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4 Ways to Create an Inviting Entryway

The Home

For the next few days I want to discuss the first thing people notice when they come to your home – your porch and entryway. Today, let’s briefly discuss your entryway. What does it look like?  Is it warm and welcoming or is there a pile of shoes you must first hurdle to come inside?  Is it a cluttered mess or…
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Family Purpose Statement

Lifestyle

  This is going to sound negative but it’s not meant to.  You can’t do it all.  You can’t and I can’t either.  We can’t be everything to all people, all the time.  We each have a finite amount of time, energy, resources, and ability.  While it seems like a great goal to try and do everything, it’s not practical….
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Inspiring Monday Linky

Lifestyle

Here are the most clicked-through submissions from last week’s party.  I think they’re great! Handheld Mini Apple Pie Cookies from Savvy Saving Couple Easy DIY Pumpkin Craft from Save More Spend Less With Heidi Pumpkin Pie Fudge from More Than a Mom of Three Party Time! This is my second of many, many, many Inspiring Monday link ups and I’m excited to…
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3 Reasons Why I Want to Create a Haven

The Home

Yesterday, when sharing about my desire to make my home a haven I touched on a few reasons why I want this but today I want to expound on that a bit. Whether you label me a stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, or work from home mom, the truth is, I’m home a lot.  On the good days you can…
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Desire to Create a Haven

The Home

This series, Creating a Haven, kind of has me discouraged before I even start.  Do you want to know why?  It’s because my home doesn’t always feel like a haven.  Sometimes it feels like a messy pig sty.  To be totally transparent, it feels like that now.  My living room has toys that are out of place, my kitchen has dirty…
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