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Simple Fall Decorating Ideas for Your Home
Autumn Home Tour
Apple Bread Pudding
My Most Simple Fall Home Tour Ever
Copper and Feathers Fall Mantel
Five Minute Fall Decorating
Paper Bag Pumpkins
Fall Home Tour 2018
Fall Mantel with Traditional Colors
Fun Fall Giveaway!
DIY Chalkboard Leaf Napkin Rings
7 Homemade Pie Recipes
Never Going Back
Six Gorgeous Fall Tours
Fall Decorating Home Tour with Shaw Floors
Fall in the South with Shaw Floors
Thanksgiving Gratitude Tree
The Standings
Apple Hazelnut Cocktail Recipe
Built In Kitchen Cabinet Makeover
Fall Entry Decor and Kirkland’s Giveaway
Fall centerpiece with white pumpkins and hydrangeasA Simple Fall Dining Tablescape
Hot Apple Cider Station
Cozy fall fireplace decorations with an oversized chalkboardFall Home Tour 2016
Our Best Fall Ideas…So Far!
Decoupage Pumpkins and Cottages and Bungalows!
My Inspired Family Room Mantel
Fall Filled Tool Box Centerpiece
An Apple Tasting Party
Dutch Apple Pie
White and Gold Decoupage Pumpkins
Most Simple Fall Mantel Ever
Fall Front Porch 2015
Feather Pheasant Bundle Knock-Off
Happy Fall! Have a Ball!
Fall Home Tour 2015
Fall Front Door Decorating
Fall Ideas and Inspiration
Simple Fall Entry Decor
Sharpie Stenciled Thanksgiving Lazy Susan
Gingerbread Waffles
How to Make a Branches and Burlap Frame
Roasted Hazelnuts and Being an Oregonian
When You Don’t Have a White Mantel
Chalkboard Clock Pumpkin
My Other Fall Mantel
Fall Front Porch
Five Fun and Fabulous Pumpkin Ideas
Touches of Fall Home Tour
Decorated Entry for Fall
Pottery Barn Inspired Fall Decor
Fall Home Tour and Fall Decorating Ideas
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip
A Free Fall Printable and Vignette …..
100 Fabulous Fall Projects
Modern miniature pumpkin topiary …
Last Minute Thanksgiving Decor Idea
A Blue, Blue, Blue Thanksgiving Tablescape!
How to Create Simple Vignettes in Your Home
A Thankful Thanksgiving Mantel
Of Sisters and Pumpkin Pie Recipe Wall Art
Seafood Chowder & Pumpkin Party Features!
Five Minute Crafts: Gold Gilded Leaf Plate
It’s a Pumpkin Linky Party!
5 Pumpkins 5 Ways ~ Burlap Pumpkin Basket
Five Minute Crafts: Decorating Pumpkins with Stickers
Feathered Owl Pumpkin ~ It’s a Hoot!
5 Pumpkins 5 Ways ~ white & gold decoupage pumpkins
5 Pumpkins 5 Ways ~ DIY Pumpkin Clock
Five Minute Crafts: Magnetic Letter Tray Art
Nature Inspired Fall Decorating & A Break-Up
Blue and White Fall Dining Room Reveal ~Kirkland’s Giveaway
Our Fall Home Tours ~ Finding Fall & BHG
My Picket Fence Fall Mantel…literally!
Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream…a summer treat for fall!
Fall Front Porch Decorating
How to Make a Popcorn Kernel Wreath
House Numbers Pumpkin Topiary
Canned Apricots 3 Ways & Slow Cooker Giveaway!
Eight easy fall ideas and recipes!
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A Song of Thanksgiving
Glitzy Thanksgiving Place Setting Menus from At The Picket Fence and KrylonGlitzy Thanksgiving Place Setting Menus…a fun last minute craft!
Wrapping Summer up in the flavors of Autumn…Pumpkin Ice Cream
Corn Husk Wreath and Flower Napkin Ring
An Easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece Idea
Thanksgiving Traditions Party Highlights
Apple Picking Recipes…from Tree to Table
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Sparkles make everything better! Spiderweb Blinged Out Pumpkin!
How To Make a Creepy Crawly Halloween Canvas
Thrift Store Door Decor For Fall
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Stenciled Fall Jar…autumn words of change
A Tale of 3 Pumpkins … Pumpkin Two: Faux Nailheads
How to make a book page pumpkin
A Tale of Two Mantels…Part One
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We had two back to back days of sunshine (the most We had two back to back days of sunshine (the most we’ve had in a LONG time) and now we are back to pouring rain. This has officially confirmed what I’ve know to be true for awhile now.

I’m a MUCH better version of myself when the sun is shining! 🤪 So I’ll just be over here today plotting and planning how my husband and I can be snowbirds someday when the kids are out of the house.

If you could spend your winters (and apparently most of spring too!) in any part of the country, where would it be?
Happy weekend sweet friends!! We’ve had a LOT of Happy weekend sweet friends!! We’ve had a LOT of rain lately (which is saying something when you live in Oregon) and I’ll admit that it’s affecting my moods a bit. I feel like I’m dragging and struggling to find the energy to get stuff done. So don’t mind me if I’m over here looking at photos of my garden in the summertime and finding that it keeps me hopeful about those days to come. They will come, right?! 🤪. 

