My Home Sweet Home — Decorated with Family, Faith, and Photoshop

Because Sometimes You Need to Stop and Give Thanks for What You Already Have

May 10, 2012

Today started as an ordinary day, only better. I part-walked/part-jogged two miles in a light spring rain; so pleasant. I’m amazed how much my strength and endurance have improved because of the 30 Day Shred (I’m currently at 43 days). I returned home to find this sweet post at my friend Holley’s blog. Everyone needs [...]

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Daddy, is this a hot car?

May 9, 2012

My journey as a driver began in reverse, no pun intended. Most of us initially drive a modest, new-driver kind of a vehicle while our parents quake at home, praying we—and the car—make it back in one piece. As an adult, I more fully appreciate the generosity of my daddy, who let me drive his [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Wrapping Up the School Year Edition

May 4, 2012

1. A big door prize winner! #inrl, 2. More goodies!! #inrl, 3. Had a wonderful time today at our #inrl meetup with @oohamanda @womanonajourney @momsmustardseeds, 4. Cruising down the road (see my hand?) It’s testimony to just how busy we’ve been that I haven’t posted since last week’s Camera Phone Friday. Three of the photos [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Thinking about Community (in)RL Edition

April 27, 2012

It’s finally here! The (in)courage un-conference, (in)RL, starts today with four separate broadcasts of web content and then get-togethers held in hundreds of living rooms, churches, and coffee shops all over the world tomorrow. Will you be a part of it? It’s not too late! Here’s a little history and background on that strange looking [...]

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The Fruit of the Spirit Canvas Collection

April 23, 2012

I‘ve been working on something special for my shop and it’s ready just in time for Mother’s Day! This set of nine Fruit of the Spirit stamp motif designs are available as 10″ x 10″ canvas prints, which can be purchased individually or specially priced in sets of two, three, four, or the full set [...]

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Remember the Days

April 21, 2012

Imagine my surprise when I couldn’t post a Camera Phone Friday this week because there were no new Instagram photos! Am I tired of the app? No. Unfortunately, I’ve just been too busy to stop and savor the moments. And so today I used both my phone and my camera. Treasures everywhere: health, sunshine, happy [...]

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The Oreck Magnesium Vacuum Giveaway: Because Photoshop Can’t Clean Your Carpets in Real Life

April 18, 2012

[Entries are now closed for this giveaway. The winner is comment #20, Elizabeth Johnson.] I try to be as transparent as possible, but admittedly things on my blog don’t always look the same as they do in reality . . . Yep, sometimes I perform the Photoshop equivalent of dusting and vacuuming my home for [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: 2 Weeks to (in)RL Edition

April 14, 2012

1. Happy :), 2. Easter Sunday, 3. My favorite little league coach :), 4. Way cool moth Can you believe it’s only 2 weeks until (in)RL? I can hardly wait! In case you’re not familiar with it, (in)RL is a worldwide meetup day currently consisting of 458 different communities of women meeting in their local [...]

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Confessions of a Hesitant Host Today at (in)courage

April 11, 2012

Months ago when (in)RL was announced, it seemed so far in the future. Plenty of time to plan. Plenty of time to clean. Plenty of time to morph into the hostess with the mostess. So I bravely signed up. Of course I would host! No problem! But guess what? Now it’s April and I haven’t [...]