Welcome to the Sweet Tea & Friends June Link-Up! Can you believe we are already stepping into the gorgeous month of June?

Whether you are a northern friend welcoming the beautiful sun-kissed days of summer or one of our lovely friends down under embracing the cozy, crisp beginnings of winter, I am so incredibly glad you are here with us today. Pour yourself a glass of something refreshing (or warm!) and let’s get cozy.

🎉🍰🧋This month is an extra-special milestone for our little community: June marks Sweet Tea & Friends’ 4th Birthday! 🎂✨

Four years of sharing, connecting, and growing together. I want to extend a massive, heartfelt thank you to every single friend, near and far, who has participated, shared their heart, and made this space so incredibly special. Your presence is the greatest gift, and I truly cannot wait to see what this next year holds for all of us.

Thank you for being such a wonderful part of this journey—now, let’s celebrate and see what everyone is up to this month! Link up your posts below!

**Now On To The Link Up**

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Feeling Off? Try These 6 Small Physical Shifts for a Reset

Feeling Off? Try These 6 Small Physical Shifts for a Reset: We all have moments when we feel a little off and can’t quite explain why. Maybe you’re a bit tired. Or a little anxious. Or you just can’t quite get motivated to start the thing you meant to do.

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How Lack of Margin Impacts the Brain and Daily Life

How Lack of Margin Impacts the Brain and Daily Life:The modern pace of life leaves little room for pause. Schedules tighten, expectations expand, and what was once considered “full” now feels merely functional. Yet beneath this cultural normalization of busyness lies a quieter neurological cost. The brain was not designed to operate without margin, and when it is forced to do so, the effects are neither subtle nor benign.

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What Biblical Women Reveal About the Journey To and Through Motherhood

What Biblical Women Reveal About the Journey To and Through Motherhood:Just as Veterans Day recognition cannot fully plumb the depths of the effects of battle on the soul of a soldier, neither can Mother’s Day fully plumb the depths of the effects of the journey to and through Motherhood on a mother. It, too, is often a battlefield—a faith battlefield won only through a mother’s determination to not give up and let go.

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The Best Things

The Best Things:As I write this, I am sipping on one of my favorite teas beside a lavender scented candle. In the overall scheme of things, I might not consider them to be the most important things in my life, but they give me pleasure and I don’t rush my consumption of them. Some of the things we most enjoy are ones we take time to savor and sip rather than gulp down.

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Here’s Why You Need to Watch Ripple on Netflix

Here's Why You Need To Watch Ripple On Netflix: There are countless inspirational TV shows, movies, and books out there, and I’ve reviewed as many as I’ve had the opportunity to cover. Still, the Ripple series on Netflix has stayed with me long after watching. Maybe it’s because I’m walking through my own very real ripple moments right now, or maybe it’s because I truly believe God places people in our lives with intention and purpose. Either way, this is a series that deserves far more attention. So if you’re curious, keep reading.

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My Cozy English Cottage Corner in the Den, 2026

My Cozy English Cottage Corner in the Den, 2026: After I finally completed all the landscaping projects I needed to do, I did manage to also change over the Den from Winter decor to it's normal English Cottage look with a bit of Americana thrown in.....

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croissant s'mores... plus GRAND campfire fun!

croissant s'mores... plus GRAND campfire fun!: With warm-weather weekends and backyard gatherings beginning to fill the calendar, we can’t think of a better excuse to gather around a campfire and celebrate the season. 

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Bookish Projects

Bookish Projects: Take a look at some neat bookish projects Barbara has been working on.

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Sweet Tea & Friends is a MONTHLY PARTY and will run from 1:00 a.m. on the 1st of every month (sometimes the day before) through 11:55 p.m. on the 21st.

To learn more about who we are and grab a badge, CLICK HERE.

1. For Bloggers, you can link UNLIMITED posts of your Christian, faith-based, family-friendly posts. Feel free to link up your Crafting, DIY, recipes/ Cooking, Gardening, Photography, Lifestyle, Travel, Health and beauty, Fashion, Parenting, Grandparenting, Home Making, Homescapes & Tablescapes, Outdoor, and Decorating posts. Why Unlimited? I thought you might want to link up any older posts that need some love and attention, too. Do you host a Link-Up? Link it up.

2. Link to a specific blog post (URL of a specific post)—(not your website). Feel free to link up any older posts that may need some love and attention, too.

3. Show some love. Visit your neighbor’s or at least 2-3 others and comment to let them know that what they wrote touched you or you appreciated their post.

4. For Readers, please click the blue button below to visit other writers’ blog posts. You will find Christian content, encouragement, inspiration, and many lifestyle and homestyle content you will surely enjoy.

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5. *** By linking up, you’re giving me permission to showcase, highlight & share your posts.

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51 Comments

  1. strengthwithdignity

    Happy summer days, Paula! It’s amazing that you have been hosting us for 4 years! Thank you for your warm hospitality! I’m highlighting prayer this month. May you have a wonderful June!

  2. How fun that we’ve had the Sweet Tea linkup for four years! I hope we have many more. I’m so grateful people enjoyed my Bookish Projects post. Happy June!

  3. Happy Anniversary, Paula! I’ve shared 15 and 16. Did you see that you have been added to Life Captured’s ‘Standout Bloggers’ section? On my way to visit some links. Will also return to add another link or two.
    Thanks for the party!
    All the best.
    Debra @ Life Captured

  4. Happy summer! Wishing you beautiful days ahead. As always, thank you for hosting. Take care.

  5. Hey friend! Can you believe you’re doing the June edition?! Wow! The year is galloping by …

    1. It sure is galloping by indeed.

  6. So excited!! So many great posts to read!!

    1. I’m excited too, I can’t wait to see what everyone has been up to.

  7. I’m back, Paula! With #36. Off to read a few posts!
    Have a blessed week.
    All the best.
    Debra @ Life Captured

  8. Four years?!!! Where has the time gone? I am so thankful for you and your lovely linkup, Paula. I hope you have a wonderful summer, my friend.

