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What Makes our House a Home

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What Makes our House a Home We hunted for a while. For a house that would become a home in a neighborhood that would become our community.   We also wanted a project. We wanted a home that we could create, and given the specific area we wanted to live in, it was almost a given we’d have to tear down some things and build some things to get what we wanted. To make a house our home.  The first project kept us living with my in-laws for almost six months and I’m still here to tell about it. We opened […]

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Exuma, Bahamas

4 Musts for Exploring Exuma

Bahamas, International, Places

4 Musts for Exploring Exuma A few years ago, I read @bobgoff’s book Love Does. In it, he talks about how he took his kids wherever they wanted to go as they were transitioning out of childhood and into adolescence. The trips they chose spoke to who God designed them to be.  So, without much thought (which is not usually how we operate) we told our kids we’d do the same for them. A trip wherever they wanted to go with just mom and dad for their birthday present before transitioning to middle school.  In 2022, our oldest was making

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Highs & Lows of the 2023 Southern Living Idea House

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Located approximately 45 minutes southwest of Nashville, the 5600 square foot 2023 Southern Living Idea House is a sight to behold. No detail is left undone, including the decorating for the holiday season.

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I am going to the Spa…..the BEER SPA

Places, Texas, United States

A person with a past negative spa experience found renewed appreciation for spas during a trip to Waco, Texas. This was due to discovering a unique service at the Pivovar brewery, spa, and restaurant – the Beer Spa. The experience consists of soaking in a combination of beer ingredients, which reportedly offers numerous health benefits. The author appreciated the relaxation it provided and affirmed being a fan of this unique spa experience.

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Giving the Gift of Home

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Giving the Gift of Home A few years ago, giving the gift of home was not on my mind.  If I’m honest, my wife is the giver of the family. She’s wired to give and does it without thinking, sometimes much to my dismay.  I think more along the lines of- There could be an emergency! Any emergency at any point in time! And what if there is! We need to save that! Keep that!  It’s part of my personality, part of my disposition to value stability, consistency, to be risk averse.  Sometimes that can be seen as me being

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New Orleans: A Study in Pairing Things Well

Louisiana, Places, United States

New Orleans is a study in the opposites of poverty and deep wealth and pleasure and sin. This melting of cultures make it a unique city unlike any other.

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How to Put the “Home” in Office

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Whether you work entirely in an office, exclusively remote, or a combination of the two, where you work can impact your productivity.  And those around you.  And given that we usually spend more waking hours working than anything else, it’s important to consider how to design an office space that feels like home, meaning that it provides a level of comfort and wellbeing that allows productive work to happen.  I found over the past year or so that I had zero desire to work in my home office.  It was cluttered, cramped and lacked functionality that made it a place

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