this week.

May 16, 2014

first of all…. A WINNER for the Love Does Book.
did you read those comments?
i knew they would be great.

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Brenna – I used to think that my past defined me, but now I know that God doesn’t even have a record of those mistakes. What a life-giving blessing.
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email me your address and i will ship it to you!

now if you aren’t Brenna… go order the book!
it’s a game changer.

for mother’s day i asked for help with the yard work at the craft house.
and it was perfect.
there was minimal fighting and complaining.
everyone stuck to their jobs and the weather was lovely.
i worked on the hill in the bottom right corner of this picture.
i was pulling weeds and looked up and a tough looking man was looking at me.
he was covered in tattoos… shaved head…huge white t-shirt.
i smiled at him from down in the weeds.
he said “i’m disappointed you are here because i saw these flowers yesterday and was coming back to steal some.”
i smiled bigger and said “how about i just GIVE you some?”
he was shocked.
“are you serious?”
“YES! they are too pretty to keep to myself! What am i going to do with all of these flowers?!”
“ARE YOU SERIOUS!?”
i gave him some scissors and he was kind of frozen.
he cut two and i said “here… let me help you”
we chatted about where he was from, where he works, his kids, where he lives.
and i cut and cut and cut.
i gave him a huge bouquet of fresh cut flowers for his girlfriend who he said was upset with him.
he said thank you so many times and i said “be sure to call your kids today ok?!”

i gotta be honest… it was THE BEST moment of my mother’s day.
it just felt so good to GIVE.
my flowers and my smile and kind words too.

all my kids were home for dinner on mother’s day.
i enjoyed that quite a bit… obviously.
best chair ever.

last night craig, annie and i took the dogs on a long walk.
the yellow kitty followed us.
THE WHOLE WAY!
it was hysterical.
i said these three were like the real life Homeword Bound.

we have handles on our drawers and cabinets doors!!
woo-hoo!!!

this guy turned 16.
this is just crazy. how does this keep happening?!
we got him clothes and he spent a bunch of his birthday money on nike socks.
what will they come up with next?
can you imagine if we told our parents we were going to buy a $15 pair of socks?!
but there are few accessories for boys so nike decided socks were the way to go.

i like that guy.
he is going to be a really fun grown up.
🙂

i asked him to come in with me so i didn’t have to buy the food myself for my mother’s day meal.
we were serenaded by whitney houston BLASTING through the freezer aisle.
saturday night at dillons is where it’s at.

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tara - freezer aisle.
i think i misspelled it in the last comment, and it wouldn’t do for me to just leave it wrong.

tara - everything about this post was inspiring.
the words. the color. the stories. the pictures.
the thought of whitney houston on the freezer isle.
all of it.

Lisa - I loved reading this post. Especially about the tough guy wanting flowers. My husband is a tough looking, tattooed guy. 😉

kristin - Your mother’s day flower story brought tears to my eyes. You are kind.

Melissa - Love that you gave the guy flowers. I bet you made his day! We did yard work for my mom for mother’s day also!

What I’m Reading | a glass of milk - […] whose lives don’t intersect with mine in many ways, but whose posts just make me happy. This is one of those […]

Mollie @Sprinkles of Life - I love your random, photo-filled posts about what your family is up to, Meg! And love seeing all your nature/flower pics!

I especially love seeing how you guys fill your warm summer days 🙂 It came so fast this year, its crazy!! My daughter will be in 2nd grade next year. Where did the time go?!?

PS- *love* your white kitchen!! Gorgeous!

Katherine @ Grass Stains - Meg, I found the perfect mug for you a few months ago, and I bought it on a whim. I’d love to send it to you for you to keep, whether at the Craft House or your new home, if you’ll allow me to. I’ve been reading your blog for years and years, although I only comment occasionally. I think I sent you a direct photo of the mug on Instagram a while back … I can’t remember. Anyway, I’d love to mail it to you … it just screamed “MEGAN DUERKSEN” at me, and I had to get it. 🙂

Flower Patch Farmgirl - “i gave him a huge bouquet of fresh cut flowers for his girlfriend who he said was upset with him.
he said thank you so many times and i said “be sure to call your kids today ok?!”

This just made me cry. And I already knew the story!!

