Completely Organized in 3 months

We’ve talked about my organizing philosophies before. It’s not perfect here, and never will be.  Sometimes it’s five miles from perfect.  But, the last few years we really have paired so much stuff down and started to change the way we live…. This...
Favorite Ramblings of 2013

Favorite Ramblings of 2013

…And speaking of top posts for the year… I couldn’t resist sharing the most popular reflections/confessions/ramblings posts of the year, and so many of them happened to be my favorites, too.  I usually feel like I share as much with you as I share with the...
Repeat the Sounding Joy

Repeat the Sounding Joy

I have three or four must-see Christmas titles during the holidays.  Love Actually, The Holiday, and The Family Stone are my absolute favorites.  I’m not sure which I love the most, but each leaves me with a different feeling. I leave Love Actually feeling...
Mountain-Moving Gifts

Mountain-Moving Gifts

To say this has been a year of blessings would be almost silly, in no way doing justice to the love, support, and community we’ve felt from you here and in our shop. The growth in our shop blew us away, and of course, our blog and homeschooling the kids kept us...
Chatty Cathy

Chatty Cathy

Ever just feel chatty? Like there’s simply too much energy inside that brain of yours to keep it all contained?  That’s kind of the mood I’m in today, so this post will be a little bit of this and that. I threw a couple of simple Christmas touches in...