Just a quick share of my fan pull for Spring & Easter!
These beads are so beautiful. They are heavy, like marbles, but smaller.
And just ….pretty.
The beautiful piece on the end is glass as well.
It has definitely put another touch of ‘spring in the air’, in the sun room.
Just in time for a lovely Easter this weekend, too.
Thanks for dropping by, and taking a peek!
***HaPpY SpRinG!!***
We hope your Christmas was as beautiful and filled with peace as ours was. Of course, I don’t necessarily mean auditory peace, if you have a house full of excited kids as we do, but you know, inner peace. That quiet kind of Christmas joy you feel in your heart, that tends to bring such moments of clear perspective of your whole life, all that truly matters, and all that you are blessed with. I love those Christmas moments, and hope you all had many of them.
While I did take lots of photos of our kids on Christmas Eve and morning, I won’t be posting all of those. Suffice it to say, they had such a wonderful Christmas, that seemed to go on for days here. To see them embrace every moment with such beaming happiness and anticipation in their eyes, is truly a big part of our Christmas joy. They even each had such beautiful and surprise gifts for us. And the HEART they put into them. <sigh/melt> Now we know what all of their ‘Club Days’ in big sister’s room was all about. We really had no idea. I can’t tell you how much fun they have been having for weeks. But here are just some fun Christmas shots I took around our home here and there, now and then, in quiet moments, and moments of loud celebration.
Below is one of my new favorite Christmas ornaments. A friend of mine made it for me, and I just think it is so cute and fun! I smile every time I see it on my tree. It has a soft white feather on it too-you can barely see. I love polka dots. : )
{A} made waffles, one by one, for like 3 hours one day a few days before Christmas, and threw them in the freezer. They were delicious as part of our late-morning Christmas breakfast. Thanks Honey!
Chocolate Buddies.
There’s a few more Christmas-sy areas of our home I may take some shots of and share over the next couple of days as well, just for fun. We really enjoy making our home reflect the Christmas season, and many other holidays as well. Thanks for coming to see!
Seasonal decorating around our home isn’t a chore, it’s an exciting event we make the most of! With Autumn being one of our very favorite seasons, we got right to it the day after it was officially Fall. And what’s decorating without cocoa? We usually fill the air with festive music as well, as the kids take turns grabbing this and that, to find just the right spot for it.
The decorating is not completely done for this season. I’ve got some pumpkin project plans for this weekend, and if we really get to it, I’ll be sure to take photos and share.
We’re also trying to get the homestead ready-enough around here, for a large television crew that will be blowing through our home next week and spending the day with us, as they film our family for a new show for Catholic TV. Just a bit unnerving! But exciting, too. We will be the first family featured for this new program that features various Catholic families, how they live their life as a family, and how they pass down their faith! Complete reality style tv (minus the drama, of course), with a tour of our ‘crib’, and interviews with some of us, one on one. We are honored, and humbled, to have been approached to be the first family for this pilot show. We are normally a fairly private family, but what an opportunity to share our valued faith, and the immense joy we find in Christ’s love — how He is the central and most vital part of our home, and our family. We feel it’s obvious that God is really asking us to do this….and you just don’t say no to Him! Or we don’t dare, anyway! So…..we are very, very excited, and a little bit nervous! We’ll keep you posted with how taping day goes, and airing dates and times, if you’re interested.
Meanwhile…
