New pictures by Lee Cave!

Thanks to Lee Cave in Hattiesburg, MS for taking some of these amazing shots for me!!

Let it RAIN!! Nashville Flood Report...

If you've seen the news, you know that Nashville is FLOODED with an emphasis on the F!! It started on Friday night and did not stop until Sunday night around 6pm. The particular area that I live wasn't flooded but streets on every side, within a few miles were shut down. I actually watched the tragedy on I-24 unfold LIVE on television....it was heartbreaking! Lives have been lost. Thousands of homes and vehicles have been demolished. This is a city that has been turned upside down. If there's one thing I know about Nashville, it is that the community focus is THRIVING!! Tweets about borrowing shop vacs and fans, neighbors lending a hand to help scoop water out of basements, folks offering up there homes to flood victims....it's been amazing!! Pray for the continued clean up that will be taking place for the next few weeks and months.

Blue Chair and Blue Monarch in Sewanee, TN

Hey! I wanted to tell you about a really neat place that I discovered this past week in Sewannee, TN! The Blue Chair is a quaint little cafe/bakery/coffee shop tucked away in the mountainous town of Sewanee, TN (a few miles off Interstate 24). My boyfriend, Douglas, is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, so we took a day trip to see the view and visit the town.

After our third failed attempt to find a spot for lunch (the others restaurants were either shut down or closed for remodeling), we pulled up to The Blue Chair and headed in for a nice sit down lunch! This is no ordinary cafe! The walls are painted with scenes that remind me of what I would consider "the good ole days"....probably sometime around the era that our grandparents were teens...and the cafe was full of a variety of folks...some having their paper/coffee time, one group of women were discussing their "hot topic" of the week, and others were like us, just passersby.

I noticed a few items for sale....coffee beans, granola, and other goodies. Not only is Blue Chair a cafe, but it employs women that are in the sister non-profit organization called Blue Monarch. Blue Monarch is a residential, intensive self-help program for women and their children who are recovering from emotional wounds. The women that are a part of the Blue Monarch program are supported by the sales of their products.

BTW---I was inspired to write about this after devouring a bowl of the delicious Cranberry & Coconut Homemade Granola!!

All of their products are available online...check it out! www.thebluechair.com

AND, if you happen to be driving by the area or need a short road trip to a precious little Southern getaway town...visit Sewanee!! Stop in at The Blue Chair....I know you will LOVE it!!

www.thebluechair.com
www.bluemonarch.org

**This is a pic of Douglas at one of the overlooks in Sewanee!