And it’s accompanying wildflower meadow, sighhhhh. It’s not the house I posted a few weeks back.  This cottage is smaller.  It’s dated.  On paper it is all wrong.  So why can’t I get this cottage out of my head?  I feel like a 15 year-old girl who has fallen in love with a guy from…

We had a birthday open house for Wynn’s 1st birthday on Saturday.   Here is our handsome party animal. We ended up with more of a traditional party than an open house because most of our friends came at the very start and stayed the whole time-we took that as a such a great compliment and we all…

Tomorrow my sweet baby boy will turn one year old. He is my living dream.  Has it really only been 1 year?  Hasn’t it been a lifetime? I cannot remember life without him.  Wasn’t he always a part of me?   Yes.  I know that he was. In honor of the anniversary of sweet Wynn’s birth,…

I read this page this morning and nodded my head in a resounding, “yes, yes, yes.”  Through His refinement, God makes us beautiful.  He will settle for nothing less than astounding beauty.  Aren’t you grateful?  Aren’t you one of the beautiful people?  It was his vision from the beginning. . . BEAUTY . . .…

Ahhhhhh, isn’t this house so peaceful?  It came up in my MLS criteria a few days ago . . . what do you think?  It fits the picture I have in my mind of “Farm Marvelous,” only I sort of have my heart set on finding a diamond in the rough that I can make…

                                                               Images via housewrenstudio.typepad.com Looking for a Valentine for your sweetheart?  I absolutely love these printable Valentines by the very talented Emily at Jones Design Company.  Look how stylish and delightful these are! Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? “For God so loved the world {YOU!} that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever…

I love a charm-filled house where even the smallest spaces, like these beautiful closets, are highlighted by vintage wallpaper and unexpected blue-stained wood work.  I think I could live in that floral closet, couldn’t you?  Splendid. We are just starting to house hunt again . . . remember our dream of an old farmhouse on…

I love these windows.  They remind me of the nursery in Peter Pan, where Wendy opens the way for Peter and Tinker Bell to lead them all to Never Never Land.  Beautiful! Image via here. Here is a similar style of window.  Don’t you love this children’s bedroom?  The wire baskets are great contrast to…