Oh the adventure we went on yesterday, all for the love of Ektorp! Friday night was crazy enough, hubby had a gathering planned for the worship team at our church, just a fun night to hang out, eat and play music. He was the planner of this event so we had to get the food,
The Best Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Here is my favorite, easy as pie or in this case cake, banana cake recipe! Also, this cake is not a light cake, it has cream cheese, butter and sour cream in it! Although it does have fruit in it. That counts, right? 1 Box Yellow Cake Mix2 to 3 medium ripe or overly ripe
Painting the Fireplace
When we first moved into this house I was very excited to have a fireplace, my first ever home with a fireplace! I had visions of her in white and not a flesh colored piece of beigeness in my living room. (What a scary dark dungeon of a room this was!) So I set out
Is Your Master Bedroom a Sanctuary or Storage Room?
I am doing a little series on the Master Bedroom over the next few weeks and I hope you enjoy it because I think it’s important for our mental & physical marital health. Does your master bedroom look like the picture below? If your bedroom has become the laundry, papers and junk catchall for your
Getting Your Bed Dressed
I have a confession, I don’t like making my bed. In fact, I didn’t make our bed everyday for a long time. Well times are changing and so am I, I’ve been making the bed and it’s been so refreshing to walk into our bedroom! Granted I also have been changing things up a
Organizing the Hall Closets
I’ve been on an organizing kick since the beginning of January and I’m still on a role! After working on the Pantry , Playroom Closets, Cloffice and Mudroom, it was time to tackle the hall closets!This is a confusing hallway because it has pretty much all the closets on the main floor in one area.
Why I blog
I first started blogging a few years ago to share videos and pictures of my kids with friends and family. I made sure my blog was private, locked down, no one is seeing anything without an invite. I really enjoyed blogging and sometimes I would share things that were on my heart. One day after
Mary & Martha Entertaining
If you aren’t familiar with Mary & Martha, let me set the scene. The following verses are from Luke 10:38-4138 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the
$12 Chair revamp
I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day on Monday. I know I did, my hubby and I spent a wonderful evening together after the kids went to bed. He even busted out his guitar and serenaded me with a song he wrote me a few years ago. Sigh, it was wonderful! The next day,
A Redeeming Love Story
In honor of Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought I would share a little love story with you. First I’ll give you some background. My husband and I are hosting a marriage conference in our city this year, it’s called Love & Respect. We were first introduced to the message of Love & Respect about