Crafting Faith @ Home, Crafty, Inspire, ReDesign, what God can do

Finding Meaning in the Things That Last

Everything is temporary. For a month I've been pondering that statement tucked away in the recesses of my mind. As an older friend of ours at church handed out boxes of homemade fudge at Christmas and thenย courageously and gracefullyย shared the news that he was facing an Alzheimer's diagnosis, this was his follow up statement: Everything… Continue reading Finding Meaning in the Things That Last

Decorating Desicions, How to, Inspire, ReDesign, what God can do

Five Steps for a Redesigned Life

Let New Year's Eve 2015 mark the first timeย 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

Inspire, thrifty gifting, what God can do

How to Get Ready for a Brave New Year

I opened my first Christmas present this year almost a full 10 days before the 25th of December. Giddy with childlike anticipation, I just couldn't wait so I tore the FedEx box open to reveal a bubble mailer, ripped a hole in its plastic walls, extracted aย green and red box tied with a velvet ribbon… Continue reading How to Get Ready for a Brave New Year