What are your favorite plants that you look forward to seeing in the summer?
We’re going to be giving our laundry room a make We’re going to be giving our laundry room a makeover soon. It’s LONG overdue! In fact, the folks from the counter company were just here taking measurements. While we have made some simple, inexpensive updates over the years, it still has many of the original elements from when the house was built in 1992.

Two of our bathrooms are also in need of major makeovers. And we’ve saved up enough money over the years to tackle those projects. But, for the most part, we made the decision to use the bulk of that money in another way. While we knew that it was financially wise to invest in our house, we also knew that the greatest investment we could make was in our children. 

I’ll admit, there are times where I see other people doing massive overhauls of their entire home in a matter of months and I feel a prick of envy. But, we decided that if our choice was between waiting a bit longer to enjoy a renovated bathroom or going on adventures as a family, we would choose adventures every time. And we don’t regret that decision for a single second. It’s not that we haven’t tackled home projects (we’ve done a lot!). It’s just that it’s been a slow and steady process. 

Most recently, we let our son pick where we would travel for spring break since this is his senior year of high school and we are trying to make up for lost time. With so much of life ‘paused’ for two years, we have appreciated these moments more than ever. And, since he’ll be heading to college in the fall, we are very aware of how important it is to spend this time together while we still have a modicum of control over everyone’s schedules.

We have many years left to remodel our home but only so much time left to make memories with our children.

And, while I’m always happy to look around my home and see rooms that are updated and more reflecting of our style, it doesn’t compare to the joy I feel when I look around my home and see the people I love the most who have been shaped by the many adventures we’ve experienced together.
Happy Saturday!! After endless days of rain (and h Happy Saturday!! After endless days of rain (and hail and snow) we are finally getting some sunshine and warmer temperatures. I’ll be honest, it’s really affected my spirits having one gloomy day after the next. So this is a much needed reprieve. Our cherry trees are showing off outside my kitchen window and we plan to get outside and make the most of these days while we have them.

What’s the weather like where you are?
“The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and “The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and boast, the pangs of life will sting for a while longer, but don’t worry; the forces of evil are breathing their last. Not to worry…HE’S RISEN!” (Charles R. Swindoll).

Happy Easter! He is risen indeed!
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

For he grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of parched ground; he has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to him.

He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face, he was despised, and we did not esteem him. Surely our griefs he himself bore, and our sorrows he carried; yet we ourselves esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 

But he was pierced through for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon him, and by his scourging we are healed.

All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on him. (Isaiah 53)
I try to always remember to put a water bottle in I try to always remember to put a water bottle in my car before I go to pick up my daughter from school. She didn't ask me to do this, but a few months ago I began to notice that she was often thirsty when she would get in the car. Her water bottle filled up at the beginning of the day was empty by the time school got out and she would ask if she could have some water from my hydroflask. So I make sure to have one waiting for her. It's just a simple thing, really. But, I want her to know that I'm paying attention, that I see her.

Isn't it amazing how small gestures can make us feel less invisible? Knowing that someone is thinking of us and takes the time to meet a need that we might not have even realized we had? These little acts can have big impacts. What is something that someone has done for you recently that made you feel valued and seen?

What have you done for someone else to remind them that you are paying attention to their needs?

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”
― Charles Dickens
“The next day the large crowd that had come to t “The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!’ – John 12:9-19
#palmsunday
When the Lord blesses you with a glimpse of the pa When the Lord blesses you with a glimpse of the payoff of your investment in your children, it is truly one of the greatest gifts. We had that experience twice this week with our 18 year old son and were overwhelmed by this opportunity we had to watch as he handled two very different situations (one personal and one professional) with grace, maturity, integrity and courage. Those of you mamas of little ones, don't ever minimize the job you are doing in raising this next generation. 

Every story read at bedtime
Every correction made to strengthen character
Every outdoor exploration
Every nose wiped
Every bandaid applied
Every time you say no when the world says yes
Every night of helping with homework
Every difficult conversation
Every prayer uttered

The final pieces of the puzzle of his childhood are falling into place and the picture revealed is one that is more wonderful than we could have imagined. And we know that it is only by God's grace on us as we sought His wisdom and guidance that we have come to this point. We have been FAR from perfect parents, but one of my most sincere prayers for the past 18 years was that the Lord would stand in the gaps that were surely to be revealed by our imperfections. And He has answered those prayers again and again. He's taken my humble petitions and most sincere intentions and knocked our socks off with the young man we are so privileged to call our son. And we can’t wait to watch as his future unfolds!
Happy Saturday!! I haven’t posted all week (exce Happy Saturday!! I haven’t posted all week (except for in stories) because I was soaking up the sunshine and time with my family in San Antonio for spring break. One of our favorite activities was a bike tour of the missions and I found myself obsessed with all of the beautiful architecture, especially the doors. What is it about doors that is so fascinating? Is it knowing that these were so lovingly hand carved? Is it thinking about how many people have crossed through them? Whatever it is, I couldn’t get enough of them and had to stop and admire each one. 

I hope you are having a wonderful kickoff to spring too dear friends! 🌸
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