Exploring Life in 3D
After 90 days quarantined at home, many people are itching for an adventure this summer. From taking day trips or crossing state lines, travel allows us to experience different scenery and to explore life [...]
Peeling Back Layers of Wallpaper and My Heart: A Quarantine Remodel
As coronavirus grabbed the attention of our nation and Ohio was asked to shelter at home, our circa 1825 & 1928 home was in the midst of a face-lift. It’s a charming brick and [...]
God Will Use This Time. So Should We
As our country is in the midst of COVID-19, many aspects of our lives have abruptly changed. I struggled to write this blog, as I am already worn-out of reading, talking, and thinking about [...]
Hunting For Quiet
I married a hunter. Even though I’m a native of Michigan, we weren’t a hunting family, so my transition to being a wife of a hunter was a bit of a culture shock. Growing [...]
Rethinking Function
Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone*, and it wasn’t until I penned these words in a recent blog: “I will appreciate my third spaces: [...]
From Fast Fashion to Functional and Fabulous
As the weather changes from season to season, I typically get a few calls about cleaning out closets and inquiries on how to create a capsule wardrobe. This season of COVID-19, more and more [...]
When Life Takes a New (Unwelcomed) Turn
When I think of “new,” my mind goes to adventure and glamour. But new isn’t always exciting and pretty. What if in a sudden statement or a ring of your phone, your life takes [...]
Pouring of Blessings
There is a church service video that has stuck with me for the last five years. The preacher invites a little girl to join him on stage and her job is to hold onto [...]
Counterespionage & the Wooden Spoons
A few years ago, my husband and I decided instead of filling Christmas stockings with uninspiring, drug-store items, we would secretly draw names with our two children to exchange $25 gifts. Before we had [...]