Good morning, friends! Today, I am sharing Part I of our Christmas home tour hosted my friend, Carrie, at Lovely Etc. If you’re coming from Newly Woodwards, welcome! My name is Amber and you can read more about our little journey to this house here. Each year, I get more and more excited to decorate […]
Blessings
Vintage Fair Chic | Callie’s First Birthday
Just shy of one year ago today, we were checking into the hospital to get ready to meet our little girl. And in the blink of an eye, we are having her first birthday party. We are so thankful for this little surprise and the JOY she brings to our lives! I’m happy to share […]
This is About My Coach
The problem is that I am crazy about him. Except it’s not a problem. When God created Russ Tysl, He knew he would need to put up with me. He knew the qualities He knit together were that of patience (well, most of the time), goodness, kindness and humor. He knew when He gave Russ […]
Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours: Fall 2016
Good morning, precious friends. I am more than thankful you are here. Unfortunately, I waited until the last minute to write this post as I was waiting for the words to come to me and then this afternoon, just thirty minutes from our small town, in the county where we live, there was a shooter […]
Wood Watches: JORD
So for about oh, I don’t know THIRTY years, I have been late. I know. Go ahead. I’m impolite. I’m rude. I think my time is better than others. Blah, blah, blah. THAT is NOT it! The truth of the matter is that I THINK, always, literally every single day, I have MORE time than […]
Falling Free: Rescued from the Life {We All Thought We} Always Wanted
Last week, Cray started school. He started preschool at our church and he could NOT have been more excited. See! A real smile! And it is NOT a coincidence that I read Shannan’s book in the month of August when other kids were starting the school that I thought my middle man would always go […]
Patio Makeover Reveal
Good morning, y’all!! I cannot believe it is almost August. Except I can believe it because all summer we have been working on this little huge project. You see, when we started, we thought this little space beside our deck was, in fact, small. Turns out the moment Russ laid the first ten bricks we realized […]
The Great Southern Road Trip: Next Stop – Belton, SC
One of the best things about a small town is how much we love each other. We think of each other often and we look for ways to strengthen each other, make life easier, and lift each other up. When I think of Belton, I think small town. Granted we have so many traditions: our […]
Why I am struggling with my oldest turning 5
“Mama, are you thinking about letting me be five?” He asked me this morning, days before his fifth birthday. I have teased him for months that I was not going to let him turn five. Five has always seemed so old. I have heard and read so much about discipline and how the first five years […]
My Mom
I did not know I had a story. Seriously. You see, during some of my college years, I competed in pageants. And EVERYONE there had a story. Awful stories, heart-warming stories, stories of adversity. Me? I had to wear a hip brace when I was younger but still, no big deal. I always thought I […]