Learning the ins and outs.

 Tonight, after I clipped coupons to restock my coupon notebook, I decided to see if I could spruce up my blog page. I did not want to wait forever to decorate my blog. I have been SLOWLY decorating my house over the last 8.5 yrs. I have a VERY hard time finding things for our house that I like and that fit in our budget. I am trying to not just get something that I "like" to fill a space when I could wait just a smidge longer and get something that I "love." This last year is the year I have done the absolute most. I now have a vision for how I want my home to look and most of that vision is based on comfort and practicality. I do want beautiful, which is sooo diffferent to a husband and wife.
 I am also learing, that what is beautiful and a bit rugged looking to me, looks UGLY, to my sister who is about to get married. For example, I want simple plates that will coordinate with whatever decor is on the dining room table. My sister would love to eat off of plates with bird silhouettes. Not for me. Eating off those plates with little bits of food stuck to them will look like a bird .... right on your plate. NOT FOR ME!  ANYWAY, now that I have spruced up my page-off to bed for me.

New to this!

I am not sure where to even start or who will find this helpful. I have been looking like crazy thru a lot of blogs to find different projects that a "normal" girl can do at home. There are so many neat ideas out there to really make a house a home, a cozy place that provides an inviting and peaceful household environment, for my family and all that enter, that is conducive to living simply, loving deeply and laughing abundantly. Lots of these ideas will help my organizational skills as I try to teach good daily habits and ingrain a good work ethic into my children I want to graciously and cheerfully serve my husband and portray even to him Jesus' love.. Above all else I want Jesus to be pleased with all that I do-even in this business of blogging and trying to give others a leg up on things that help me. Part of this came from somewhere else and I am sorry to say I have no idea where. This saying is on my fridge as I try to remember to live this:)