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Hi There! I’m Kelly. I am a wife, mom, light seeker, homemaker, and storyteller. From an empty nest to an abundant life, all it took was a little time, a lot of faith, and the courage to see my life differently.

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So now, armed with my trusty Canon camera, here is where I share my journey to live an inspired and intentional life.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my neck of the woods. ✨

#asseenonmywalkwalk #fencefriday #twinklelightsforever #bluronpurpose #tv_living

My advent reading. Not only is this devotional f

My advent reading.

Not only is this devotional filled with the stunningly beautiful artwork of @ruthchousimons, her inspired words are a gift to my soul.

#advent2022 #emmanuelbook #adventdevotional #merryandbright #lettingthelightshinein #ethereal_moods #transfer_visions #tv_living #tv_retro #moody_tones #moodmagic #flashesofdelight #allthingsofbeauty_

There's a bug going around at my house that often

There's a bug going around at my house that often shows up this time of year.

I've been bit by the Pinterest-bug again. 🙈

Something about the holidays puts me in a crafty mood, so I decided to string up these charming little ornaments that I've had forever and hang them on my mantle.

If you are thinking that you might have been bit, some symptoms you might notice are:
✨ late-night scrolling on your phone
✨ looking for old things in your house you can repurpose
✨ keeping a giant spool of twine in your kitchen

As of yet, there is no known cure, but in my experience, it usually runs it course by January. Although it still does flare up from time to time - last spring I had a mild recurrence which led to the pinning of garden green houses. 🤣

How about you? Have you ever been bit by the Pinterest-bug?
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#merryandbright #lettingthelightshinein #transfer_visions #tv_living #tv_retro #moody_tones #moodmagic #flashesofdelight #allthingsofbeauty_

Last weekend we put up our Christmas tree. You mig

Last weekend we put up our Christmas tree. You might recall that we bought a fancy artificial Christmas tree from the interwebs a few years ago.

Tripp did the heavy lifting and put the sections together and I am very happy to report that all of the lights were working. Unlike the front door garland and both outdoor wreaths, but that’s probably another story for another day.

Sidenote: If Tripp was writing this post he would probably tell you that this is third year of our “investment” in this tree, and we need seven more years of operation for it to pay for itself. He even made a little tag on which he checks off the years that we keep in the handy duffel bag that came with with the tree. Naturally. As one does.

Anyway, after Tripp finished getting the tree set up, I then went to work fluffing the branches with the #branchfluffinggloves™. Then I got to work adding the ornaments. I got to say hello to my cherished collections of ornaments. Including my love for all things pinecones and acorns.

While I was decorating the tree, Tripp sat in the living room with me with his laptop and a giant coatings catalog and entered formulation data into his Excel database. The whole time we listened to my 90’s country station on Pandora and I sang along to every. single. song. because I knew every single word of every single song.

Nineties country will always have my heart. It’s like the soundtrack to those precious years of my little family’s life together. And combined with all of the warm fuzzies I felt when put on the ornaments, it was sentimental walk down memory lane that made my heart so happy and so full.

I know it might sound like an odd combination, but for me is wonderful and perfect in every way and I just could not be more grateful for it.

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