These days Texas is always on my heart. They are having revival in the church we are planning to attend, and while we watch the services every night from here, my heart just longs to be there. I haven’t talked about revival much, if at all here, but God has really placed a fire in … More Always on my Heart
It’s been too long, friends! I don’t know where my motivation for this ol’ blog went, but I have been meaning to get back on here for a while. I made topic idea notes in my phone a few times, and then just didn’t get to it. There has been a lot going on lately, … More Arty Updates
Blessed Yom Kippur to all who commemorate this most Holy of God’s special days. I have been trying to learn more about the feasts for years and could never find what I was looking for. But this year my husband found Rabbi Curt Landry on Youtube and we have been so blessed to be able … More Filling My Handmade Journals
There’s a running joke in our family about me.. it’s about my destruction of books. Whenever I go thrifting and find some new treasures, the boys all laugh and say, “Oh mom, you bought some new books to tear up?” Why yes, yes I did. I don’t tear up ALL the books, but I really … More The Dismantling
I have been a little slow at posting this summer. It has been a pretty exhausting summer in many ways, with personal battles, and so I’m choosing to give myself a lot of grace. I have learned a lot in the midst of it, and I know that God has been working all things for … More All The Updates
It is important to remain a student. There’s always more to learn. And often in the learning, we realize how much more there is to know. You also get to a point where it’s good not to know everything, you don’t have to carry that burden anymore (not that we ever know everything, but often … More Always Learning, Always Growing
For the most part, we have had an unseasonably warm spring this year. I keep thinking it’s summer. BUT, I think there are some important things to reflect on in each season, before rushing off to the next season (this is true in life too). Spring has always been a hopeful season for me, especially … More Thoughts on Spring
I took an online class this weekend by Roben Marie Smith about making salvaged journals from old book covers. It showed her entire process from how to remove the pages, add a book cloth to the spine, upcycling the cover with a new design, choosing papers, and sewing the signatures into the journal.. She also … More Steel Construction Journal
I just realized it’s been about two weeks since I last wrote a blog post. I kept meaning to get on here and write something, but last week we had three LONG travel days to get home, and this week we had to catch up on a month’s worth of yardwork and then clean the … More Snow Globe Spring
We are still here at our little home-away-from-home in our beloved Texas. We have been here for nearly a month and already feeling like the time has gone by too quickly. The kids have absolutely loved this new adventure and are really embracing this place as their own. That has been so good for my … More Streams Flowing in Desert Places
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