The Joys Of Family and Hearth

You would think how can removing wallpaper be therapeutic? For me it was, it was a total release. I wallpapered my bathroom 12 years ago when we first moved into our house. We had so many dreams for our home and our growing family. My style then was one I admired, one for the time period in history. And two because all the other Titus 2 women I followed seemed to have a similar style. When designing my home in the first few years, my heart and soul went into how I wanted it to be. How it should look, what the look reflects, How I wanted my husband and children to feel about it. There was a lot of emotion tied up into my home. Partly I think because I moved quite a bit as a child, but always considered my grandparents house my "home" , my safe place, my warm spot, and the soft place to fall. For many years it was that. For me, My mom, my cousins. etc. It still is for me now because my mom is there. There is a certain level of attachment to the home. Not really the ph

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalm 86:5 I  haven't update my blog in quite sometime. Because frankly I wasn't sure how to.  It has taken many months for me to come to grips with certain circumstances in my life. Which, I'm finally ready.. I think.. to share with all of you. Since I last updated my blog in the summer I've been dealing with many changes in my family structure. Some of which.. I found absolutely devastating.. at the time.. but now I am able to cope a lot better then before. I will not lie, my faith has wavered. I have struggled desperately within myself to find out the whys? I will never know. I will only know that GOD has a purpose in it all. And I must remain faithful to him to see how it all plays out. Jeremiah 29:11 . For I know the plan s I have for you,” declares the Lord , “ plan s to prosper you and not to harm you, plan s to give you hope and a future.     I have clung to this v