Building genuine relationship is both a gift and a calling, and it doesn’t happen by chance. If you’re longing to invest in people, to really build in a way that matters, it takes being brave, and being intentional, and going for it. We have to put ourselves out there, to practice intentional hospitality, as a… Keep Reading
5 Truths For Meaningful Home Design {Temporary Nesting}
Are you ever frustrated with your home? Sometimes it feels like the place we live is a cozy nest that welcomes us at the end of the day, where we can invite those we care about to sit for a while, talk about what matters in life, play a game or enjoy a treat together. … Keep Reading
Hygge Hospitality: Creating Cozy
It’s the time of year when we’re recovering from holiday celebrating. Slowing down and regrouping. Maybe pulling in and resting from activity, or organizing and streamlining after a time of bounty. Whatever your tendencies after the winter holidays, whatever the weather where you are, there’s something to be said for incorporating a bit of “cozy”… Keep Reading
Make room in your hearts…
Over and over again the phrase about Mary from scripture strikes me: “And she treasured up all these things, and kept them in her heart.”\ (Luke 2:19, NIV) This truly is heart-centered hospitality. I want to be a woman who makes room in my heart for the things that matter… for the things… Keep Reading
Cocoa Party
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is throwing a caroling and hot cocoa party. There’s something so magical (and amusing!) about getting people together who don’t normally perform in public, feeding everyone sugar, and singing our hearts out to celebrate the coming of the King! (Scroll below for a free printable Christmas party invitation!)… Keep Reading
Feeding Joy (and a Thanksgiving idea round-up!)
Am I the only one who can get a bit grumpy gloomy a pain in the neck melancholy when things aren’t how I hope for the holidays? I had a little heart-check this week and I’m climbing out of my whiny state (I’m going to be missing a couple kiddos this Thanksgiving), and I’m… Keep Reading
Six Fast Fixes for a Welcoming Home
This summer our home has been filled to the brim with adult kids coming home, friends coming to visit, and any family we can get our way! Recently a dear decades-long-friend brought her family to visit. My friend is a beautifully gifted interior decorator, and she’d shoot me if I admitted that at one time… Keep Reading
Intentional Hospitality {making it happen…}
Sometimes, reaching out to others feels scary or overwhelming. My house isn’t clean enough (or big enough, or nice enough, you know they drill). I’m too busy. I need more time to plan, or I don’t have time to make something special. But I realize that sometimes the very best moments, the most real, genuine… Keep Reading
Holiday Table Decor | Transitional Table
I love the changing of seasons, and I love setting a pretty table. Holiday table decor is a wonderful way to set the tone for your home, and to welcome others. One way I like to simplify that process (and simplify the budget!) is to use the items we already have, to change up the… Keep Reading
Storing and Displaying Holiday Dishes
Over the years, I’ve gradually whittled down my collection of Christmas dishes. I have a whimsical set of gingerbread men that go into our cabinet for lunches (there are only four, sad!), and I have these beautiful snowflake dishes, the first of which were bought as a gift from a couple precious young girlfriends when… Keep Reading