Often I weave a spiritual message or Christian faith based words of encouragement into posts and DIY projects. You can find them grouped together here or under Faith! A look at spiritual gifts.
I’m going to be totally honest with y’all today. Well, I always am but today might not be the pretty kind of honest. I’m sharing how to make these adorable black and white pumpkins that go with the whole books and pages theme I have going on at my house for fall. They are messy…
When I flip through the pages of my favorite magazines my mind does a lot of things. First my eyes soak in the beautiful photographs of perfectly styled homes. Next, I inspect the pictures to see what elements I have in my own home, or wish I did. Most of the time I simply resolve to…
It’s hard to admit, but 40 did a number on my eyes. My whole life I’m the girl you wanted to have with you when hunting…for deer or treasures. But 40. Now “cheaters” help blurry words come to life on the page. Having a need for cheaters brings on a whole other problem….being able to…
Last summer I had the incredible opportunity to attend the She Speaks conference put on by the Proverbs 31 Ministry team. If you are not familiar with Proverbs 31, they are a large non-denominational ministry focused on bringing women into relationship with Christ. Every morning one of their devotionals slides into my mail box with…
I came across this dirty old lamp shade at a garage sale the other day. It set me back $1. Admittedly, I had no idea what I was going to do with it when I bought it, but it had good bones that spoke to me. Good bones really are the key to seeing diamonds…
We’ve all been there at some point. Sitting in a house we don’t love. Just biding our time until we can move. Things will be better when we have more space, a bigger yard, an updated kitchen or _____ (fill in the blank with your dream). We sit. Held captive by our home. Temporarily immobilized….
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…
Little ideas that tickle and nag and refuse to go away, should never be ignored, for in them lie the seeds of destiny. -Farmer Hoggett from the movie Babe Never underestimate the powerful truths tucked into children’s movies. They are written by crafty adults intent on entertaining kid and adult alike. Since the majority of…
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…
So often quotes and song lyrics get trapped in my head. Does that happen to you? Like a dry sponge soaking up water the words grow and take up space in my mind. Sometimes they make me laugh but mainly they make me think. People are so insightful and I love thinking on the artistic…
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…