we’ve been watching Fixer Upper.
like… all of them.
we recorded them on demand so we’ve been binge watching.
annie. talby. me. craig.
we love it.
#frenchdoors #yall #reclaimed #chip #JoJo #wevegotaproblem #shiplap #goats
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i googled “jen Hatmaker podcasts” and i found an awesome one.
you guys need to listen to this one!! CLICK HERE: JEN’S PODCAST
i just. can’t. even.
sister can preach it!
i loved this whole thing and i am guessing you will too.
it’s totally WORTH the time.
i was listening and thought “HOW am i 39 years old and i have never learned this?!”
she taught my mind and my heart and made me LOL and cry all in the same hour!
(in case i botched the link, it was a podcast called Disciples Disciple at Next Level Church on iTunes)
i heard this song on pandora.
have you heard it?
i couldn’t find any better video… and it’s long but i thought it was lovely.
the lyrics were what caught my attention.
i was making beds at the craft house and my heart was heavy thinking about several friends who are going through some REALLy hard stuff.
i immediately texted a friend the lyrics. 🙂
but i thought i should share her here too… maybe you’re waiting on the Lord?
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the other day i walked in and the kitchen was so clean i HAD to take a picture.
i love the bright white in here.
i keep waiting to find the perfect thing to put above the windows… or beside.
it may not ever happen.
i like it this way too. 🙂
have you guys used the app on your phone called Chatbooks?
i am a newbie but i ordered one a week or so ago… LOVE IT!!
it didn’t take long at all…. i chose the custom book because i didn’t want to order 42 volumes at once.
and i wanted a bigger book than the 60 pictures.
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it was so fun to have my IG pics in print!
since i am a frequent Instagrammer (understatement…) i am going to use Chatbooks a lot!
honestly my favorite part was how EASY and quick it was.
that is what has kept me from making big digital albums through MyPublisher or Blurb… time and difficulty.
chatbooks was a cinch.
so when i checked out they gave me this code for my friends!
(and you will probably get a code when you check out too)
Your first book is FREE!!!
Use this code when you order: A9YYFYR3
i get $1 credit when any of you subscribe to chatbooks so it’s a WIN-WIN!)
Melia - My favorite blogger blogging about two of my absolute favs! Love chip, Jo, and Jen. Fun post!,
amy jupin - joanna and chip. obsessed.
jen hatmaker. listening to this tomorrow on my walk. can you even?
you kitchen looks cray. i LOVE all the green! when did that become your color? because it SO is!
i miss you. i can’t wait to see you. soon. can’t wait. i’m packing all the bracelets because craft weekend. duh.
Kimberlee Jost - Your kitchen is beautiful.
I think I’ve said it before.
But in case I haven’t.
SWOONY.
Heather - Boo! I built a book and the code won’t work.
Tracy - I looooove Fixer Upper and love Chip & JoJo 🙂 Favorite show right now!
Just ordered my first Chatbook! Thanks for the tip. Can’t wait to get it and make more!
btw it wouldn’t accept your code 🙁
Amber - Your random posts are some of my very favorite things. Just thought I’d tell you. 🙂
jennibell - THANK YOU for linking to Jen Hatmaker’s podcast — excellent x3!!! I re-listened to it with my daughter because she came in halfway through it. . .
I always appreciate the links that my favorite bloggers share 🙂
Ruth Umney - Meg, that was the perfect preach for me right now…I’ve felt under such a heavy yolk the last few weeks, with leading in my church, and Jesus has been speaking and guiding me so much, showing me that I need him, I need to let go of all of the lies and thoughts I had about what I needed to do…
Thanks for posting it, God really spoke to me about what I need to do next, and where I can go from here!!!
Keep going with your blog, it reaches so many and encourages so many!!!
Thanks, Ruth
Lisa Perry - TOTALLY with you on Fixer Upper, I became obsessed several months ago when I first found it and watched all the episodes that had aired prior. I love those two so much, and I want to visit their new Store/Market when it’s all done. I also love Rehab Addict w/ Nicole Curtis, if you haven’t seen that one yet it’s awesome too. Those are practically the only two shows I watch now that Parenthood is gone 🙁
Love your kitchen too…thinking you should do a big chalkboard like in the Craft House…..
Stephanie - We just started watching Fixer Upper OnDemand too! We love Chip & Joanna! My nine year old son has been watching it with me & always says, “watch, I bet she’s going to say ‘lets blow this wall out right here’…” He’s usually right!
