This is day 19 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Click here to start from the beginning. I’ve never had a beverage bar before but it’s been on my wish list for a long time. So, when we were rebuilding our house, I decided to make it happen. And oh, am I glad I [...]
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This is day 18 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. The title of this post is ‘The Well Stocked Pantry’. The alternate title is, ‘Hello, my name is Edie and I hoard chicken stock.’ I’m not saying I’m a hoarder but what I’m saying is—I like a well [...]
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This is day 17 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. When we were rebuilding our house after the fire, we decided to salvage of few bricks from the old house to use around our hearth. Because suffering remakes us and we didn’t want to forget the winter grace. [...]
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This is day 16 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. I ain’t gonna lie. I’ve got an unhealthy obsession with Texas. Maybe it stems from watching too many Dallas Cowboys’ football games with my brother as a child. Maybe it’s because I subscribe to the motto, “Go [...]
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This is day 18 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. There’s no doubt that I love beautiful spaces. When we surround ourselves with truth and beauty, it changes us. It brings me joy to create spaces that make people feel loved. I am purposeful about making a [...]
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This is day 18 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. So, now that your guest room is well-appointed and your guest bath is well-stocked, let’s talk welcome gifts. I like to leave a little welcome gift by the bed along with a brief little note. It’s a simple [...]
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This is day 13 in a 31 days series on hospitality. (What was I thinking?!?!?!?) Start from the beginning here. Now, y’all know already that this is my master bathroom but it’s the only one roomy enough to get a decent picture. Bathrooms are notoriously hard to photograph! Remember this summer when we hosted 25 [...]
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This is day 12 of a 31 Day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. Let me start out this post by saying that everything I ever learned about making a guest room comfortable, I learned from my friend Susan. As a matter fact, almost everything I learned about everything was from her. She [...]
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“What matters is that we stretch our hearts open and draw near to each other. It is the way of hospitality, the way of life, and it is, in this remote place where we have awakened to find ourselves, the only way home.” I am still trying to catch up on them but your emails [...]
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Okay, since we’ve reordered of our affections toward our beloved, here’s a few practical tips for making the bedroom more welcoming and sultry. Declutter Remove the treadmill. And the stack of clothes currently sitting on it. You know this was never a good idea, right? This sanctuary, this sultry holy of holies (thank you, Laura!) [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
