How's that for a title? Presently I live in a cozy house that my husband and I bought together, surrounded by furniture and accessories that I carefully chose or inherited from precious family members. I love our home! However. My first apartment was a walkout basement with one bedroom and an open area for the kitchen, dining… Continue reading How to Enjoy Living in an Ugly Home
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A Gourmet Giveaway From Gracious Designs!
Happy Thursday, Friends! Today I'm in the lovely hills of East Tennessee, hanging out with the ladies at Gracious Designs for the store's official grand opening in their lovely new space! I'm also attending another decorating class and will be sure to share about that in a later post. On to the good stuff. Today I have a… Continue reading A Gourmet Giveaway From Gracious Designs!
{Summer Decorating} Working With Green
I've always loved the color green. Both my high school bedroom and my dorm room were decorated with shades of green and white. I shared my first apartment, but all of my allocated decorating space was covered in green - this time with pink accents. Marriage caused me to move into a more neutral bedroom… Continue reading {Summer Decorating} Working With Green
My Favorite Cleaning Accessory
What kind of rag do you use for cleaning the house? I've always used whatever old t-shirt or rag I had hanging around the house. It has always worked pretty well for dusting furniture, blinds and baseboards. Those days are over. A few weeks ago at Gracious Designs, I was introduced to the e-cloth. It's a… Continue reading My Favorite Cleaning Accessory
Manners – The Best Way of Doing Everything
There's always a best way of doing everything, if it be to boil an egg. Manners are the happy ways of doing things. - Ralph Waldo Emerson I recently came across a beloved book of mine, purchased in 1999. It's titled Social Graces, and is filled with rules and phrases that still bounce around in my… Continue reading Manners – The Best Way of Doing Everything
My Cozy Drop Space
I love having a place right inside the door where we can drop our keys, mail and sunglasses as soon as we enter the house. Hence the name, "drop space." I created this cozy area next to the carport door and I'm in love with it! The light from the lamp really warms up… Continue reading My Cozy Drop Space
The Comfort of God’s Word
Several months ago, our Pastor challenged the young couples' class to consider this passage for our homes: And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the… Continue reading The Comfort of God’s Word
Three Questions
Happy Wednesday! This month marks eight months that I've been writing Come Home For Comfort. I enjoy sharing the things I love with you, and I love hearing how those same topics inspire you, too! As I continue writing this blog, it is helpful for me to know a little bit about you, my readers. I… Continue reading Three Questions
Cell Phone Etiquette (and Happy Administrative Professionals Day!)
In honor of Administrative Professionals Day (of which I am one), today’s post is all about cell phone etiquette. Anyone who sits at a desk and answers the phone as part of their job appreciates good telephone manners! What do you do when you receive a call from a number you don’t recognize? If you're one… Continue reading Cell Phone Etiquette (and Happy Administrative Professionals Day!)
How to Help The Homeless
As a person who loves being home so much that I blog about it every week, I can't imagine being homeless. That would be the ultimate desperate situation, in my estimation. According to OneCPD.com, on a single night in January 2013, there were 610,042 homeless people in the United States. I live in a city inundated… Continue reading How to Help The Homeless
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