The Least of These
October 13, 2009 – 10:24 pm | No Comment

When I was younger, I remember going with my dad on his weekly trip to the county dump. We lived outside of the city, and so we were responsible for disposing of our own garbage. …

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Easy Peasy No Sew Curtain
February 7, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

I needed a somewhat fashionable curtain for our bedroom, and wasn’t having an easy time of explaining what I wanted to a seamstress. After trying a few times to find an affordable option in the stores, I gave up and created my own bohemian version (i.e. I didn’t pull out the machine and sew the seams).

Here’s the finished version:

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Take your fabric and cut into strips that are about a foot longer in length than they need to be, and in whatever width you desire. I chose varying widths. Thicker widths create more coverage and larger knots, thinner widths create the opposite.

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Gather each strip and create a loop at the top with the extra 12 inches of fabric.

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Put the loop underneath your curtain rod with the fabric facing the opposite direction it will eventually fall. Pull the fabric over the top of the curtain rod and through the loop. If you have fabric that is patterned on one side, make sure the pattern shows up correctly.

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What the knots look like finished:

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Voila! A new curtain for minimal cost and time.

Egypt: A Country of Contradictions
January 31, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Egypt: A Country of Contradictions

Egypt is a country of contrasts. It’s ancient and modern, Muslim and Christian, conservative and, in some ways, Westernized. From the moment I stepped foot outside the airport’s sliding glass doors in Cairo, surprising contradictions …

Outliers
October 14, 2009 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Outliers

I picked up a copy of Outliers knowing that I would enjoy it, but I didn’t predict how much it would motivate me. Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink, has a simple …

Save Money, Get Fit
October 13, 2009 – 11:24 pm | No Comment
Save Money, Get Fit

Uploaded to Flickr by Sydigill. Used under the Creative Commons License.
Let’s face it – just about everyone wants to lose weight. I only say that because according to Wikipedia, 64% of the U.S. population is chunky. And …

In Search of Jane Austen
August 23, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
In Search of Jane Austen

Jane Austen is like being in love. When someone mentions her name, my eyes light up and a smile comes to my face. It’s an immediate reaction rather than a conscious decision. I can’t help …

An Invitation to Serve
August 14, 2009 – 9:38 am | No Comment
An Invitation to Serve

Use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an …

Don’t Waste Your Life, Lecrae
August 3, 2009 – 12:51 pm | No Comment

Prodigal Wife
August 3, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

We met and married the summer after I graduated from high school. He was 23, I was almost 18. We eloped at the court house, buying a $30 marriage license with the optional ceremony in …

I’m Not Who I Was by Brandon Heath
July 29, 2009 – 11:49 am | No Comment

One of my current favorite songs. Love this version of the video.

All I Need by Radiohead
July 28, 2009 – 7:24 am | No Comment

All I Need by Radiohead

Irrelevant Christianity
July 21, 2009 – 4:56 pm | One Comment
Irrelevant Christianity

A few years ago, I belonged to a small group of Christian women. For those of you not in “The Church”, a small group is just that. A small group of people that get together …