Winter Home Atmosphere

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth,

for the touch of a friendly hand and for

a talk beside the fire;

It is the time for home.”

-Edith Stilwell, British poet

I’ve had this quote sitting at my place at the table for about a week now…just thinking about it. It’s prompted a lot of thinking about the atmosphere of our home. Naturally, I hope our home is filled with the presence of Christ, and His love and presence can be felt by those who live here and those who visit. But I was thinking about the atmosphere we create…the tangibles that create beauty and make home feel like home. And then I was thinking about how, for me, that atmosphere is entwined with the seasons of the year. So, I put pen to paper in an attempt to sort out my thoughts. I found that, in my mind, each season has an atmosphere all its own, and that that atmosphere spills over to: the kitchen, touches of beauty and comfort, and our activities. Here is how I thought about this winter:



Winter

Quiet. Home. Peace. Rest. Togetherness.

The Kitchen:

-soup

-hot cocoa with whipped cream on cold nights

-oatmeal

-crockpot

-warm, comfort food

-eating last summer’s preserved food from the freezer, pantry shelves, and basement

-cinnamon rolls

-maple syrup

Touches of Beauty and Comfort:

-candles

-cozy quilts

-duvets

-indoors together

-flannel sheets

Activities:

-garden planning

-arranging dried flowers (picked fresh last summer) in vases

-knitting

-afternoon walks

-reading

-family fun