DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
(If you are viewing on mobile or are having problems accessing the survey below just click on this link! Thanks so much!) At the first of the year my blog fell into the rabbit’s hole, quite literally. Nothing that you would notice from the outside, except for those days when all you could see was an error message against a… Read More
In 2008 my son Joshua (now 23) started this little online journal for me specifically so that I would stop checking on his Facebook page so often! (Could I help it his friends liked me and called me mama 2?) Who knew a few years later Marty’s Musings would become my passion, ministry AND business? It’s definitely been a journey… Read More
A few weeks ago I was sitting at my computer working (not unusual in the least) and felt a moment when I believe God planted a dream within me (quite unusual for me!) Today I want to share just a few thoughts on how I believe God is working in my life and family. I have been working diligently… Read More
I have been blogging since 2008 and what started out as a family journal of our road through adoption has turned into a full time business. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love what I do and the idea that I can make money blogging, but it is indeed work. I am over the moon excited… Read More
To say the number 1000 is unbelievable to me is an understatement. Today is my one thousandth post. That’s a lot of words, y’all. I shake my head in wonderment because I am utterly amazed that I have written 1000 posts. Posts that began with a very real desire to connect with other moms and make sense of our… Read More
Are you one to make New Year’s Resolutions? Do you end up breaking them by the end of the first month? First week? First day? I don’t make resolutions anymore. Instead I chose my word for 2013: simplify. This word will help guide my goals and life for this year. Mary Carver wrote the following on (in)courage in explaining the One… Read More
Yesterday I shared with you the top 10 most viewed posts on my blog for 2013. Today I want to share with you my own top 10 personal favorites of 2013 and why they are important or significant to me. I hope in the process you’ll get to know me a little bit better. I am now an older mom, with… Read More
On this Thanksgiving Day of 2013 I am so glad you are reading this post and hope you will take time to settle in for a bit. As a blogger concentrating on DIY projects, thrifty home decor and family-tested recipes, I want to share today what home really means to me. The tagline for Marty’s Musings summarizes these feelings about my… Read More
I loved inviting you into my home this week for our All Things Home Fall Tour where I showed you all my thrifty and free home decor and invited you to stay for a pumpkin muffin. I also gave directions on making your own fence board pumpkins. This week I shared the old fashioned item that I covet and gets my… Read More