Saturday, May 30, 2015

The Saturday Six

One.

Anyone else excited that America's Got Talent is back? This is one of our favorite summer shows. Cue the tears!! I'm ready for a good, sappy stories and fabulous laughs! And my first good-tear-inducing-story was this one.


Two.

Source: our very own kitchen!

It occurred to me this past weekend that it's been two years since we redid our kitchen {on a significant budget!!}. I know some of you are new readers since then, and you might not know about our counter top overhaul. I'm excited to report that in two years, the refinishing has held up perfectly, and you know we use that kitchen all the time. I declare the purchase completely worth the money we paid - and I'm still happy with the results! So if you're looking for an inexpensive way to refinish an outdated counter surface that's in good structural shape, we highly recommend Giani Granite!

Three.
I wanted to skip with glee reading God's hand at work in this love story. If you love a love story {or if you need some hope for your own...READ. All the way to the end. Goosebumps.

Four.
Who doesn't love peeking into someone's decorating style?? I found this little gem...a summer tour of homes! Check it out!

Five.
When I interviewed Melanie Shankle this week about her book Nobody's Cuter Than You...we talked about all aspects of friendship, including how to handle the end of them, the rough patches, tough love, and the fun parts. The very next day, I read this post from Kara Tippetts' blog, written by her friend Corrie. What a raw, vulnerable piece on friendship with hard truths we all need to learn. Read this one!!

Six.


I have mentioned here and there that I've been using essential oils lately, and I'm working on a blog post to tell you some of the good things I've seen in my beginning-of-oils journey. I still have much to learn, but I think this is the most fun I've had learning since, oh, forever. Young Living is running a special while supplies last...if you order a Premium Starter Kit, you get an extra bottle of oil {they choose among three kinds and surprise you} for free! This starter kit is what I ordered...because it gave me several kinds of oils to play with as I learn, and I received a diffuser as well, which I love. So if you've been considering hopping into this world, this would be a great time to try it! Email me if you have any questions {and if I don't know the answer, I can find out for you!} and if you decide you want to sign up, you can do that here! {Signing up doesn't mean you have to sell it. It just means you're a member and can get a bit of a discount on purchases...and you get the really cool kit!} 

5 comments:

efulton12 said...

We are doing a make-and-take today here in Raleigh using our essential oils :-) Going to make it a Summer theme and make bug spray, a cooling mist, after-sun lotion, and scented bubbles for the kids! Wish you could be here to join us!

Bekah said...

That looks like such fun!!! :) And was that your mama in those pictures?? :)

Maria Rineer said...

Looking forward to the upcoming essential oils post. I received some lavender oil and the only thing that I do with it is to unscrew the cap and smell it! I'm pretty sure I'm missing out on the benefits of it :).

efulton12 said...

It was! It was great to finally have her here for one of our events :-)

Natasha said...

That love story -- chills. God's plan is ALWAYS unfolding. I was just thinking about that again today.

And I also loved the honesty in Corrie's story. Sometimes friendships aren't what we want them to be.