Meet Gwen…
Hi, I’m Gwen – 42 years in the making and still evolving. I find myself here with an awesome husband, two amazing teenagers, and one free-spirited 11 year old. Honestly, it’s the scene I always dreamed would come true (minus the laundry). Of course it’s not perfect, but I’m loving this season of life. I have opened a staging company with a couple of friends (Louise included), have picked up a few rentals, and now we are in the process of a flip! Here we go!
Fall Harvest Happy Halloween or Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cake
I love to bake. Sometimes the mood strikes, and I bake even though there are a million other things to do. I made this little beauty the other night, and you can ask my neighbor, Amy Brake, about it - she loved it! It is a Ree Drummond recipe with itty bitty minimal...
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When God Takes Something Away
A couple of weeks ago, my friend spent a week in serious prayer and fasting. During this time, a property of theirs sold that had been on the market for three years. In addition to that, they were going to be able to purchase a piece of property that they had been...
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She Believed She Could Fight Cancer At Age 39
Breast Cancer Awareness month is October. Before 2014, I bought bagels and shopped special weekends in October so some of the proceeds would go to the women dealing with the disease. I thought I was doing my part. Now it hits much deeper and harder, as one of my...
read morePaint the Oak DIY project
I have two things to say before I start this. Projects are stupid. Projects are worth it. I wanted to write this post about painting my oak office white. As I began searching for before pictures, I realized I was headed all the way back to Valentine's Day in my...
read moreOver The Goal Line
You can’t beat fall. Football is what ushers it in for me every year. There is a giddiness among the gentleman in our home. Last Saturday was our 2nd time to watch the Hogs play this season. I still don’t know all of the rules, and it doesn’t do a whole lot for...
read moreRejection Turned Into A Revelation
When you look back at how things fall into place - things you could not have not arranged in one thousand years - isn't it amazing? You can clearly see the hand of God and Him working out everything in a way you could not possibly have imagined. Last year, before I...
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