I know. I know. All week I have been blabbing about this amazing retreat I went on last weekend. But, friends. Have mercy on me. I am recovering. I find that I am trying to re-acclimate myself to deadlines. and homeschool. and clutter. and cooking. and noise. and ugly views out of my back window. […]

Have you ever met that kind of woman who makes you feel instantly welcome? You feel a part of her home, even her family. You are heard. And loved. And fed. I have. And I want to be more like her. In my life, that woman’s name is Evelyn. And when I think of hospitality, […]

I can’t seem to post my normal ditto today. My heart is heavy. We see again and again that so many do not value, or devalue, life. “Me first,” the ads, and TVs, and phyco-therapists say. We live in a time when children are severely devalued in this country. Save the trees and the puppies […]

. . . Your inner gutsy decorator. {image via Decorating Myself} Have you ever looked at a woman wearing a bold, fantastic necklace and said/thought, “That necklace is SO fantastic, but I could NEVER get away with it. But it looks great on you!!” I am here to tell you that that is absolutely, positively […]