After attending two church services, one black Friday shopping excursion, hanging three shelves and baking four apple pies over the course of the long holiday weekend (p.s. I still have apples...) I'm not done savoring this one little word: gratitude. I'm grateful that Thanksgiving came in spite of my bratty attitude which proceeded it. I'm thankful that despite my… Continue reading The Best of the Thanksgiving Leftovers
I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I'd been run over by a truck - but a pretty vintage one at least - think baby blue Chevy with a spare tire on the side like my great-grandfather used to own... or the refashioned turquoise trailer seen here selling soap across the way the day before... Family… Continue reading A Ministry by Design
Let New Year's Eve 2015 mark the first time I took down Christmas before the new year dawned... please hold your applause...! Behold a Christmas Tree deconstructed... Also I made a smoothie for lunch that day. A healthy fruit filled drink... no Fritos in sight... And I rang in the New Year in high style...Sound asleep… Continue reading Five Steps for a Redesigned Life
Let's play a game shall we? Notice anything lacking in the picture below? (other than lack of focus?? I could blame the camera but it's most likely user error...) If you said not one gift is wrapped or nestled under the tree, well you'd be exactly right. That's how we roll... and by that I… Continue reading Rejection and a Rock-n-Roll Christmas
Christmas finally showed up to our house this past Saturday in terms of decorations. In terms of holiday-like weather for Virginia, spring seems to be making a repeat performance. Seriously, the windows were open wide and I was 'glistening' as southern ladies do while I hung stockings, trimmed the tree and quoted all the lines to… Continue reading The Simple Way to Decorate for Christmas
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