If our highest priority is walking in faith and loving our families, we'll find joy in the sofa stains, the scratches on the dining room table, and the pile of shoes by the door. ~Marian Parson
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| Shelter a friend with the gift of a book |
Homes don't have to be magazine material to be special, comfortable and inviting. The goal you're working toward is home. Not a perfect home. Not an "impress the neighbors" home. Just home -- one whose walls and rooms tell the story of the family who lives there.
My sister's home does look like magazine material. It's a gift from God. But the beauty in her home is not the perfection, the beauty is in the feeling of warmth the minute you walk through the doorway.
It's the tea light candle tucked in a china cup, the stack of old books waiting to be read. It's in the family pictures which grace her grand piano and tabletops. It's in the joy banner her daughter made her which hangs over her kitchen table and speaks clearly of the the joy in her heart and home.
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| Melodie's touches |
I loved reading this book, but viewing the pictures inspired me, too. I can't wait to see who wins it. Leave a comment, either here or on Sheltering Tree's facebook page if you'd like to be entered to win.
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One of the projects in the book is a framed chalkboard. Any frame will work and a thin board sprayed with chalkboard paint. It is a great way to gift this book. I wrapped it with a paper sack, wrapped it with twine and tucked chalk into the twine. The tags are below for you to print.
I leave Miss Mustard Seed's final words with you.
Hopefully you'll create an inviting home for your family, you'll find increasing joy,
and you'll discover the inspired you.
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6 comments:
Thanks, Pamela, for the inspiration shared via Marian :)
This post spoke to me in a special way. I'm still trying to get over the "my house doesn't look picture perfect" mentality. I'm also trying to make this house a home, since we may be retiring here soon from the military and settling down...something completely foreign to me. I need to make the effort to make our house a home. And slowly it's getting there, but couldn't we all use motivation? :) Thank you for your positive posts! You are such an encouraging person!
I love your blog so much, always leave feeling better than when I arrived, which says a lot. Today's post put a smile on my face. I love nothing more than making where I live a place people like to visit. That book sounds wonderful. Take care. Have an awesome day. And before I forget, thank you for taking time to visit and leave comment in my From Barb's Spiritual Journal. I appreciate it so much.
I love turning my house into a home - both with warm/cozy decorations and with the atmosphere I try to create!
When entertaining guests I enjoy the process of preparing for their arrival almost as much as their actual stay!
Melodie's home truly is a beautiful place and she's one of the best hostesses out there! (But then I recall that your home and it's atmosphere are much the same---You must have had a great teacher!)
I always leave your posts with a little bit (or Big Bunches) of inspiration! ♥ed this one, Pamela, and want my home to match the description that your words paint here...
I don't know if the giveaway if over but if it isn't, please enter me. It sounds like a wonderful book!
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