Today is just one of those day. You know what I'm talking about. Those days when you don't want to get out of bed, and your body just aches when you move.
Read moreYou have to walk...
...before you can run.
Yesterday I went to the park to exercise. It was bad. It was bad in a lot of different ways.
Read moreBoots with a chance of Sweater
We've made it through 11 days of October. In Birmingham, we've only seen a few glimpses of fall though. Earlier this week, the weather was my absolutely favorite temperature - boots with a chance of sweater.
Read morePray for Silas
99% of the time I will never ask my readers to share a post. But that's not the case today. Today, I'm going to ask everyone to share this...whether it be tweeting it, Facebooking it, telling someone about it, emailing it, or whatever, share this post...or at least share the story, and share the need for prayer.
Read morePinsperation
Since then, I've been planning on doing something similar in our house. Well, the day finally came for me to go out and find a piece of furniture to create this. So this past Saturday I went thrift store shopping.
Read moreSeattle :: A trip in review
You may have noticed, but Jason and I really like to travel. Our goal is to see as much for the U.S. as we can before we have kids. Then we'll take a few years off from traveling to start our family, and then go back to the places that are kid-friendly.
Read moreFirst-time-home-buyers :: Our Story
I'm writing this post today because two months ago, I had NO idea what all it would take to be living in our home. Technically, Jason and I were supposed to start looking at houses TODAY.
Read moreThe Three-Things Wife
Lysa TerKeurst is seriously one of my favorite people ever. I only know her through her books, but I think that we'd be friends if we met. I've quoted her multiple times from her book Made to Crave, but today, I'm going to pull an excerpt from on of her latest books, Unglued.
Read moreOur Crestwood Cottage :: A King's Headboard
Ever since I began reading Young House Love, I decided that I wanted to be more like them. Obviously I don't have nearly the talents or skills, but I figured I'd take it one project at a time. My first real DIY home project that I decided to do was a king size headboard. My plan was to follow their directions for upholstering a headboard exactly, to ensure there would be no errors.
Read moreOur Crestwood Cottage :: Cheerful Welcome - Front Door Makeover
When we moved in almost two weeks ago, we had a black front door with a storm door with bars on it. Very dark, not too pretty. Our porch is one of our favorite things about the house. So Saturday, while my parents were in town, we all 4 went to work on brightening up our front door.
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