Tiny House Tuesday // Building an Ark
I love the idea of having a house by the lake⏤just not a tiny house. When we chose the place where she'd perch, we took a lot into consideration⏤which direction to face, what views not to block, and how to prevent our galvanized roof from blinding our only neighbor....
The First Hard Conversation + Autographed Giveaway by Lori Roeleveld
No one goes around looking to strike up a hard conversation. And yet, I'm not sure we can expect to walk fully in light of the gospel without a willingness to do it. Thankfully, people like Lori Roeleveld are able to take not-so-comfortable conversations and break...
Tiny House Tuesday // A Tale of Two Gothic Windows
At least that's how the story began. Last April, before May floods meandered their way over the Swannanoa banks, we headed to the Antique Tobacco Barn in Asheville NC, in search of a Gothic window. We explored aisles of primitive ladders, glass knobs, and bird egg...
3 Things to Remember When Opportunity Knocks
I'm not a fan of surprises. I figure life offers up an ample share of them, so to balance things out, I'll take my daily hum in a rhythm of slow and steady. Sometimes, though, surprises make themselves right at home, like the one that showed up at my "doorstep" a few...
Tiny House Tuesday // Come Sit a Spell
Come sit a spell. It's an invitation to come on over, take a seat, and rest awhile. It's a saying my spinster great-aunts spun while rocking on the front porch that hugged their century-old home. Family, friends, and those strolling on the nearby sidewalk were invited...
How I Set Up My Prayer Journal for 2019 + A LePen Giveaway
I want to be that woman⏤the one who swirls her colored pencils, creating a design befitting a beautiful prayer journal. But I'm not. Instead, I buy pencils and markers in an array of colors, along with hand-lettering books, to feel like the woman who...
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