Kerri - What Heather said!! She said it perfectly. And I love the peonies; the home we moved from 7 years ago had several pink and white peony bushes and I really miss them.

amy jupin - i know it’s silly but these are my favorite kinds of posts.
i love the pictures and the little bits of you sprinkled in between.
reminds me of the days when i searched for beauty everywhere.
i need to get back to doing that more often.
that’s where contentment is found.
in the every day.

Su - Your tattoo guy story sounds like a story from Love Does 🙂

tinaehb3 - The flower story is the best!! And the Nike socks made laugh too…my boys are 9 & 11 and asked for Nike Elite socks for Easter and almost died when the cashier said my total was 36.00 for two pair of socks!! In my head I thought I will never tell anyone I just did this!!! Lol

KJ - I love it when God shows up as a tattooed man ready to snag some flowers, but instead leaves us with more of himself.
Reminds me of the homeless man at MCD’s…

Michele - Your peonies are so pretty. Here In north central Wisconsin I might not see mine until the 4th of July! I’m not kidding. The stems just started to peak out of the ground last week and are only like 2 inches high now. This winter was brutal. Considering it is 38 outside this fine Saturday morning….I don’t think they will speed up anytime soon!

Ana Hogan - You are so awesome! 🙂

I bought that book on the kindle today. Hoping to read it on our mini road trip tomorrow.

Thank you for being an inspiration to momma’s… and women in general!

Tiffany - I loved the “tattoo guy” story. You have such a big heart! Happy Mother’s Day!

Kristin - The story about the man & the flowers just made my day. Beautiful!

Kelly - You’re so pretty! Love that last picture and LOVE the story about the man and the flowers! God is good!! Kelly

Traci - Looks like a colorful week, and full of good things! Also. That looks like such a sweet dog. I’m jealous!

Kirsten J - I love the tattooed man story. Good, good stuff. And. We’ve lived here 7 years and I still don’t have handles/knobs on everything. Oh, we bought them way back in the beginning, but it’s a chore that has yet to be completed. Although he did finally work on them a few weeks ago and only has a bathroom and a half to go. But. We’re one knob short. *sigh* hopefully that place is still in business and has more…..

Seriously Sassy Mama - Sounds like a nice week.

CassM - Meg, I spy a Vancouver Island Starbucks coffee mug in your cupboard! So do I! (Well, I live here …) Gift from a Craft Weekend-er??

Sarah Wolfe - You beat me on the kitchen cabinet hardware. We moved into the house and after making so many decisions, I just couldn’t make another one. So the cabinet doors are still bare… I have a feeling when we finally get that done, we will wonder why we didn’t do it sooner! 😉

Sounds like you had a fabulous Mother’s Day… and I love the story about the man… I’m sure you made his day!

Heather - Meg – I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while now and I just want to say that I LOVE it!! I find all kinds of inspiration on it, whether it be spritiual, creative, fitness, junking or decorating. I find you so genuine and I just look forward to your posts. I’ve found that in the blog world, there seems to be this “need” to show only the perfectly styled pictures of our life, and while I appreciate a beautiful picture, I want to spend my precious time on things that I relate to. I usually end up feeling inadequate about my own life after reading some of the blogs out there. I never feel that way after reading your blog! I always feel inspired and like we could totally be friends. 🙂 I love your style, your home is beautiful & I’m trying tof figure out a way to move into the craft house! I really appreciate when you post pics of your laundry piled on the couch or books strewn on tables & your kids crafting! I love that you are continually striving to do/be better but still share the reality of day to day hectic life. Basically, I love your genuine-ness and your heart for the Lord and it totally permeates your blog. I just wanted you to know that. Have a wonderful weekend! – Heather

Jenn - I followed your advice. I ordered the book. (I even convinced my girlfriends that we had to read it this month, as the inaugural book for our book club.)

Amazing book! Wow! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Kim B - Cant wait for a home tour, your design/decor is always so uplifting.

Seamingly Sarah - I love the peonies! I’m still waiting for mine over here in Northern New York. I loved your story of giving the flowers to the man. What a wonderful god ordained encounter. It is so good that you saw it for what it was, a moment to give, maybe plant a seed. =)

april R - Happy belated Mother’s Day 🙂

I can just imagine that big tattooed guy years from now
thinking about the lady who gave him her attention, time, and flowers

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