Category: Building a Home

  • Our Home That Tells a Story

    Our Home That Tells a Story

    Our house is typically most uncluttered after the kids go down for the night. Depending on how tired we are by evening, and if the kids don’t clean up before bedtime, the house may remain disheveled. Dishes, pots & pans may even get stacked up in the sink or on the counters. Deep down what…

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  • The In-Betweens of Life’s Happenings

    The In-Betweens of Life’s Happenings

    Sitting at this table and looking at both these flowers and my coffee brewing in the French press had me reflecting in the four minutes it took before I poured my coffee in the mug was that everything still happens as it would, regardless of the pace.

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  • Faithfulness in Small Strokes

    Faithfulness in Small Strokes

    It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most beautiful pictures.” –St. Andre Besette Earlier after my little boy woke up prematurely from his nap, he did not let me out of his sight. This seldom happens so I was a bit frustrated as I had plans I was in the process…

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  • The Family Moves Inside

    The Family Moves Inside

    And here we are. For those who have been following us on this journey, you have a good picture of how tumultuous this time of transition was for us. These particular last few weeks have been a roller coaster, but thankfully the papers have been signed, the keys were handed over and we are happy…

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  • Building a House

    Building a House

    What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images. – Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect One of the great joys of building our house is sharing the experience together as a family. During a library…

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