A communion table with a beautiful and intricate carving depicting the Last Supper graces the center of out church’s main gathering room. A cross is displayed behind it, and one side of the room is taken up by a baptismal and beautiful stained glass that portrays the nativity. But one reason first-time visitors often say…
After watching my first episode of Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines, I quickly jumped on the American bandwagon of loving all things DIY. I love how they transform these houses (some of them “dumps”) into homes of beauty. I don’t naturally see the beauty in a dirty chest of drawers or a run-down…
“I came so you may have life and have it abundantly.” ~Jesus Every Sunday when I was growing up, my brother, sister, dad, and I drove to Nana and Papa’s house. Dinner with my aunts, uncles, and cousins was served at two o’clock in the afternoon. When a small banquet was laid out on…
I’m sewing crystals on lace, in strings that catch the light of the lamp above my head. Alternating tiny beads, larger glass diamonds, and the occasional pearl. It’s my daughter’s wedding dress, and it must be just right. These lace-and-bead concoctions are the sleeves, a kind of Roaring Twenties look that suits her tiny frame….