You don’t need to wait for the ideal situation before you create a home that reflects heaven. Whether home looks like an itty bitty apartment, a shared space or a dream home, we can always make little shifts that create more joy and beauty right where we are.
I hope you find inspiration here to intentionally create a home that sparks joy for you, your family and all who enter.
Let me paint you a picture. It’s 2021. My husband and I have been living in our sweet little rental house on the hill by the lake for three years. It was built in 1850, and there are sweet little antique moments everywhere. Wide trim. Beautiful detailing around the kitchen window. Two front doors. High ceilings. But to my 2021 eyes, there is one detail that makes my skin crawl.
I don’t think what makes a house beautiful
is only curation of items that fill space,
textures and colors arranged just right
or height of the ceiling or
the shininess of the kitchen stove.
The beauty of a house
is in the love shown to the souls within.
My husband and I have been married and making a home together for almost eight years, but I still feel new to the world of hosting. We’ve lived in a few different places and welcoming friends in has looked different in each home. However, there has been one common enemy each time I’ve put on my hostess hat.
It’s not our home’s limited square footage. It’s not my time constraints as a mom. And it’s not even my un-fancy cooking skills.
It’s the internet.