Back to my own little “one-room challenge”… If you follow any of the design bloggers that have participated in the very-popular ORC (founded and organized by Calling It Home), you will know to what I am referring. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, a group of bloggers choose a space to transform and post weekly updates of the…
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Our first Easter here – also our church’s first – was a very different one than in years past… Joe didn’t have 4 services to prepare for between Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, and Easter Sunday. We didn’t stand in a traditional sanctuary and sing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” which I think I’ve sung every Easter Sunday of my life. And…
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Y’all. This was not my intention. When I got back into blogging, I planned to post once a week, at least. Well, it’s been over a month now and I’m here to start with these words…best laid plans. With (lots of) church stuff, school stuff, travels, Easter, and celebrating Joseph’s birthday, it has been non-stop for our family. And I’m asking myself, where…
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You might have seen this photo on Instagram a while back, taken at our old house… The breakfast room was my office. We actually had an office but I rarely used it. I felt like I was back in a hole, complete with dark wood paneling, same color wood floor, trim and cabinetry. With a huge dark wood desk. It…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day friends!! Missing my hometown today, but we are streaming the parade right now! I texted with my little brother this morning around 8am and he was already in one of the downtown squares, trying to keep warm, having set up his tent hours earlier. {Yeah…it’s for real.} He sent me this pic… Joe and I both grew…
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Spoiler alert… It’s not going so good. Coupled with the resolution to go to bed earlier, I can’t seem to find the time! Are those mutually exclusive? When do you read? Is it at night instead of watching tv? On lazy weekends? Is it only when you’re on vacation? My mom manages to read 100 books a year. Not really,…
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