Dear Reader, We need to replace what we've settled for with what we've been longing for. ~Bob Goff Little did I realize when I first read this quote, that the cracks in my carefully constructed life would soon start to cave, unable to keep up the pretense of safety and security. Almost every area of my life has been dismantled. Instead of trying to pick up the pieces, I'm being called to build something new, something different. During this transition, I'm trying to figure out exactly what it...

Hi Reader, XO, MaCenna’s “extreme patio makeover" is paused on my t.v. screen because I keep thinking, I need to just write to you and tell you the truth. That truth is this. My goal is to send the newsletter on Friday mornings. This past week, I kept putting it off and putting it off until the last minute, As in late Thursday night. I jotted down my ideas into an outline and was going to push myself until that outline was filled out and ready to hit publish. But, my head was feeling a little...

Hi Reader, It's Sharon from Simply Home, back with a new edition of the Simple Things Digest. Today, I'm taking you behind the scenes of my New Year home reset. Honestly, I'm a little embarrassed to show you the photos, but I want them to be an example of three things: Change is often messy We have to be willing to disrupt and uproot the old in order to make room for the new Having a vision makes the process a little bit easier Life Things In January we reset. At least that’s what January is...