I love my dining table. Like LOVE it. It’s an Eye-talian made table that I bought at O.P. Jenkins after our house fire. (I can’t find any more specific information than that). This is one place I decided not to skimp. I’m all about a Goodwill rehab project but I wanted a good, sturdy table. [...]
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I ain’t gonna lie, this broccoli soup (with a generous helping of cheese) will knock your socks off and make you take back all the lies you’ve spread about broccoli. 4 tablespoons melted butter 2 T. olive oil 1/2 medium chopped onion 1 stalk celery 1/2 cup flour 2 cups half-and-half cream 4 cups chicken [...]
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I’m making a commitment to myself this year to do things with more purpose. To make a plan for the things in my life that cause me stress and time. I may have tackled the hardest one first—-meal planning. I’ve come up with a way to use some online tools to create a year’s [...]
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This is part 3 of 3 part series on meal planning. Click here for part 1 and here for part 2. Okay, now that you’ve got your Google Calendar set up with a new category of ’menu planning’, let’s put this together with some more practical tips. 1. Using Google Calendar to create a year’s [...]
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This is part 2 of a 3 part series on Meal Planning. Start here! This was Stevie’s brainchild. I can’t take credit, which kinda makes me mad. I think he was just tired of me asking what he wanted for dinner. One night while I was clearing the dishes, he said, ”Why don’t you just [...]
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This month our theme here is time. How can we better use our time to serve others? This is part one of a three part series on meal planning that will help start your year off right and save you lots of time and stress! At the bottom of this post, I link to a [...]
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Stevie and I are lucky enough to have two sets of kids; the older ones and the younger ones. In other words, we started early and kept going, where baby making was concerned. If you happen to have this same arrangement, you’ll identify with what I say. We were younger when the older ones were [...]
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If you’re new to life{in}grace, welcome! And especially if you’re from Nester’s Home Tour or Melissa’s Home Tour or Sarah’s Tree Party! Thanks for hosting, friends! I just updated my about page and don’t miss my newly painted stri-ped bathroom! Thanks for visiting! Hope you find something that makes you smile! I’m 42 years old [...]
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From the very beginning of our rebuild after the fire, I knew I wanted a statement bathroom. The half bath on the main level is tiny and I’ve thought of nearly every possible option for making the tiny space shine. I started a ‘bathrooms’ board on Pinterest and had my eye on this striped bathroom [...]
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After three years of pitiful neglect, I finally updated my ‘about’ page. It’s now the longest ‘about’ page in the history of mankind. But it’s also full of photos, so that eases the pain somewhat! And now, for the wreath…….. My jaw dropped the first time I saw the snowball wreath from Anthropologie. It’s [...]
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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...
