I love home. I would (almost always) rather stay home than go out. For a few weeks, I wanted to document glimpses of this place where we do life and would love for you to join me. It’s not about sharing our decor with each other, though I’m sure that will come out. The point is to keep it short, take a photo of a detail that says home to you, and share your glimpse. That is all.

I wasn’t going to have a linky but then my sister told me about this image linky that works the same way as the others and thought it might be fun to try it out. So I’m taking a risk at being that girl with all the linkys this week. Still, I look forward to seeing what home is for you.

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I love the idea of doing a 365 project where you take a photo everyday. Maybe next year I’ll discipline myself to do that. One thing I’ve been doing in place of that is to take snapshots of home, of the familiar corners and quiet spaces that make up these walls where we do life. The memories captured and framed out on shelves, the faded pillow fabrics and even the overflowing toy baskets all make up this place where our souls to breathe, and its rhythm and pulse changes as we do. I don’t want to forget what it is now, so I plan to post glimpses of home on Fridays. Want to join me?

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Welcome and Merry Christmas! It’s time for the annual Christmas Tour of Homes at my sister’s place, the one she so happily inherited from BooMama. I’m so naggy and little sistery to be first on her linky (tee, hee!) I always look forward to walking through other people’s houses for these tours because it satisfies both my creativity and my nosiness. Here’s to hoping no one spots the blanket fort I forgot to clean up before I took the photos.

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Thanks for nosing around my place. You’re always welcome here. Feel free to find out a little more about this space, but I have a feeling you are busy breezing through other people’s houses. I know I am.

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*The mini pre-lit tree, the Jesus sign and the Christmas cards are all from DaySpring. The kids table I got at a yard sale, chairs from TJ Maxx. The color on the walls is Tobacco Road. The fort was free.

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I just can’t wait any longer. I have to show you our living room now that the wall is out. After this, I promise to be in thankful Thanksgiving mode for the rest of the week. First, let’s take it back to the original before photos.

Here is the front living room when we first considered buying the house. And just behind that wall on the right is the crematorium back living room.

I think dark paneling must have been the law in 1964. And wood burning stoves that get to be ten million degrees. Here is the room now.

Let’s see that again, shall we?

The room the night before construction…

…And the room now. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. And Amen.

**For anyone who is under the false impression that The Man and I did this ourselves, let me give you a hearty laugh and a firm never-in-a-million-years. They are called Billy and Walon and they work magic.

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I have nothing to offer today but this little preview of our living room. The wall is down! I’ve been measuring and sitting and staring and thinking. And then I move to the other side of the room and measure and sit and stare and think. This is most definitely my idea of a good time. It’s like I have half a new house. I’ve secretly been scoping out other walls in our house, wondering what if we just…?

(Just kidding, honey. I’m not really doing that. This is our last big project. Really.)

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Remember this room from this post? The one where I asked for your advice on knocking out this wall? Well, you spoke and I listened. So now, it looks like this.

One step closer. Of course, the kids immediately brought toys down from the play room to junk it up because being present in an empty room without toys is evidently against kid law. Construction starts on Wednesday. We’re sittin’ on ready, as my sweet, Southern mother-in-law would say. Actually, we’re sitting on nothing if you want to be accurate. Can’t wait to show you after photos. It won’t be long now!

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Bloggy friend Kimba just moved to a new address. I know you read her. Now go update your feeds and check her out!

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