) Glaze: 1/2 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of lemon juice Directions: In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and sal...

image via unsplash This, is a passage I love.  " Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly  we are being renewed  day by day.     For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. "  2 Corinthians 4:16-17  This single passage has the power to change my perspective on life completely around. It reminds me that I am not alone in my hardships or struggle to live as Christ calls me. It reminds me that I was not made for this broken world and thus my reward and eternal peace will come in eternity. In that which I hope.  Christ offers us a Crazy love. And lately God has been loving me like crazy. Even in the midst of tough circumstances, God is showing up just to say "I love you", "I'm here", "You are not alone in this", "I know it hurts, but trust me. This is for your good". These words are a great comfort to m...