Why there is suffering in the world? In the last post, I shared with you my intro for the book, Light Arises in the Darkness: How to Go Through Suffering and Experience Incredible Joy. Now, today, I'm

Recently, I mentioned my new book I was writing, Light Arises in the Darkness: How to Go Through Suffering and Experience Incredible Joy. So here is my book--in progress--starting with the a cover layout

Before... Who puts in a white floor? I will never understand that. I have been able to ignore this dingy thing unti now that we have a dog. One day I just had enough and went to Menards! As a single mom

source i'm a broken instrument a broken string i'm the black pearl on a piano that cant sing or play i'm mute and worthless abandoned and worthless i'm cracked and open so sorry and broken i've fallen

When your daughter is talented in the arts of drama and singing but scared to try her first play...momma offers to do it with her! Yup this happened! And today was our final performance of A Christmas

Before... Paid $10 at an estate sale for this in pieces. Sanded, stained, reupholstered... After... I had more time in this one than most but I did sell it for $375. It was a neat piece!

Upon finding a plain round board shoved in the corner of a garage...I had an idea. A little work and adding some legs and here we have it.

Psalms 36:5 “Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.” As I was driving home in my car, it was quickly approaching dusk. To my amazement and wonder, the most

So after an unexpected life change and move to a new home....God gave me a new passion for redeeming old things into new! I used my front porch as my shop, and my bright blue door as my business name..and

Remember those plain crates? Well they have been sanded, drilled, painted, dotted, roped, and filled! Then I stenciled Hot Cocoa Bar on some wood I found at a building supply resale store. Final

Ok....maybe more like "Junk INTO Trunk". Someone was getting rid of some old military gun crates. I gave them some new shipping numbers for Aesthetics sake and added some legs! Product-Free

I found this brown and broken dining room set on the curb. I wish I had taken a before picture! I wont make that mistake again. After some tlc and elbow grease here it is all done! Product-free

Love. Never. Fails. I’ve thought of this often quoted biblical phrase to mean love will always succeed. I think I want it to mean that because as I pour my love into my children, I want to know that the

In my previous post The Cost of Doing Business: the big question I asked this mind blowingly profound question: Why do you go to work? The simple answer that most people will honestly give is: Put a roof

Prepping crates for a fun product! I priced every last detail of these yummy gifts and made money having fun! And the kids helped sand boxes, cut rope, and stuff them with goodies!

Can I ask you a question? Why do you go to work? I’m assuming that you do, because most of us have to. I submit to you that at the end of the day, you and I work because we must. We have debts and obligations

What began as a stress reliever to redo one piece of furniture...became a small business off my front porch! And having a striking front door color to my home and business also made for a fun name. Hence

Meet Boone, a new memeber of the Blue Door. His name means an unexpected blessing or miracle. And the story is pretty neat. After 5 long years of my oldest pleading for a dog I started to consider it.

Being a single mom was never in the plan. Working three jobs and running a home alone was never in my plan....but here we are. This is THE home God specifically lead us to. After being handed MY new key

Being a single mom was never in the plan. Working three jobs and running a home alone was never in my plan....but here we are. This is THE home God specifically lead us to. After being handed MY new key