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How to Overcome Stress and Anxiety When You’re Stuck

How to Overcome Stress and Anxiety When You’re Stuck

By Marty Walden · 13 Comments

These 7 practical tips will show you how to overcome stress and anxiety when you’re stuck. Most can be done in 10 minutes or less! A couple of years ago I made a business decision concerning my blog/online business.  In an effort to consider this online space as more of a business and less like a family journal (or even… Read More

Filed Under: family, Grief, Lifestyle, marriage

Thrifty Valentine’s Day Decor

Thrifty Valentine’s Day Decor

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

Thrifty and easy Valentines Day decor ideas will have you shopping your home, books and photographs for easy and sentimental ways to decorate your home.  To me Valentines Day decor is a lot like my marriage. (You’re on the edge of your seats right about now, aren’t you?) Comfortable. Shabby but chic. Imperfectly beautiful. Neutral with pops of color. Sentimental and… Read More

Filed Under: family, marriage, Seasonal Projects, Valentine's Anniversary, Valentine's Day Tagged With: anniversary, Faith, Family, marriage, wedding

I Didn’t Choose to be a Pastors Wife

I Didn’t Choose to be a Pastors Wife

By Marty Walden · 5 Comments

As I was teaching my children to write during my many years as a homeschooling mom, I never dreamed that one day at least one of my kids would enjoy writing like her mom and would wield the pen as a mighty sword. Rachel is so much like me with the way her writing comes from a well of deep emotions…. Read More

Filed Under: faith, marriage, parenting adult children

Let It Go: The Song God Keeps Teaching Me

Let It Go: The Song God Keeps Teaching Me

By Marty Walden · 17 Comments

I started this post last Christmas because I knew my husband and I were headed into a season of uncertainty. The single lyric of Let It Go was stuck in my head and for good reason.  Tim was scheduled for hernia surgery followed by rotator cuff surgery in early December. As a painting contractor that meant a six month recovery and unemployment…. Read More

Filed Under: adoption, faith, family, Grief, Lifestyle, marriage, parenting, RAD, Reactive Attachment Disorder Tagged With: adoption, Faith, Family

What Makes a Good Marriage? Being Broken Together

What Makes a Good Marriage? Being Broken Together

By Marty Walden · 9 Comments

What makes a good marriage? Here’s a poignant story of years of brokenness and being remade through faith in Christ. Today is my 28th wedding anniversary. 28 years. Almost three decades of living life together. Fights. Makeups. Morning breath. Childbirth. Just ordinary lives lived through extraordinary stories. I wish we had an inkling of what we were getting into when… Read More

Filed Under: faith, marriage, music, Simple Gift Sunday, Simple Gift Sunday, Valentine's Anniversary, Valentine's Day Tagged With: anniversary, Faith, marriage, Simple Gift Sunday, Valentine's Day, worship

Letter To My Son on Your Wedding Day

Letter To My Son on Your Wedding Day

By Marty Walden · 35 Comments

A poignant, heartfelt and bittersweet “letter to my son on your wedding day.” Every mother will relate to these precious words of encouragement and wisdom.   (At the end of this post I’ve included some of my favorite inexpensive gift ideas for your son or gifts for mamas on his/their special day.) **You can also read my letter to my… Read More

Filed Under: faith, family, Lifestyle, marriage, parenting adult children, Simple Gift Sunday, Simple Gift Sunday Tagged With: Faith, mother of the groom, motherhood, Parenting, wedding

What is Love? Simple Gift Sunday

What is Love? Simple Gift Sunday

By Marty Walden · 5 Comments

  This  week I was so moved by two examples of unselfish love that I decided to skip linking a youtube worship song for my Simple Gift Sunday post. Instead I’m sharing these two resources. The first is by one of my most favorite bloggers/writers, Ann Voskamp, author of 1000 Gifts. My kids and I have read through this book… Read More

Filed Under: faith, marriage, photography, Simple Gift Sunday, Simple Gift Sunday

How to Survive a Blogging Spouse

How to Survive a Blogging Spouse

By Marty Walden · 92 Comments

Not quite in time for our Valentine’s Day Anniversary, but my husband gave me this hysterically funny, right on target prescription for how to survive a spouse who blogs. If you know someone who blogs (especially DIY, crafty, hands on kinds of bloggers), share it with them. You can thank me later.   How to Survive a Blogging Spouse It… Read More

Filed Under: blogging, DIY, family, Home Projects, marriage

Mother to Daughter on Your Wedding Day

Mother to Daughter on Your Wedding Day

By Marty Walden · 27 Comments

This precious letter from a mother to daughter on her wedding day is filled with memories and photos through the years, and gift ideas for the perfect wedding! (At the end of this post I’ve included some of my favorite inexpensive gift ideas for your daughter on her special day.)  **You can also read my letter to my son on… Read More

Filed Under: faith, family, Lifestyle, marriage, parenting adult children, Popular Posts, wedding

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Marty Walden believes anyone can create an authentic home filled with simple, thrifty decor. When you join her community, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to create a treasured home and still live within your means! Read More…

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