Encouraging Hearts and Home-- August Already!?!

I can not believe it is already August! It feels like this summer just flew right by.  I pulled out our calendar last week and we settled on a few more things we want to see and do before summer ends.  I made sure to mark everything down so we won't forget.

Welcome to Encouraging

Hearts & Home!



The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers

Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let's shine a positive light!
Linda at Apron Strings & Other Things
Amy at A Nest in the Rocks
***Each week, our co-hosts will each choose our favorite links, along with the most clicked link, and pin them to our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board. 


The most clicked post from last week's Blog Hop:


Fun Northeast Family Road Trip Week #2 by the Real Thing with the Coake Family


A Few of my Favorites:

Shark Week Wedding Inspiration Board by A Bride on a Budget 


A Bounty of Beautiful Things at Cranium Bolts


How to Link Up

  • Use the form below to share your posts this week, and maybe you'll discover some new ideas from all the fabulous links!
  • Please share only your family friendly posts with us!
  • Please only link up images that you have the rights to use.
  • By linking up, you agree that if your blog post is selected to be featured on any of our hosts' blogs, we can use an image from your post with a link back to your post.

Other nice things you can do

  • Follow and/or subscribe to your host's blog.
  • Visit a few other bloggers and show them your support. We all love getting comments, and who knows what inspiration you may find? Be sure to share the love--that's what a blog hop is all about!
  • If you are interested in co-hosting, contact anne@mylearningtable.com

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Comments

  1. Michele MorinAugust 1, 2019 at 6:39 AM

    Summer does feel like such a precious commodity. We don't want to waste one drop of it!

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  2. Julie | This Main Line LifeAugust 1, 2019 at 6:44 AM

    Happy Thursday. Thanks for hosting the link up.

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  3. Sarah @ In Pleasant PlacesAugust 1, 2019 at 8:56 PM

    The beginning of August means only one more month of winter here in New Zealand! It's amazing, isn't it?

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    1. Mother of 3August 2, 2019 at 8:45 AM

      Ah, so August to you is like March to us... I don't much like March because it never seems to go by fast enough. LOL.

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  4. MarilynsTreatsAugust 1, 2019 at 9:10 PM

    Thank you for hosting. Serving this week 7-22- to 7-26. On Tuesday is a colorful Mediterranean Salad. On Wednesday is a Southern House Salad with Bacon Dressing that my grandma used to serve. And finally on Friday is a Grapefruit Avocado Salad complete with Pomegranate and a Honey Lemon Dressing.

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    1. Mother of 3August 2, 2019 at 8:46 AM

      Those sound delicious and I can't wait to check them out.

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  5. Kippi O'HernAugust 2, 2019 at 11:50 PM

    Thank you so much for hosting the party.
    Happy weekend,
    Kippi

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  6. MarilynsTreatsAugust 7, 2019 at 10:29 PM

    Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared.

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