Inspiring posts with a Christian message of faith.
I’m about to unleash the best tip on finding what your looking for. It’s so simple, yet so profound. If you’ve been here a minute you know strolling the fields at Round Top or making tracks around town to garage sales are my very favorite things to do. The biggest comment I get from people…
My eyes eagerly scan the goods piled in heaps around the store. I’m hunting. Like my cat, Boo, crouched down ready to pounce on an unsuspecting lizard. Not even knowing what it is I’m looking for, I do know the familiar lunge my heart takes when my sights lock in on a treasure. My pulse…
Once a month a group of us get together for the Junk Visionaries Challenge. This month the challenge is called Bits & Pieces. It’s about putting two separate junk things together to make a one new awesome thing. My project carried a lot of meaning and after you read all the bits and pieces that…
No one really ever says, “Hey, we should go have coffee and talk about money” for a variety of reasons. Money is personal and finances freak us all out in one way or another. Some of us worry too much, some not enough. Some know a ton about handling money, other zilch. Either our money is…
Quality over quantity. This is a hard phrase for me. I like stuff. I like to have a lot of friends. Three shirts on sale are better than one at full price. It’s hard to say no when asked to participate in something good. A million followers sounds better than one. This January I felt…
This year (2016) I felt a strong call to step up the task of hiding God’s word in my heart. And helping my family do the same. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 Anyone who knows me in person knows my memory is HORRIBLE!…
Valentine treats abound today friends! First off I joined three other lovely bloggers that want to share not only their homes with you, but their hearts as well. I know you will love them. They each have a gorgeous home, style and spirit that is all their own. We all felt a special call to tell…
This month’s Junk Revision Challenge was about Valentines. I have laid low the last month and this project excited me and got me back on track and on focus for the coming year. For this Valentine’s I decided to go with a mixed metal theme and venture away from the expected pink and red. Here is…
Merry Christmas dear friends! We have come so far! I hope you have finished your book, The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp.(affiliate link) If you haven’t, that’s ok…keep reading! It is a book to be enjoyed anytime. This week the project is my gift to you…a free Advent printable! As I pondered over the pictures in…
Christmas day is rapidly approaching and I am prayerful you all are prepared with a warm heart to celebrate Jesus’ birth. If all is on track you would have read Chapters 16 through 20 this week in our book. The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp. (affiliate link) You can catch the other weeks here: Introduction,…
This week we read Chapters 11-15 in our Advent book, The Greatest Gift. (affiliate link) If you are just checking in you can see the introduction, week 1, week 2, week 4 and week 5 here. Please don’t be discouraged if you haven’t read every day or have fallen a little behind. The daily readings…
This week has been full of beautiful readings from our Advent Book The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp. It’s not to late to join in if you haven’t already! Here is week one, three, four and five (remember the reading schedule “dates” do not necessarily correspond to the calendar dates) In this post you will find…
The holiday season can easily get overwhelming and the true meaning can quickly fade. Here are 5 Ways to put the meaning of Christmas into your décor. Santa Claus, reindeer, angels, elves, bells, bows, ribbons and tulle. The season overflows with a million themes to decorate your home for Christmas. But what if this year…
Welcome to the Artistic Advent series! By now, I am hopeful you have read the first five days in our Advent reading, The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp (affiliate link). If you haven’t you can still jump in…it’s never too late! Catch up with week 2, week 3, week 4 and week 5. This book is…
As with most holiday decorations I love to see them come, but I love to see them go. We put away all our Halloween décor and the mantel was left sparse and unfinished. It may be silly, but I love to decorate the mantel. It’s the one place I can easily change up each season to…