Spring is doing it's one-step-foward-one-step-back dance and it's got me all jittery. For two days I basked in sun and good cheer and the hope that our land would dry out and things like spray painting could once again commence. (I know, spray painting. But look, I have a new house. There is A LOT of spray painting in my future. And I would like my bed off the floor.) And then today the rain and ... View Post
Faith, Art, and Motherhood – {Vol. 8} An Interview with Courtney Walsh
Well friends, I am excited to tell you that my little interview feature - Faith, Art, and Motherhood (aka At the Intersection) is BACK! I cannot wait to share all the interviews with you and to gleam wisdom and encouragement from each of the amazing gals who have agreed to let me pick their brains a bit. Today I am excited to be hosting the lovely Courtney Walsh as we celebrate her new book ... View Post
traveling mercies
Today some of our very bestest friends are on their way to a grand adventure. At least that is how we are talking about it, because to say they are sailing off into the great unknown is a little too real. But that is how this family roles. They are not afraid of adventure, of jumping into a new life, feet first. Today, my very sweet friend, Alison Chino, and her four amazing kids are on ... View Post
A Homemade Year Summer Party
Tuesday night my friend Christen Byrd (far right) threw me and A Homemade Year a Living Room Tour party in her backyard. The night was amazing. The weather was perfect, warmish, breezy, fluffy clouds overhead. The decor absolutely sumptuous. Christen is an amazing party thrower and no detail was spared for this little shin-dig. Seriously. This gal Party guest Amara (on the left) even made a recipe ... View Post
Folkcation
Let me begin by saying that having pie everyday makes for a lovely vacation. This includes fried pie. Which is the kind of pie you eat when you go on a Folkcation. So what is a Folkcation? Well, in our case, it was a mini- vacation spent at the Ozark Folk Center and on the square in Mountain View, Arkansas. Now why would we want to do that sort of thing for a getaway? (Some of you more ... View Post
Homemade Hootenanny & P-Dub
If you have been following me on the Twitters or Facebook you may have heard something about a little Hootenanny we are having this weekend to celebrate the launch of A Homemade Year. If you are not from the South you may not know what a hootenanny even is. Well, I like to explain that it is like a church picnic that got hijacked by a bootlegger. Maybe that isn't your version of a hootenanny, ... View Post
