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I chose Beautify as my word for 2020 for a few reasons. One, as a statement against the ugliness of the culture at this moment. Two, as a reminder of the real need I have for beauty in my life. Three, to spur me on to not just think about beauty, but to also use …
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I don’t always choose a word for a new year, but as I was developing my goals for 2020 (which I’ll be sharing another day), I started thinking about a word that encapsulated so much of what I was thinking about and planning for the year ahead. I settled on “Beautify” for 2020. This was …
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Last weekend my husband and I went shopping in a number of small local businesses in my parents’ hometown. We enjoy going through unique shops because it feeds the artist soul in each of us. We don’t have to purchase anything – it is enough just to look at the design, the fabrics, the packaging, …
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Please enjoy downloading something from this free desktop backgrounds wallpaper collection I’ve created. Each desktop wallpaper consists of a beautiful picture and an encouraging or thought-provoking quote. In order to use your favorite, right click on the picture and choose “Save image as…” Save it to wherever you keep your desktop photos or photos in …
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This post, Practicality and the Death of Beauty, was one of the first blog posts I ever wrote on my original blog. I published it on February 16, 2005. I’m republishing it with a few light edits and updated formatting. We live in world driven by practicality. Everything must be efficient, easy to clean, and …
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Do you live and love the American cozy life? I do and I’ll let you in on a secret. I think it’s way better than the Danish hygge that everyone is talking about. I recently read a short anecdote written by an American man with an extensive English heritage. He expected to eventually move to …
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Whether intentional or accidental, we all have an atmosphere in our home. Mine does. Yours does. Some homeschoolers put a lot of thought into their homeschool atmosphere. The concept has never even crossed the mind of others. The atmosphere will include a wide variety of things including: Faith & Values Food & Meals Learning Music …
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When I became a home educator I desired to have a creative and beautiful environment. I wasn’t a teacher decorating bulletin boards any longer, but I did want to take the extra steps to make things aesthetically pleasing for my daughter. Like her father and mother, she is very much impacted by the aesthetics around …
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One morning I found one of the most amazing displays of God’s artistry that I have ever had the personal joy of discovering.
