I really love talking about homes with you all. I enjoy the creativity, the sharing of ideas, the kindred spirits I meet every day. You are all my best girl friends, the ones with whom I cannot wait to share the beautiful things I find, the things I’ve learned, and the ups and downs of life. And even more than what I can share with you, I love hearing your ideas and being inspired by you.
Last night as I was getting ready to do some blogging, my husband came in the room and said he was taking me out to dinner! In spite of our financial strain and complete busyness of life, we have been trying to stay committed to going out on regular dates. Whether it is a drive together, a chat at Starbucks, or a rare dinner out — it doesn’t matter much, the point is that we want to find ways to make our relationship a priority. Yes, even above blogging about houses and chatting with my girl friends {imagine that!}.
So, last night I looked at my husband and then back over at my blog and the still blank screen, shut down the computer and went out to dinner.
I really love talking about all the ways to create a beautiful home. But as you know, this blog isn’t just about creating a beautiful house, it is about the life we create within our homes.
How impressive our homes are, how beautiful they look in photos, how many accessories we have to play with or how many blog-worthy ideas we have to impart to the world — those are not the measure of a home’s true beauty or our success as keepers of our homes.
The lives behind the walls cannot be put together in one afternoon with a hammer and a glue gun and shared the next day in staged photos with four easy bullet point directions.
No, a truly beautiful life is slowly built a little each day — piece by piece, thought by thought, action by action, sacrifice by sacrifice, choice by choice.
Our houses may be a little crooked, imperfect and at times a little crazy, but remember what matters most every day and hang on to it for dear life. That is what creating a beautiful home is all about.
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So very true dear girl!!! Reminders of this are something we all need to hear……..life, it’s a BEAUTIFUL thing!!!
I love the crooked house.
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Hi! This was my first visit to your blog and WOW, I am so impressed with your insight and wisdom to such a viable and current issue. Now I am going to go back and read some more……
Hi,
I like what you write about houses and it’s all truth too ! A home must grow and can’t be done in a a short time .
Have a lovely day
xx
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Very very true. We often forget this. We try so hard to make things appear lovely, when we forget how lovely they are without us even trying.
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Beautiful.
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so well said.
love it.
now…my man just said “ok..i am going upstairs to bed.”
i said “well…i guess that means i am too.”
goodnight.
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A beautiful home helps to inspire a beautiful life, that is so true, and it takes the same kind of work and commitment to maintain both.
I love creating a inspirational and creative space to bless my family, and sharing it together is the bets part.
Diane
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God bless you. This is so inspiring. Thank you.
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