It may be February, but it was 85 degrees here the other day so summer doesn't seem quite so far away. Now is the perfect time to start getting your home ready for the season of warm weather and outdoor activities. Here in Mississippi, summer comes quickly, and you know you want to be ready for all the fun the season brings. Your home should be ready, too, and there are a few simple ways to be ...
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Keeping it together while your spouse is away
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband was routinely working several hours away and often had to stay overnight for meetings. It was just the two of us, so the distance was easy to manage until I found myself admitted to the hospital in preterm labor while he was on the road. Living in south Mississippi, I have several friends whose husbands work offshore, and I'm always amazed by ...
5 Easy Ways to Help Make Your New House a Home
There isn't much more exciting than moving into a new home...or anything quite as stressful. While we were staying in Houston for my husband's radiation last year, one of my sisters was settling into a new home with her family. Day by day, there were hiccups to deal with and design decisions to make. I enjoyed watching (and hopefully helping a little) as she turned a beautiful new house into a ...
Revived & Renovated – A Review
Sitting and waiting at doctors' offices or riding long hours to visit new doctors hundreds of miles away has given me a little time for reading, and one of the books in my bag this week is Revived & Renovated: Real Life Conversations on the Intersection of Home, Faith and Everything in Between by Victoria Duerstock and Paige Rien. Being able to review books is one of my ...