My son taught me a lesson in forgiveness a few weeks ago. He’s 10. Easter is Forgiveness. Easter is Forgiveness I’ve alluded that things have been tough for our family. I have not given specifics. For many reasons. I am ready to share one of the smaller issues. Which really, if I look at it by itself, it is nowhere near small. It is heartbreaking. But as an overall whole of what we are facing, it seems like a little thing. But trust me, as a mother, deep down I know it is not. Back ... View the Post
Banquet Table Décor For Under $10
This post will share how to create a Banquet Table Décor For Under $10. Boy Scouts of America was founded on February 8, 1910. Every year the scouting organization selects a birthday party theme and each pack selects a day in February to celebrate. The dens that make up the pack are responsible for decorating their table, which is usually held in a church or school cafeteria setting. The rules are simple: The boys must be involved in the decorating. The budget is around $10. (I am not ... View the Post
The Inn Crowd
A few days ago I saw a button on my friend Joy’s blog. It asked a question about The Inn Crowd. It gave me pause for more than just a moment. I examined my heart and searched my soul. Nativity ~ John Singleton Copley The Inn Crowd In a literal sense, I have never been part of the “in crowd”. During the tween years, my reflection revealed a girl with buck teeth, hand me down clothes and a bad Dorothy Hamill haircut. The teen years were just as awkward. Like Joan ... View the Post
Let’s Talk About Love
I don’t normally post on the weekend. I made the decision early on in blogging that I would instead spend time with my guy and his mini-me and mine. But I was pulled out of bed in the wee small hours of the morning wanting to talk about love. Yes, this involves a story. As Red Smith once said, “Writing is easy, you just sit down at a typewriter, open up a vein, and bleed it out drop by drop.” And so it goes, Let’s Talk About Love. Let’s Talk About Love Yesterday I received a card from my ... View the Post
A Christmas Makeover
I am writing this post one day after my last exhausting college final. Inside my home, except for a half-finished tree and a small advent calendar, you would not know that it was Christmas. There is no wreath on my front door. There is not a single garland draped anywhere. Do I need A Christmas Makeover? I am a gal who, in the past, has decorated even her bathrooms. Given that I write a blog that is primarily about making a home pretty, you can assume that yes, this is unusual for me. A ... View the Post
You Raise Me Up
You guys are sneaky. You Raise Me Up. Here I turn my comments off in the previous post. But you proceed to flood my email inbox and my other posts are beginning to groan. You Raise Me Up How blessed I am to be a part of such a fabulous group. Laura “The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.” ~ Ecclesiastes 7:8 ... View the Post