Week Four - Adding Tender Moments.....

Have you ever gotten up on a Tuesday morning and wondered what happened to Saturday, Sunday and Monday? That's exactly what I did this morning! It was a total blur and I completely forgot to check Women Living Well for this week's challenge!

With my candle lit and soft music playing, I sat down this morning and thought about how different my experience may be from most of the participants of this challenge. Here are my thoughts.....

I have been married for almost 16 1/2 years and we are childless. While I would rather not be defined in those exact terms, it is the truth. But does this mean that there isn't an opportunity for me to create special moments in our home? Absolutely not! In fact, I believe that Chris and I share an intimacy that most couples don't get to experience until after their children are gone. I do many things daily to show my husband how important he is to me because the only guarantee we have in this life is that we will not be around forever. I choose to embrace that and do what I can right now....it's one of very few things that I don't procrastinate about!

On any given day you may find me making his lunch, hanging up every piece of clothing he owns because he prefers that over having things folded in a drawer, running our family errands like banking and grocery shopping so that he doesn't have to worry about it, watching him play his favorite video game, listening to him play his guitar(s) and/or simply putting down what ever project I may be working on to spend time with him. It's in these little things that he knows without question that I love him.

What have you done lately to show your love?



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I'm Back.....

Good Monday morning everyone!

I'm back from my week off from blogging and must report that I wish I had taken this week off instead! I seem to have caught some sort of bug so I'm not feeling very well....I apologize ahead of time if I say something silly through my brain fog!

My time off was productive....I made some more of these:

Was given an awesome award from Erin at Where Beauty Meets Function:

Thanks my friend! I promise to do a separate post on it some time this week!

I participated in Courtney's second week challenge of playing soft music in my home everyday while having my candle burning.

And even whipped up a recipe card for a very special friend.....


Now I'm just praying for a little healing so that I can jump feet first into this week's challenge over at Women Living Well. Want to join me?

Have a good week!

Making Your Home a Haven Challenge One....

It's time for the new Making Your Home a Haven Fall Challenge! I am thrilled to be following Courtney and several other women who want to make their homes a priority and I hope that you will consider joining us too.


Challenge Number One: Light a candle and begin praying over your home every time the glimmer of the candle catches your eye.

This is an easy one for me because I almost always have a candle going in our home. It brings a peace in my heart and calms my spirit. And isn't that what we are going for overall? As women we wear many different hats and it's easy to get caught up in the chaos of everyday life. I'd like to encourage you to slow down today, turn on some soft music and light a candle!

Making Your Home a Haven Fall 2010.....

I'm so excited! If you've been around this summer, you know that I participated in Courtney's Summer Marriage Challenge at Women Living Well. I'm happy to report that she's doing another one! This time it's called Making Your Home a Haven. How can you not join?!

Have a good Monday!



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