Jan 31, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Creative Endeavors
This is to illustrate my point in my last post… In the right hands, beauty can come from brokenness. In this case, a new gorgeous wall from 100 year old barn wood! Thanks, Blake A.! Nothing better than a contractor who is also an artist at heart! Thanks for...
Jan 31, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Aha! Moments, Verses
Today my contractor friend is coming to do another wall with barn wood. I will be at work while he does his magic, which means I get to leave seeing the old, boring wall and get to come home to an at least partially finished beautiful old wood wall. This is the same...
Jan 30, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Family
A quarter of a century ago, I awoke to familiar pains in my abdomen. I was about to give birth to my second child! She greeted this world with a head full of beautiful dark brown hair. But she greeted my heart with a beautiful spirit. (Which got us through that...
Jan 29, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Verses
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 – i.e. “I’m right here and I’m not going anywhere…” Know that...
Jan 28, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Creative Endeavors
I found an awesome, hurky coffee table with great hardware and inside storage at The Salvation Army last week for $30.00 (half price day!) It was great as it was but I wanted to darken it up and “highlight” some of it’s awesome imperfections, so I...
Jan 28, 2013 | A Day In The Life, Silly, Songs/Poems
(Sometimes there’s just no substitute for the real thing!) My diet’s packed with veggies I drink water ’til I’m blue I’ve cut way back on sugar On fat and gluten, too. Sometimes though, a growling starts So deep within my gut That makes...
