I’ve got the perfect summer read for you! And I couldn’t be happier to tell you that my very long time blog friend , Liz, is the author! I started blogging in May of 2008 and I think I found Liz’s blog about 6 months after that. She blogs at Mabel’s House and you [...]
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My girls just finished 5th grade. That means I’ve homeschooled them for 4 years—-even through a family tragedy—–and somehow managed to keep us all alive. I was hanging on by a thread at the end of this school year. I wanted it to be over. I wanted to do anything but finish. But we [...]
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I’m am so giddy this morning to introduce you to my new sister site! You’ll have to go over there to find out all about it. I’m in Nashville at The Pearl Event and work up at 3:30 asking myself why in the world I agreed to do this. I’M A NERVOUS NELLIE! But [...]
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I had another post planned for today but I didn’t have time to flesh it out. Writing about faith can be a little exhausting. There’s the praying and fretting that you have handled God’s word correctly and then there’s the emails that sometimes require long, involved answers. Then more praying and worrying that [...]
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This post is part of series called “31 Days to Rebuild Your House and Heart” and I’m writing it to chronicle our rebuilding process after we lost everything in a house fire last December. You can start here and read the whole series. Thanks for visiting! Next week, we’ll delve into the details of plumbing, [...]
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I’m a joiner. That’s just all there is to it. And I fly by the seat of my pants so I decided THIS MORNING to do this. I love a good party and I really want to make time to tell you about all the details of my house before they are lost in the [...]
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1. I’m a mess. 2. A big anxious weepy mess. 3. We have a tentative move-in date of October 7th. 4. That’s two weeks from today. 5. Did I mention weepy and anxious and unable to sleep and having chest pain? 6. I spend several very early mornings a week at the lakehouse drinking my [...]
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Day 1 Crayon Roll Day 2 Zippered Pouch Day 3::Appliqued Placemats Day 4::Quilted Potholder Day 5::Camera Strap Day 6::Embellished Dishtowel Day 7::Bean Bags Day 8::Alphabet crayons
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As the cold weather sets in, the dogs are in the house more and more. Hank is our 2 year old English Golden Retriever. And he is unequivocally the stinkiest dog in all the free world. Even if he’s just been to the *spa*, two hours later—-stinky. I’ve resorted to dousing him with [...]
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This is my favorite song of the week. Just thought you might wanna know. Our family could use your prayers today. Which bring me to my last point: if you’re participating in the 12 days tutorials and I haven’t talked to you in a week or two, do you mind to shoot me an email [...]
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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...
