Comments on: Embracing This Imperfect Home

By: Personal Finance Resource Links 08-30-09 | Free From Broke

Personal Finance Resource Links 08-30-09 | Free From Broke — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:21:02 +0000

[...] Bible Money Matters. It takes a while to work out closing so you have to get a move on! Is a house just a house? No, it becomes an extention of your life and though imperfect it’s yours. Wonderful [...]

By: rue

rue — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:49:05 +0000

Fantastic post Emily. In the midst of remodeling chaos it made me feel much better about the house and me

rue
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By: Bella Casa

Bella Casa — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:03:25 +0000

So true, this post really spoke to me, thanks, Emily! .-= Bella Casa´s last blog ..Time, Inc. Moves Into Historic Detroit Home For One Year =-.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:42:08 +0000

I think there is a real danger in looking at all the magazines/websites that show perfect homes arranged for a photo shoot. They are marketing to us that we need to have perfection too. Really they are trying to make us feel like we need the granite, stainless steel, whatever to be happy so that the advertisers that buy space in their publication can sell their product to us! Once I realized that I got kind of angry that I had been swept along into the want, want part of decorating. I got a wake-up call when I actually visited one of those homes that had been showcased in, I think it was Better Homes, and it was pretty homely all by itself without the marketing know-how. .-= Lisa´s last blog ..Food for the larder =-.

By: Megan at Simple Kids

Megan at Simple Kids — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:23:56 +0000

Yes, yes, yes!

“Embracing this imperfect home has allowed me to embrace imperfect me.” I am preparing a post on this very topic for my personal blog to share later this week. That is EXACTLY what living in an old, imperfect house has done in my spirit.

This is gorgeous.
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By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:20:59 +0000

Beautiful. .-= Lisa´s last blog ..hidden in the olive grove =-.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:57:46 +0000

First time I’ve read your blog. This post is awesome and very helpful to me. Wish I’d read it before four years of expensive therapy. I’ll be reading more. Thank you.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:21:20 +0000

y’all are the best. Love you back.

By: living with lindsay

living with lindsay — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:49:34 +0000

Awww, I love you girl. You are awesome! .-= living with lindsay´s last blog ..Sharing Your Goodwill =-.

By: heidi

heidi — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:29:33 +0000

Great thoughts, girl.
Thanks so much for being brave enough to share.

One thing that came to mind when reading your words was to encourage you (though I’m sure you’re already aware) that you are not alone on the renovation of your heart…the master carpenter is the one really refining you, all you need to do is continue to unlock the doors and let the work be done.
.-= heidi´s last blog ..Something you should know about me… =-.