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Thoughts on Holy Week

April 2, 2012 All Things Heartfelt

I have a post ready to publish. It’s an easy little sewing project. But it’s Holy Week and I’ve been making efforts to observe the Lenten season this year and a sewing project felt out of place. John Piper says that Holy Week is no more holy than any other week, because time…all time, belongs [...]

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Palm Sunday~

April 1, 2012 Uncategorized

(Source) Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, the last week of Jesus’ earthly life…the final days in His journey to the cross. A time set aside to focus on the suffering of Christ. Whenever I read in the gospels about that celebratory ride into Jerusalem, with the crowds waving palm branches and worshiping saying: [...]

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Porch Ideas!

March 30, 2012 All Things Decorating!

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here! If you’re new I’d so love for you to follow my posts by Email or RSS (your reader). Let’s connect on Facebook & Twitter too! ***** I’m doing a Flashback Friday from last April. Since spring has come early to the US I’m guessing all of us are at least [...]

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A pause in the blur…

March 28, 2012 All Things Heartfelt

“Lent is a season for making space, often in ways that make us uncomfortable, in order to come more fully present to the reality of God.” There are days when my to-do list is so full that the time between my morning devotion and snuggling under the covers at night is a blur. In a [...]

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Finding Cupboard Inspiration

March 25, 2012 Uncategorized

In the past few weeks I’ve been dreaming up something new, it’s still in the early planning stage but this is where inspiration is born don’t ‘cha think? Since I love lots of different design styles, finding the one style for any room can be difficult. I’m pondering kitchens these days and I’ve been searching [...]

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Once upon a time there was a little chair…

March 23, 2012 All Things Behr Ultra Paint with Primer

Once upon a time there was a little chair that nobody wanted. She was a bit difficult to look at, with her neon pink frame (I forgot to snap a picture of her bright pink frame) and the unsightly seat cushion. My daughter Stephanie bought discarded chair at the thrift store with the idea of [...]

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Disconnecting in the storm

March 20, 2012 All Things Heartfelt

With my One-Word Simplicity in mind, I’ve been toying for weeks with the idea of disconnecting. While I love to keep in touch through this blog, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram I wonder sometimes what the noise does to my spirit. Last week I found out, when in my tiny storm, instinctively, I pulled back. [...]

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Porch Time with a Victorian Screen Door

March 18, 2012 All Things Decorating!

Spring is just around the corner, and that means opening the doors and letting in the fresh air. I’m dreaming about a Victorian screen door… (bayview) To me, these doors are a nod to days gone by when neighbors left their doors open… (Touchstone) And life was simple… (Vintage Doors) I think they add a [...]

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Without Warning…a storm.

March 14, 2012 All Things Heartfelt

“Without warning a furious storm came up…” Matthew 8:24 It’s happens to everyone. Those unannounced storms. It doesn’t matter how careful I am to control my circumstances, storms happen. The only thing over which I truly have control is the way I respond. At the moment, I find myself in a tiny storm. A perfect [...]

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Ice Cream Birthday Party

March 11, 2012 All Things Entertaining!

We had a busy weekend! It was granddaughter-Elliot’s third birthday and Stephanie and Jon threw her an ice-cream party at our house! There were cookies for ice cream sandwiches, cokes for coke floats and loads of ice cream and toppings for sundaes! Pop Pop built a little frame on Saturday morning… And we tacked on [...]