Grace at Home No. 259

Welcome to the Grace at Home party! I'm so glad you're here.

Here are some features from last week's party.

Meg from Hello Farmhouse made over her unattractive bathroom into a lovely farmhouse space in just one weekend. Here's an after shot; be sure to read her post to check out the before. You'll be inspired!

Tarah from Grandma's House DIY has some serious do-it-yourself moxie. You'll be amazed at the way she completely remodeled a little guest house on her family's property on a tiny budget. Here's just one of the incredible before-and-after shots.

Pamela from Brooklyn Farm Girl made these scrumptious-looking peanut butter cookies with a secret ingredient: protein powder! What a good idea for adding some nutrition to a treat.

Michelle Bengtson from Hope Prevails offers some wonderful counsel in her post "Why Doesn't God Protect Us from Pain?"

A big thank you to everyone who joined last week's party!  I'm so grateful for each person who links up each week. If you've been featured, feel free to grab the "I was featured" button.  I'd be so proud if you displayed it!

Now for this week's party!  Grace at Home is a place for you to share anything related to making your home a place of grace. I invite you to link posts about

• DIY projects
• decorating
• recipes
• hospitality
• homemaking tips
• parenting
• marriage
• faith
• self-care
• soul care

Whatever you do to make your home a place of grace, I'd like to hear about it.  Here's what I ask of you.  Please include the permalink to your post, not your blog's home page.  Please let people know that you've linked up.  No more than three posts per person, please.  Note that if you link a post here, you are giving me permission to share your post, including a photo.  And visit at least one of the other party participants--that's what really makes it a party!

Midsummer Soul Care

When I'm at my best, I remember that old saying: "The days are long, but the years are short."

On these midsummer days, when the temperature hovers above 90 degrees for weeks on end, I am apt to get stuck in just concentrating on the long, long days.

So this Lord's day, I stop.

Take a deep breath.

Remember my Creator.

And I sing to myself words that I need to hear today:

Grace to you,
Grace to you;
May grace abound in all you do--
Grace to do the will of the Father,
Grace, grace to you.

Perhaps you need to hear them today, too.

God bless you, friends.

Grace at Home No. 258

Hello, friends, and welcome to this week's Grace at Home party. I'm so glad you're here to join in celebrating all the ways we make our homes places of grace.

Here are some links from last week's party I thought you'd enjoy.

Paula from Sweet Pea designed and built this porch swing out of 2x4's, and she shares her process step by step. What a great summertime addition to a home!

Shelley from Calypso in the Country shared seven ways to update your outdoor space for entertaining. Lots of practical tips here.

Barb from Sparkles in the Everyday shared a recipe for making delicious vanilla bean ice cream—no ice cream maker required!

Amy from Wasteland to Graceland is starting a series about grasping the depth of God's love. What a wonderful subject to ponder deeply!

As for me, I shared the story of my grandmother's angel food cake—and shared the scrumptious recipe as well! I'd love for you to check it out.

A big thank you to everyone who joined last week's party!  I'm so grateful for each person who links up each week. If you've been featured, feel free to grab the "I was featured" button.  I'd be so proud if you displayed it!

Now for this week's party!  Grace at Home is a place for you to share anything related to making your home a place of grace. I invite you to link posts about

• DIY projects
• decorating
• recipes
• hospitality
• homemaking tips
• parenting
• marriage
• faith
• self-care
• soul care

Whatever you do to make your home a place of grace, I'd like to hear about it.  Here's what I ask of you.  Please include the permalink to your post, not your blog's home page.  Please let people know that you've linked up.  No more than three posts per person, please.  Note that if you link a post here, you are giving me permission to share your post, including a photo.  And visit at least one of the other party participants--that's what really makes it a party!