Crafting Faith @ Home, feline fun, How to, Inspire, ReDesign, what God can do

17 Things I Learned the Summer of ’17

This time next week I'll be wrapping up another trip to Nashville. Have you ever been? It's pretty cool and it's become an annual pilgrimage for us {you can read about some favorite spots and trip dos and don'ts here and here} I'm equally parts excited and queasy as per usual. It seems surreal since… Continue reading 17 Things I Learned the Summer of ’17

Anchored, eating, How to, Meaning in the Mess, ReDesign, what God can do

The Art of Turning Sour into Sweet

I stood in the middle of the candy aisle contemplating the merits of a duo of delicate dark chocolate almond butter cups. The alternative: my go-to plain dark chocolate bars. In a 10-pack. The plan was to sweeten my sour mood with chocolate. But given my stranded status, quantity won over quality. I wheeled the… Continue reading The Art of Turning Sour into Sweet

Flourishing, General, How to, Inspire, what God can do

How to Become a Soul Proprietor

After more months than I care to admit, I finally re-potted the houseplants. They humored me by staying alive this long, I figured they were due. It appears I need incentives to get things done. Having the folks up for a Father's Day dinner made me pick that bag of dirt up out of the… Continue reading How to Become a Soul Proprietor

Inspire, what God can do

Living at The Speed of Life

I felt like a teenagerย again- and not in a good way. Dressing for court in my most grown-up ensemble and bringing along the boy for moral support (or a scared straight tactic...whichever...) I faced a judge for the firstย time in my driving career last summer.ย Mercifully, he granted driving school for theย speeding ticket Iย was givenย months before.… Continue reading Living at The Speed of Life

eating, Inspire, what God can do

Tables and Knees and Folks Down the Road

Years ago in a fit of yard sale passion I sold my precious round claw foot pedestal table. As I embarked on feedingย a teenage step-son {and sometimes his friends...} I thought aย more substantialย square trestle style table {from myย now defunct craft room} would be a better fit for our newย family. So off it went. But despite… Continue reading Tables and Knees and Folks Down the Road