Showing posts with label Home Decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Decor. Show all posts
We are slowly getting settled into the cabin for the summer and savoring the slow and quiet moments. We are so grateful for your love and support and your continued prayers in our upcoming move as we pray for my mom's house to sell in Tennessee and we search for a home in the Albany area. Thank you friends! I am so grateful for this community!
"The tradition of an old fashioned Sunday accomplishes more than just feeding us, it nurtures us."
- Chef John Besh-
Over 15 years ago, back when I was working in Washington DC I started to find myself in a pattern that I grew to quickly dread. I found myself tired and exhausted from the week and then would give myself an "off day" on Saturday but then found that I was running around like a crazy woman after church and between Sunday night community meetings to get everything done that I needed to for the coming week. I often would go to bed on Sunday night worn out and tired, thinking to myself, "I need another day in the weekend."
As I kept thinking about my time and my weekends I remembered a story that my mom had told me about my grandfather's childhood days. My grandfather shared that his father insisted that Sunday's after church were to be kept simple and for the family and friendships. The whole day was to be centered on community.
As a girl who loves community and people I was drawn to this idea and theme and kept returning to it as I considered my weekends. So about 15 years ago I started to put into practice the concept that my Sunday's were going to be "old fashioned Sundays" that are simple and centered solely on community. As I fought for my health some of these ideas were tweaked a bit, but the concept of keeping things simply centered on community has only grown more precious.
My "old fashioned Sunday" truly consists of connecting with my community in a deeper way. Starting at 7am I disconnect from social media, email, and things I find distracting. I then connect on the phone with dear friends and have long heart-felt conversations as I sip tea, and spend many hours writing old fashioned letters to loved ones and to the soldiers that I have adopted through Adopt-a-Platoon. I get together with friends (since COVID this has been through zoom and virtual face-timing), create artwork, go for hikes, plan precious moments of adventures and simply enjoy the moments in front of me with my loved ones.
I look ahead to the week, schedule in time that I want to face-time with precious friendships and make phone calls to friends that are far away. I look ahead at what is coming up in the month ahead, spend time planning gifts, creating, and thinking of ways to mark important special days and listen to music softly playing in the background. As my health has returned, I have loved baking again for loved ones, and look forward to preparing meals for my tribe, gathering around the table, and sharing laughter and our lives.
What I started to find was that by taking time to rest and invest in my community was a beautiful gift that started to erase the "worn out and tired" that used to exist. I know some of you are shaking your heads and thinking, well that sounds delightful, but I have so much responsibility that I could never do that. I get it. I really do. Most of my days (due to commitments, writing obligations, teaching, treatment, etc.) go 16-20 hours. I am not going to try and compare lives as we all have responsibilities, deadlines, demands, etc, but instead I hope that this will encourage you to carve out sometime for your own old fashioned rest and connection.
Recently, as my life has been even more full due to the return of teaching this year and I found myself evaluating this time again. One of the ways that I have been recently challenged about this was in watching an old TV show, "Little Men". (It is available free on Amazon Prime- you can find it HERE... it's a bit slow, but adorable.) As I watched this show I was struck by the community and depth and challenged to really put down my phone, stop spending so much time scrolling through social media, and invest in the lives of those around me and who are in my community. It may seem like a strange connection, but watching this show was a gentle and beautiful reminder of the gift of the present. Something that I fought so hard for for the last decade and something I want to continue to treasure.
All of these things have brought a richness and depth to my life and I truly look forward to Sundays. This has created a haven living concept in deep ways for me. I think that for every person and family during different seasons this might look unique, but the concept of having an old fashioned Sunday is something that I hope to treasure forever. I shared at the beginning that Chef John Besh once said, "The tradition of an old fashioned Sunday accomplishes more than just feeding us, it nurtures us." I love this. I would love to know what ways you incorporate this idea into your lives! Please share in the comments below!
Here's to a beautiful and nurturing and refreshing day friends. I hope that today is the start of an amazingly beautiful week for you.
Happy Saturday friends! Today I am so excited to share with y'all a new addition to the shop - this beautiful Memories Last Longer Than a Clean House Junk Journal from the new Home/Cookbook Collection Section of the House(click HERE to go directly to this item in the shop or HERE to go to the Home/Cookbook Collection)!
I am so excited to share this with y'all this new Home/Cookbook Collection! These junk journals are precious as no matter where you live - home is who you are with. This is a beautiful junk journal for you or an absolutely perfect small gift for a friend who may be moving!
Y'all know how much I love creating different and unique journals and altered books. These beautiful and unique journals are the perfect way to grab onto ordinary moments or days and remember special times in life. When I saw this journal card I knew it would make the most perfect journal for this home collection!
This adorable and precious Home junk journal contains approximately approximately 50 pages/tags of quality and beautiful scrapbook paper, adorable vintage and modern embellishments and ephemera, and pretty surprises, this tiny Junk Journal will create a treasured keepsake for a lifetime and can be used in a special moment throughout the year or in a special season!
This also might be the sweetest little mother's day gift for a loved one y'all!
Sometimes we all need little reminders of love of what is truly the most important!
This junk journal is approximately 3x4 in size and has 2 signatures and is a delightfully chunky 1.25 inches wide at binding.It is the perfect size to stick in your purse, carry with you, and remember the little moments that become the most important.
If you are interested in this adorable and precious Home junk journal can find it HERE . Or check out the shop by clicking HERE!
I wrote more in detail about this beautiful mini junk journal over on the new shops website (click HERE) but wanted to share this adorable junk journal here too in case you missed it!
Thank you dear friends for all of your continued support of my shop, especially in the midst of the world situation right now! Small businesses, including mine, are so grateful for your continued love and support!
Today I am so excited to share with y'all a new fall bunting that is now available in the shop! This Pumpkin Latte Time Bunting is so sweet and cute and is the perfect for this time of the year!
Each bunting that I create I love, but this one with its colorful design for the fall, the twine with the wood leaves, the mini-length (it measures approximately 1 foot!) and the cute recipe in the middle just created the most adorable home decor. *happy sigh*
This gorgeous and unique decoration is a rare treasure that you can use for years to come to decorate in your home or work or as the perfect little gift for a loved one for the fall.
If you are interested in this Pumpkin Latte Time Bunting you can find it HERE. If you are interested in looking at other fall items that are available in the shop you can find them in the fall and thanksgiving section by clicking HERE.
I hope you are having a wonderful day y'all!
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