Lost in Laundry

My 10 year old has ditched all the pink and purple once decorating her room. She turned on those “little girl” colors fast enough to bring a tear to a Mama’s eye! We sweetened up her new bedspread with some fabric bunting and tissue paper pom poms for quick,  inexpensive updated decor. Love this girl’s […]

Y’all. I timed it. It takes me approximately 17 minutes to run a brush through my hair and slap on a bit of makeup, and transform from scary Picture A to normal Picture B. So,  my dear middle school boys,  I apologize for perpetually dropping you off at Middle School as version A. I know […]

The eye roll moments in these tween years that communicate “I am very sophisticated and cool,  and you are neither funny nor smart” are, yes, a bit difficult. But there’s so much good in these years too. Oh how much FUN when I look for it and take a break from “molding and shaping” and […]

My current favorite easy and inexpensive DIY gift is a quote or scripture on a burlap frame.   Supplies: Burlap Frame (Pack of two at Walmart, less than $5) Spray Adhesive Upholstery Tacks Favorite quote/paper/printer Create your quote using different fonts with a program like picmonkey.com.  Print, cut to size, spray with adhesive, stick to burlap, […]

I have a really great life. A perfect life? No. I have certainly had heartache and loss; but I know God as healer and redeemer probably better than I know him in any other way, and he has been good to oversee my pain and certainly never waste it. Bumps in the road not withstanding, […]

  This Pepsi crate is stamped “Tulsa, OK”, and it’s something my Grandpa somehow acquired half a century ago.  I saw it on a shelf in my mom’s garage, and asked her for it.  (Thanks to lemonademakinmama for the idea to use it on my kitchen counter; I first saw it on her blog!) The white […]

    A quick story before we begin: For a good long bit I’ve had blog posts I’ve wanted to write in my head, and then I don’t write them because my photography abilities are about negative 17. But here’s the deal…..I bought a fancy used DSLR camera.  I tried learning.  I didn’t enjoy it […]

  Way back on Mother’s Day, our pastor asked, “What would your kids say if asked ‘Do you think Mom is fun?’” (I haven’t asked my kids yet. I’m a scaredy-cat.) It wasn’t a question posed to heap yet another responsibility on moms.  I know my tendency when I hear a question like that is to […]

When I’m outside in the springtime near running water and tall trees, it’s like the space inside me opens up and doubles somehow. I don’t know how to explain it, but I bet some of you know what I mean. I’ve found a favorite spot just 10 or 15 minutes from home, at Port Royal […]