It’s not that I don’t love a beautiful table. I do. Really I do. I have white dishes just so I can create a table setting for any season just by adding […]
Despising the Dishes
The Rejection of Affection and Learning to Love
“When my husband died I started asking God for a hug. Not from Him, of course, but from a living, breathing person.” Because my sweet mother-in-law had been married to her husband […]
Wisdom’s Home
I love coming home. It’s my safe place, my calm in the storm, my refuge from the hectic-ness of life. Not that my house isn’t loud and crazy at times with our […]
For the Love of Laundry
Seriously. I don’t hate laundry. It’s not that it is a difficult job–for me, at least. An automatic washer and dryer, though dated, does the work for me and all I really […]
It’s the Little Things…
Decorating the tree with ornaments old and new. Hanging of the greens. Carols. Lights. And bows. Pretty packages and stockings hung by a fire. These “little things” are what make it feel […]
Unpacking Christmas
December is here, Christmas is coming, and it’s time to pull out all of those Rubbermaids filled with red and green and silver and gold. If you are an early shopper like […]
Crazy is Never Too Complicated for God
It’s been a year since we unlocked the doors to our country home. And it truly is our HOME SWEET HOME. The story behind it is one for the Munton history books, […]
A Very Pinterest-ing Situation
Pinterest is a dangerous place. We have a very tumultuous relationship. I love, love, love that I can steal other creatives’ ideas without guilt. The guilt comes when I either, Spend way […]
The Only Thing I’m Collecting is Dust
From teddy bears to teapots, Precious Moments to precious china, this old bird is cleaning her nest and I’m leaving those magpie tendencies in the past. I’m not sure why it happens, […]
Favorite Pins Friday: Christmas Edition
I am excited to share how Pinterest helped me prepare my new home for the Christmas season! I really try to use what I already have to decorate, and using new/different printables […]
I Am THAT Mom…
I dote. I hover. I spoil. I worry. I pray. I browse through old photo albums just to relive their childhood. I sometimes sit in their empty room, trying to hear that […]
My Most Popular PIN, Now a DIY Pillow
Life is not a fairytale… …but we do all have dreams of “happily ever after“, so it’s no wonder that this is my #1 MOST PINNED on Pinterest BY FAR: Not too […]
Change Your Stinking Thinking and Embrace the Cold–Scripture Challenge: Psalms
OR NOT…! I am definitely a warm weather person, and would rather head to the beach than the slopes any day. I DO love the four seasons here in Illinois, but am […]
Wordless Wednesday: Merry Christmas 2014!
Tapping Into Your Inner Duck Dynasty: How to Be Happy, Happy, Happy During the Holidays
Someone on Facebook posed this question: “If we’re so thankful, why is it that the day after Thanksgiving, we’re all rushing out to get more of the “stuff” that the world says […]
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