Burning Love

Last week we had church camp. Campmeeting goes from Tuesday night through Friday night (including day services), and it usually takes me that long to recover and get back into my usual schedule. I still have a ton of clothes to put away. I will get to that eventually. In the meantime, I thought I'd show you my room. I call it "The Red Room". If you would've peeked into this room a few minutes before these pictures were taken, you would have seen a wreck. It literally looked like the first hurricane of the season had struck! Of course, I could not show you that mess.


Our campgrounds (where Campmeeting takes place) are about 35 minutes from our house. On the campgrounds you will find hundreds of little cabins, full-size trailers and travel trailers. We used to have a cabin, but a few years ago, Dad decided to sell it. He sold the cabin and bought a house about 3 miles from the campgrounds. So, instead of driving 35 minutes home every night to sleep in my own bed, I slept here every night. I love my room! I've always wanted a red room, so I chose this color which is a pinkish red. It's called Burning Love. All of the furniture in my room is old. The dresser belonged to my Dad's Grandpa.


This chest was given to my parents by a lady from Texas many years ago.


This bed is oh, so comfortable. The bed frame belonged to my Mom's Grandmother. My Grandaddy today lives in a house that sits in the exact spot where his Mother's house used to be.


I found this chair a few years ago at the Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall in Washington, LA, a great place to find wonderful old things.


I guess this could also be called the Audrey room. Mom gave me the large Breakfast at Tiffany's print a few years ago for Christmas. I printed and framed the smaller pictures of Ms. Hepburn. Oh, and ignore, if you can, the throw pillows on the bed that don't match. I don't think I put them there...

My Favorite Actress

This beautiful lady is my favorite actress. From 1929 to 1993, Audrey Hepburn was the epitome of true beauty. Part of her beauty came from the outside, as she was a very beautiful woman. Even more so amazing was the type of person she was. In 1988 she became a UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador. She considered this the most important role in her life. This is a woman who had it all...beauty, fortune, fame (she made over 25 movies)...yet she believed that helping others was the most important thing.

We can all take a lesson from this beautiful lady. We should always consider the less fortunate and help those in need. As Audrey once said,

"I feel so strongly that's where it all starts, with kindness. What a different world this could be if everyone lived by that."

Audrey was also an an amazing actress. In 1953 she won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Princess Anne in Roman Holiday. For more about Audrey: Marta over at this blog has a special section dedicated to Audrey Hepburn labeled Audrey Says, or Audrey words. Each post has a picture of the actress and a quote by her. Go check it out, and don't forget to show a little kindness to the next person you meet. It just might make their day!