I’m excited for tomorrow’s snapshot post so I can remember
all the things we did this week. It has been jam-packed from start to finish,
and there have been both tears of hurt and smiles of joy.
Until
then, though, I have some fun stuff for you to enjoy today! Ready?
Andrea has such a beautiful home (I’m especially
smitten with the color of her kitchen stove), and I love it that she thrifts
and overhauls so much of what she brings into her house. She wrote a helpful post about decorating a house on a budget, and I thought she had some great
tips, so I’m sharing with you! (BONUS: I learned SO MUCH from Suzy’s post about choosing the right lamp size for different lamps in your home. I
honestly didn’t know there were actual guidelines for this! I have about 4
lamps in our house that are super old – some are about 25 years old – and I’ve
been on the casual lookout for replacements for a couple of years. Maybe now I
can actually know what to look for!)
I love a good before-and-after of any space in a
home. You know that. Laura’s post about her kitchen update was great, in my opinion, because she really made
this space her own without doing a full kitchen remodel. Those are expensive
and invasive, and I feel like we rarely get to see ideas for how to update
something WITHOUT starting over completely. This was inspiring! (BONUS: I
love Melissa’s decorating style, and I loved this post she wrote about the slow, four-year evolution of their living room décor.
I appreciated how she walked through each change they made, why they made it,
and the importance of using what you have on hand/shopping your home/buying the
things that really fit your family and your space. I learned much from her in
this piece!)
This
was one of my favorite feel-good stories this week. It’s a great story no
matter what, but we are proud to know Cooper! He’s a teen at our church, and he
has a great heart. I love what he has done – and it also doesn’t surprise me a
bit!
Have I been watching Christmas movies this
month for Christmas in July? Oh, absolutely! Have I listened to Christmas music
in the car? Sure have. (I also do that year-round.) Did I love Heidi’s post about upcoming Christmas trends for this year? Yes, I did! I know what
I love at Christmas and tend to keep things pretty much the same here year
after year, but that won’t stop me from reading a good inspiration post! 😊
If you’re looking for a vacation home, this mansion in Tennessee, formerly owned by Dave Ramsey, is for sale. Only $15
million! (Personally I’d just buy the library room from the home…)
A fun fact you may or may not know about me is that I occasionally write daily devotional readings for Light from the Word, which is a publication of the Wesleyan Church. Writers for this book submit their work well over a year in advance of publication, so I am always surprised when they pop up, because I’ve forgotten what I wrote by that time! My work was featured this past week, and I thought I’d give you the links to the audio versions in case you want to listen! Here they are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
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