    1. Thank you for your kind words Lois, I appreciate you my friend.

  9. Happy Sunday (31st). Thank you for the link up, and have a great week as we head into June. 🙂

  10. Hey there, Paula. They say three is a charm. #40. Off to read another link or two.
    Hope all is well for you.
    All the best.

  11. Thank you for the party!

  12. Happy 4th Birthday, Paula! You’ve done an amazing job with your linkup. Thank you for hosting us each month.

    Thanks also for featuring my 6 shifts post and those from others. I’m off to read a few right now!

    1. Thank you for your kind words Lisa. I just love visiting with everyone.

  13. Paula, wishing you a very happy Blog Anniversary! It is a pleasure to visit and share with your readers. I invite you to stop by and see that you are my featured blogger for this weeks (and last weeks as well) SSPS. Thanks for all you do!

    1. Thank you and you’re so welcome. I’m always happy you’re here.

  14. Thank you, Paula, for hosting! Four years is worthy of a celebration! Praying for you as you go through your ripple. I am also honored that you have included Part 1 of my Mother’s Day Series: What Biblical Women Reveal to and Through Motherhood. It is definitely not a journey for the faint-hearted–but He walks through it with us. Shalom, sweet tea friend!

    1. Thank you and you’re so welcome.

  15. jenniferwise4heritagemakers

    Wow! Congratulations on 4 years. That’s amazing. It’s such a popular link-up, you’d think it had been around for longer. 🙂 Thank you kindly for hosting! I’m sharing #58 and #59 today and am off to see what others have shared and leave some comment love. 🙂 Happy June!

    1. Thank you and I’m always so happy to see you.

  16. Happy June, Paula! Thank you so much for hosting us all and special thanks for featuring our “Croissant S’mores” post this month! We always appreciate your support and your visits to our site! Wishing you a blessed month ahead!

    1. Thank you and you’re very welcome.

  17. Hi Paula
    Happy Month of June! I posted by first post link up and are now following you! I also added your blog to my link up list. Glad to be here for your monthly “Sweet Tea and Friends.”

    1. Yay! I’m so happy you’re here.

  18. Happ Spring/Summer to those who are in the season of warmth, and Happy cozy Fall to those heading into the cooler/colder months. I am loving the Spring weather that we are beginning to have. We have be swamped with rain so far this Spring, but this week is more seasonal weather, and my overall outlook mood is much better. Have a great June ahead. And congratulations on the 4 year anniversary blogging and the link up. I’ve only newly discovered you so wish I had sooner. Happy day~ 🙂

    1. Happy Spring backatcha’ It’s been pretty rainy here in Western Pa too. I’m so happy you’re here.

  19. Hi Paula! I just discovered you link party and I’m happy to join. Thanks for hosting and heading back to check out more posts. Happy June! X- MaryJo @Masterpieces of my Life

    1. Hi Mary Jo, I’m so happy you’re here.

  20. shelbeeontheedge1

    Congratulations on 4 years of hosting this fun link party! I have added your party to my big list of Fabulous Link Ups Where I Link Up which I will link up!

    Shelbee

    1. Thanks’ so much Shelby. I’m so happy you’re here. I’ll be stopping over soon.

  21. Hey, Paula. I’m back yet again 🙂 #112
    Off to visit a link or two.
    All the best.
    Debra @ Life Captured

  22. Thanks for the party, Paula and for hosting us all these years. Wishing you a splendid June
    My entries this month are numbered #113+114+115
    Hope you will join and link up https://esmesalon.com/seniorsalonpitstop/

    1. You are so welcome Esme’. I’m so happy to see you.

  23. Wow, what a milestone! Thank you so much for hosting and continuing to host this wonderful party.

    1. Thank you and your very welcome.

  24. Happy Tuesday June 9th. Thank you for the link up. Love those teeny tiny little sweeties.

  25. What a fun party! I’m so happy you popped by my blog today, which prompted me to come by to say hello and discover your lovely site. Looking forward to checking out some links and making some new blog friends!

    1. I’m so happy you’re here Kym. Browse away.

  26. Paula,
    My Link Ups for today’s party are # 139, 140, 141 and 142!!
    Thanks so much for hosting this charming party!!! I truly do appreciate it as I do know the time involved with it….I hope you and your family are well and enjoying your week!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

    1. I’m so happy to see you Debbie.

  27. It’s been a long minute since I visited and participate, but I’m so happy to be back. I brought my TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD, PAN SEARED CHICKEN in HERB WINE SAUCE along with my BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. Thank you for always hosting a GREAT party and I hope your week is wonderful!

    1. I’m so happy you’re back Tamy, I noticed you were missing.

  28. jenniferwise4heritagemakers

    I’m back again this week with 155 and 156–off now to see what others have shared since I was here last. 🙂 Have a lovely June week ahead!

  29. Dear Paula, Back with two new posts (163 and 164) Paula and am grateful party is still open. Have a Great week and be well. Warm regards, Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health.

  30. Paula,
    I just linked up a few posts…# 188, 189, 190 and 191!!
    Thanks once again for hosting this month long party!! It is really appreciated!! I hope you are enjoying your weekend!!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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