Faith ~ Home ~ Heritage ~ Wisdom
At some point in their lives women seem to ponder the question, What does it mean to live a well-lived life? Welcome. I’m so glad you are here. If we’ve never met before, I hope you’ll make yourself at home. Pour a cup of coffee or tea, settle into a comfortable chair, and stay awhile. […] Read more…
The other afternoon, I found myself standing at the ironing board with a small stack of vintage linens beside me. Nothing particularly important was happening. The house was quiet. There was laundry to put away and a basket full to wash, dinner needed to be figured out, and a half dozen other things I could […] Read more…
Woven fabric with frayed edges and metallic threading throughout. Two perfectly placed pockets and a linen tie that wrapped around the waist. Some had beautiful colors and florals, made of cotton that had grown soft from years of washing and wear. Others were saved for holidays. Some fit almost like a hug, buttoning across the […] Read more…
Lunches with grandpa are more than just a memory. I can still hear my grandfather’s voice and see him sitting at the kitchen table as we ate lunch together. These are some of my most cherished memories. From the time I was in kindergarten until I moved away, I would walk a block from my […] Read more…
The heritage of a small town is not measured by its size but by the people, values, and memories it leaves behind. There are some places we never really leave, no matter how many miles or years separate us. There is a little town tucked into the Nebraska prairie that I have carried with me […] Read more…
There is a quiet joy that the world rarely talks about. It doesn’t come from applause or recognition. It isn’t found in titles, accomplishments, or being noticed by others. Instead, it is found in quiet acts of service. The kind that often goes unseen, however, becomes the most fulfilling. We live in a culture that […] Read more…
When we hear the word hospitality, it is easy to picture a perfectly curated home with a beautifully set table, fresh flowers in a vase, and a meal worthy of a magazine cover. Those things are lovely and in full transparency, I really do enjoy the art of it all. For many years, I believed […] Read more…
We have to be intentional about making room for what matters most because there are seasons in life when everything feels important and we can not fit it all in. The laundry needs folding. The emails keep arriving. The calendar is full. The house could use another hour of attention, and somewhere between the responsibilities […] Read more…
Today’s faithfulness becomes tomorrow’s heritage for generations to come, and the quiet legacy we leave behind. One day, someone will remember the way you lived. Whether we realize it or not, every quiet decision we make, moment by moment, day by day, every interaction, is forming the way we will be remembered. This is why […] Read more…
The Christian home we’re quietly building has nothing to do with aesthetics. There was a time when I believed a beautiful home was something you could see. When I was a young Mom and a new wife, I attended a shower in the home of a friend. As some of the women were helping to […] Read more…
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the most beautiful parts of life are often the ones we tend to overlook. Most of my mornings begin early with nothing more than a cup of coffee in hand, a quiet prayer whispered, and the first signs of light spilling over my backyard and […] Read more…