Friends, I'm so thrilled to announce that I have a new gig! I'm now a contributing writer for the amazing Joyful Life community which includes their blog and magazine! "The Joyful Life inspires women to pursue joy and discover beauty in their daily lives by grounding their hearts in Christ, leading them to live and love well —for the purpose of glorifying God." My first article was published recently and I would love for you to head on over to their site to read it and, hopefully, ... continue reading...
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Lessons From Growing Out My Bangs
My hairstyle has included bangs for 95% of my life. But last year I decided that if I was going to be stuck at home that it would be the perfect time to grow them out. If you've ever grown out your bangs then you know that it can be an agonizing process and that you will second guess your decision every day, especially when they're still too short to pull back in a ponytail and you're constantly trying to keep them out of your face. I'm at the mid-way point right now. Where they are blending ... continue reading...
Painted Staircase Handrail Makeover
Hello friends! Happy almost Spring! Between the historic ice storms we had here in Oregon, power outages as a result of the ice storms and subsequent school closures due to the power outages, I feel like I'm finally getting my bearings again and making it back to relative normality. Although we are still dealing with storm damage and have spent every weekend taking a chainsaw to downed trees and cleaning up debris. But, I'm here today to share with you a makeover that I did MONTHS ago but never ... continue reading...
A New French Country Dining Table
Twenty-two years ago I went to a furniture warehouse with my mom and bought our first dining table. I was a newlywed with a husband who was traveling a lot for his new job and we were getting ready to move into our first home. My sweet new husband had very few opinions on things like furniture and paint color. This was the guy who furnished his first apartment with an oversized chair that had lost all of it's stuffing and was pulled out of a dumpster. You may be surprised to hear this, but it ... continue reading...
Open Now
Growing up, I never lived in the same state as my grandmother on my mom's side and only lived near my other grandmother for a few years. Both of my grandfathers passed away when I was very young so I have no real memories of them. While there was so much that I missed getting to experience, I always knew that my grandmothers loved us and that they were thinking of the two little girls who lived across the country. Every year when December rolled around, my sister and I would watch and wait ... continue reading...
