Everyday Living

That Particular Shade of Blue

~ Decorating, Faith

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

Have you ever walked by someone on the sidewalk and wondered where they have been?  What about when someone passes you on the interstate and they have a license plate from the other side of the country?  Does it make you wonder what brought them to your neck of the woods?  What about places?  Do you ever stop and wonder how long certain buildings have been around, what life was like inside those walls, or whose feet have paced those floors?

We all have a story, and every place we pass in our everyday living has a story too!  But how often do we take the time to ask questions and find out about those stories?  They are all written by God, and they all have a purpose…a greater purpose than what we may ever know.  Two weeks ago, a place I pass often came to life as I made a phone call to simply find out that particular shade of blue on the exterior…


A couple of weeks ago, on a rainy Thursday, I was sitting in my hair salon waiting for my color to process (yes, I color my hair and don’t tell anyone)! I was in my own little world with foil all over my head, and across the street sits this building that I have always admired. With the thoughts of needing to re-paint the exterior of our home on my mind and in my decorating mode of thinking, the color of the door and shutters grabbed my attention…and I knew that’s what I wanted!  So I did the unimaginable…I grabbed my iPhone and umbrella to run outside and snap a picture!  Now visualize this:  I am wearing a cape on a busy street…in the rain!  Oh yeah, don’t forget the foil in my hair!  I can’t imagine what people thought if they saw me!  But I had to snap a photo…a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!


So, I decided to call to find out about that color of blue.  And long story short, I ended up making an appointment to photograph the interior and exterior of the building and to learn a little history!READ MORE

Sweet Dreams, Ella Mae • Nursery Reveal

~ Decorating

Ella Mae Richardson will be making her grand debut in less than a month!  We can hardly wait to be grandparents!  And you, our readers, have walked through so much of this with us…the nursery ideas, deciding on a grandmother name, and her baby shower! We often talk about what she will look like, how much she will weigh, and how much we will love everything about her!

There are still a few weeks left until we get to lay eyes on her, but we are more than ready!  And that includes the nursery that we are sharing with you today!  We have been busy putting together the perfect room for our sweet granddaughter…Ella Mae, we are ready when you are!


There is no doubt that, in our eyes, she will sparkle wherever she goes!


“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:13-16‬ ‭

Just like our sweet granddaughter will be, the nursery is one-of-a-kind.  Allison found a website that did custom bedding, and she loved the coral and teal floral fabric…it became the inspiration for the nursery!READ MORE

Coffee Table Talk: It Just Kind Of Happened!

~ Decorating

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me”
‭‭John‬ ‭10:27‬ ‭

It’s not very often that I change my coffee table…maybe once a season, if that!  Give me a moment to digress.  Butch and I went to dinner in Birmingham last Friday and made a stop at Whole Foods…and I can’t make a trip there without stopping to admire their fresh flowers.  I spotted a pretty bouquet of purple irises and lo and behold, they jumped into our cart with my usual purchases of parmigiana reggiano and fresh goat cheese.

 Now, where was I?  Oh yes, the coffee table!  So, I arranged the irises in a vase and set them on the kitchen island to be enjoyed!  Saturday, I added some snowball blooms and they made their way to the coffee table!  The purple and white goodness gave a new look for the coming week which I had not planned, it just “kind of” happened!  Don’t you just love when things like that happen?

The purple irises and snowball blooms…the inspiration for the coffee table vignette!

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The wicker tray gives texture and collects a stack of inspirational books!READ MORE