This indeed, was a home, – home, -a word that George had never yet known a meaning for; and a belief in God, and trust in His providence, began to encircle his heart, as, with a golden cloud of protection and confidence, dark, misanthropic, pining, atheistic doubts, and fierce despair, melted away before the light [...]
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This post could also be titled, “Closet Organizing, for the Ruth in all of us.” Or, “How I Finally Learned to Clean Out My Closet, at age 43.” Organizing is not my love language, as my mother and sister can gladly attest. But I’ve learned a few things over the years of watching my sainted [...]
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Greetings, friends! Here’s some last minute inspiration for your Easter celebration, in case you fly by the seat of your yoga pants, like me. Otherwise, pin for next year! 1. Gilded eggs My girls loved this new take on an old tradition. We saw this idea on Pinterest and just figured it out for ourselves. [...]
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or otherwise titled “me and my crappy Lent” Well, I’m sitting here, early on a Monday morning, looking longingly at the week ahead and wishing I had prepared more. And also wishing I hadn’t been deathly sick for a week. Nothing ruins a good Lenten season like illness. My baby’s birthday is this week and [...]
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The irony is not lost on me. I’ve never felt less fab in all my life. I’ve been sick for a week and now my wicked upper respiratory virus has morphed into bronchitis. Yay, me. But I am excited about partnering with all the fab stuff on the Fab website. I curated a little board [...]
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Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days with it’s culmination in Easter. This is a repost from last February {and the February before that!) and will explain Lent in further detail for the newcomer to the season. My thanks to Pastor Will Weedon for allowing me to republish part of [...]
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We are starting love month off with a bang here in my little corner of the world. This was my first Lisa Leonard necklace. Or was it my third. Anyway, I’ve loved her since the beginning of blog time. I met Lisa and her sweet sister at Blissdom and I’ve so loved watching Lisa’s business [...]
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I’m so behind with bookclub. I’m so overzealous in every part of my life. I want to do and learn and see and cook and read EVERYTHING. But, alas, there are only so many hours in the day. I hope you’re reading and please accept my pathetic apologies for the delay on Plato’s introduction. [...]
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This is day 4 of a 31 day series on hospitality. To find a listing of the other ‘days’, click here. Before we prepare the house for hospitality, we’re working on the heart issues. Don’t worry, it’s a long series and we’ll get to all the fun stuff! We talked a little about what hospitality [...]
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I’ve been waiting with baited breath for my tomatoes to ripen. Everyday, I check the garden in hopes of juicy red manna from heaven. Of course, as soon as I leave, they do their thing. Just another reason to anticipate my homecoming. I have been unbelievably blessed and inspired this weekend. I’ve sat under the [...]
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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...
