Built-In Dresser

It's been several years now since this photo was taken, but it sure doesn't seem like it.  This is a much younger Lyric playing with his play tools.  When we originally built the stairs to the attic we recognized that there would be a nice little usable space under them accessible from Lyric's bedroom.  Our idea was to have a little book nook complete with an overhead reading light. That's just what it was for quite a while, albeit an unfinished one, but recently we decided to reinvent the space.  The original room was the largest in the entire house at 13' x 16' so we didn't feel bad about stealing some space from it...

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For Sale

Well, it's time.  We bought this home back in February of 2007 and have put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the thing.  We love it.  We always did.  But, it's come a long way. If you've been following my blog for any length of time then you know just what a trip this place has been.  But, it's been totally worth it.  Now that we've put it out there on the market, it's a little sad for us.  Just a little, though.  We're still focused on getting all the last little things wrapped up and done so our minds are mostly preoccupied.  AND, selling the home has been our goal throughout the process,...

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I'm Not Color Blind

You:  "Wait.  Didn't you just write a blog back in November stating that you were color blind?" Me:  "Yup." You:  And, now, you're saying that you're not?" Me:  "Yup." You:  "Explain." Me:  "Glad to." I'm surprised that I actually let that negative statement slip out of my mouth in the first place.  It's amazing what curses we put on ourselves out of habit, really.  I've been saying it most of my life actually.  But, I've decided to change all that going forward for two reasons. First of all, I believe that our words have power beyond what we know and that they change things that we cannot see.  The Bible mentions the power of words a lot.  They not only destroy and cause damage but build up and bring healing.  Matthew...

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