The Very Best Home Furnishing. Earlier this week I was doing a bit of research for a historical presentation that I will be giving later this month. I was studying the book Little House in the Ozarks”. It is a compilation of many columns Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote for the Missouri Realist. I found myself hovering over page 37. The following lines were read and reread many times. “Let’s be cheerful! We have no more right to steal the brightness out of the day for our own family than we have to ... View the Post
Choosing To Be Less
A few years ago I began to see campaigns such as “Be More”, “Do More” and “Get More”. It was all aimed at bettering oneself, your business, your life. Choosing To Be Less. Choosing To Be Less I bought into it. Because, well… it sounded good. Sure, there was good intent behind the messages. But in trying to do more and be more to get more I found myself burnt out. Over the Christmas holiday, I let it all go. Less Facebook Less Instagram No blogging So last week working to ... View the Post
True Character
There are thousands of quotes about how to measure the true character of oneself or others. I have to say that this is one of my favorites. It is about True Character. True Character It’s easy to be happy kind good spirited positive when things are going our way. But how a person acts or responds when things are tough often reveals their true character. Recently, my cousin Keith’s wife, Michelle, has been posting uplifting messages on her Facebook page. This ... View the Post
My New Year’s Wish For You
I think as women we are generally pretty hard on ourselves. So here is My New Year’s Wish For You. My New Year’s Wish For You Social media has created an illusion of perfection that can never be achieved by just one person. Yet time and again we expect ourselves to be as perfect as a magazine page or find we compare our lives to those we see in a blog post or an Instagram shot. But we must remember that for every perfect picture of a kitchen there may be someone else behind the scenes ... View the Post
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
As the year draws to a close I can’t help but take a glance back. It was not exactly a peaceful year for our nation or even our world. But how thankful I am to those who are the peacemakers. Those who keep the peace and aid others selflessly. Blessed Are The Peacemakers Blessed Are The Peacemakers Earlier this year I spied this vintage Santa at an estate sale. He instantly reminded me of someone I knew. Can you see the resemblance? This is my brother Craig. He is an amazing ... View the Post
Joy Brought To Me By Tinker The Elf
Every year something happens that is so magical that my belief in the Spirit and joy of Christmas is renewed within my heart. This year that Joy Brought To Me By Tinker The Elf. (He is so named after the magical “tinkling chime sound” he makes when turned over. You can hear him in action HERE.) I found Tinker this past October at an estate sale. He sat on a table along with some other vintage Christmas treasures that I scooped up intending to transform them to put into my holiday Etsy shop. ... View the Post
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