Words, Pictures, or Both?

What a beautiful afternoon here in East Tn. We are expecting some rain this evening, but it has been a glorious day. Get your cup and lets enjoy a cup of Kona. There is cake too, so help yourself to that. The domino girls are coming tomorrow and we love our sweets. Yellow cake with caramel icing.It is my favorite you know.I have always heard a picture is worth a 1000 words. That is true, I guess.
That is probably not even debatable, but have you ever thought about the words in your prim decor? I decided to look around and see how many words I decorate with and this is what I found. Before you come Through My Back Door, you see words.

This sign says A Gathering of Crowes. A gift from Civil Folks.(Pam and Frank)Then if you should just happen to come in the front door,(You probably won't, but if you did) more words.

Deb painted this for us a long time ago. It wouldn't matter which door you enter, words, greet you. Inside there are more words.

This hangs over my chair in my reading nook. Yes, another Deb painting.

This sampler was done by Amanda. The red letters spell MOM because that is what she calls me.

This was done for me by my friend Sally who has moved out of state.

I love this Emily Dickinson poem. It says a lot in just a few words. Don't you think?

I love this little one word sampler that my friend Linda Stinson gave me. If we stop dreaming we have stopped hoping.

This was done by Linda Parker, most commonly called Linda Claus because of her generosity.

I have had this for years. Words of wisdom, huh?

This is my bible bag. When Amanda started kindergarten, due to her sister being in the hospital, I had to take her. From the car to the school door she recited this verse over and over. It has now become "our" verse.
Now the next two "words" aren't prim. One is sincere and the other funny.

My friend Shirley gave me this. It speaks the truth.There are times I don't know what I would do with out all of my wonderful friends.

This is probably the least prim thing in my house. However, it always makes me laugh when I see it. It says,if you can't make it out, "I am in the snapdragon part of my life. Part of me has snapped and the other part is draggin'". I love it. I treated myself to this in Gatlinburg one time.
Well I hope you enjoyed the coffee and cake as well as the words, Through My Back Door where life is good.
betty
PS: Words. A weighty subject. Think about them. They can build up, they can tear down, they can soothe, they can hurt. They can begin a friendship, they can end a friendship. Think about words before you use them. My prayer is I will only use words that are kind and will encourage. I hope you will too.