The Birds and the Bees… and the Sunflowers
When Daddy was alive he loved to plant sunflower seeds and watch them grow into flowers. When he was pretty close to loosing his vision completely, he still enjoyed going outside to water and tend to his plants. We never planted any seeds at our...
Nanny McMeow
This is what I looked like this morning at 3:08 a.m. when I was awoken by Oreo, the cat (also known as Yo-Yo, cra-cra, Orie). She was crying for literally 20 minutes. When I finally got out of bed (of course no one else got out of bed), I found her at the...Being Quiet in our Thoughts
I had the best weekend retreat with my church-lady friends. We laughed, talked, shared. We are all different, but we share one thing in common. We love the Lord. During our Saturday evening Bible study, during the power outage while we sat in candlelight, we talked...
Lunch with Church Lady and Mrs. Schumacher
Last year after we lost Daddy, my church lady friend, Kristi (also known as Mrs. Burdette’s Egg Casserole) invited me, Mr. Bee, Miss Bee and Earnie to celebrate the day with their family and the Schumacher quints. This is the famous Chocolate Dipped...
Six Things You Should Focus on Everyday
I signed up to teach our adult Sunday school class tomorrow. For about a month I have been thinking about what to share. Recently, I picked up a copy of one of my favorite magazines Life:Beautiful. I have posted about this lovely magazine before. The...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.
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If you`re like me, I keep holding onto Christmas decor I never use anymore. So before you pack up and store this year`s decorations, follow these helpful steps:
* Sort everything you used this year into zones. For example - Mantel, Kitchen, Tree, etc
* Label bins with those zones. Set those bins aside.
* Now go through unused decor you haven`t decorated with, touching each piece. Does it bring you joy and fit with your aesthetic, or does it need to find another home?
* Bag or box up donated items and put them in your car for drop off.
* Now take the remaining items that you are keeping and categorize them into your newly labeled bins.
Taking the time to do this now will pay off next November when it`s time to decorate again. Organizing your decor into zones makes it so much easier and saves you time. If you only have 30 minutes one day, you can pull out the "Mantel" bin and just do that one space. It`s much less overwhelming this way.
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Thank you, thank you for your love, kindness, and support this year. Every like, follow, and share means so much to me.
I love our Home with a Twist community, and I am thankful for what we`ve created together.
I wish you and your family a blessed holiday season full of unexpected graces and maybe a miracle or two.
I`m taking a break for the week to enjoy time with my family and celebrate the calmness of the new year ahead.
I hope wherever you are tonight, you get caught up in the magic of Christmas. Thank you for being part of my world.
You know those pins your mother gave you - WEAR THEM! I took one of my mother`s vintage starburst pins and created a cinched waist with my velvet jacket. It definitely elevates your look!
You can add pins to your handbag, a jean jacket, a scarf around your wrist, and like my friend Jen @stylewithnoregret, she decorated a tinsel tree with vintage brooches.
You will definitely make a statement at the party!
