Our Gospel House

I’ve been thinking about how our little house reminds me of the good news of the gospel. Before we came along, our house was a mess and desperately

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Demo Day!

Escrow closed on the house a week ago, on February 7th. Two weeks after we first saw the place. Woo hoo! Trav put in a TON of work

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My Writing Goals and the Start of a Story

This post is a part of an ongoing series. To read the rest of the series, click here to check out the list on my about page. Our

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Before Pictures of Phase 2

Phase 2 is the kitchen and breakfast/utility room. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would get to re-do an entire kitchen. I’m having to

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Before Pictures of Phase 1

We’ve broken up the renovation plans into various phases. Phase 1 will be done before we move in- the main goal is to make a section of the

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A Story About a House- Part 2

If you want the backstory on our house buying adventure, check out Part 1 here. Here’s a breakdown of the week we bought our house… Sunday– Our condo

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A Story About a House- Part 1

The last three weeks have been kinda crazy. The short version is that our condo is sold, and we bought a house last week! It’s near downtown Fullerton,

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A little re-decorating fun

I’ve been wanting to re-style the blank and boring corner of my bedroom for a few months. Before… My mom and I had a wonderful day together on

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Did you. . .

Tonight I loaded the dishwasher with my tetris-honed skills, but when I pushed the start button, nothing happened. Uh-oh. More button pushing ensued, items were rearranged, the door

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Pick One Spot

I love to organize things, but recently my to-do list at home has been overwhelming me a bit. My trip to Europe kept me from getting my regular

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