Also, Chatbooks…LOVE!! They are the best!
Lisa - I met a lady who went to high school with Chip. I got a little over excited. Haha! I love that show!
Stephanie Wilson - I LOVE Chip and Jojo! I’m sad that the season is over. They are so much cuter than the Property Brothers. Thanks for the tip on Chatbooks. Your IG account is one of my favs 🙂
Kelly Sites - Thanks a MILLION for telling about the Jen Hatmaker podcast….I listened today while on the treadmill. FANTASTIC in every way. Man, that will keep me thinking for a long time. Not only was it hilarious, but it was SO INFORMATIVE. Never ever will I think of the Mary/Martha story in the same way. Never knew that about the levels of training-education for children. Super awesome. And LOVED the part about looking like the Rabi you were following….wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tara L - I have an antique stained glass window suspended in my kitchen window. It’s gorgeous when the sun shines through and doesn’t distract from the mountain views from my kitchen. We have so many windows and absolutely no window treatments in our home, there’s so much natural light we rarely turn any lights on at all. Just an idea! I love your blog, by the way.
sharon / theprincipledtype.blogspot.com - coughed up a giggle thrill, seeing chip and jojo! love them (wish i had a little more jojo in me, and hubby an little more chip . . but than again, let’s not compare, right??! lol)
also, have the same kitchen window dilemma you do. it may just stay plain forever. Error on the side of letting the sun in, i always say! 🙂
thanks as always M!
Kathi - I’ve been watching Fixer Upper from the beginning, I love Joanna’s style. Both decorating and wardrobe. Your kitchen is lovely and your instagram pics are inspirational!
Alice H - Since you do a lot of vintage/antique shopping, I think it would be really cute if you used old pictures of recipes/cookbooks, kitchen utensils, anything kitchen-y to decorate around that window. That’s just my idea.
Love that song. While I get ready in the morning I listen to Praise & Worship on Spotify. Helps me to start the day on the right foot.
Heather - LOVE Joanna and Chip and their show!! I want to move to Texas just to have them “fix up” a home for me! As for the window treatment, I think this would look fabulous in your kitchen! I did this exact thing, but put a curtain (with pom pom fringe on the bottom) behind it to help diffuse some of the light if needed.
http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2013/05/pallet-art.html
kerri - in love with fixer upper at our house too! ship lap is my newest addiction. and for the kitchen… old shutters on each side of the window with a “grocery” sign above 🙂
Bethany - I just watched Fixer Upper for the first time last month and was hooked. I’ve been binge watching it too. My six-year-old son loves it too. He wants us to buy an old house now and fix it up. I wish.
Su - LOVE Fixer Upper!! Have you seen Joanna’s The Gathering testimony video. Here is the link. Worth watching. It is short.
https://youtu.be/t7iPEDnqwm0
And my friend makes these colorful “Thankful” signs. They remind me that a thankful heart is the key to a joyful heart. May be the perfect piece for above your kitchen window. Here is the link to the sign in her etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/225283262/rustic-thankful-sign-kitchen-art-dining?ref=shop_home_feat_4
Happy Day!!
Jenny B. - Fun stuff! We have fallen in love with Fixer Upper lately too. My boys love to watch it with me, and actually ask me to record the new episodes! My husband will even sit down and watch it with us. They all think Chip is hilarious… especially that episode where he eats the cockroach. Crazy. 🙂
Deb Graber - Do you have to have instagram for those books? I really would like my pictures in a book, but I only blog or have Picasa too and Google plus. Just wondering… I have thought about doing a blog book but it seems overwhelming!
Stephanie - My mom and I LOVE love love Fixer Upper and the Gaines’. They love so well! And she can decorate my house any ol’ time.
I just signed up for Chatbooks AND Instagram. I hate social media. Truly. But I realize this is the only way my seven kids will have photo books to look through because I am 5 years behind and horrible at making them. :/
Bri - I LOVE reno shows.. Pretty much all Australian tv is people crying over cooking or renovating. So I’m all over it!
I’m sad though, because chatbooks doesn’t ship to Australia 🙁 so i’ll have to wait.
Kristin S - I don’t know how I was able to be but I’m on the launch team for Jen’s new book. With 499 other amazing people. You will LOVE her upcoming book. Love it. Put it on your “must order from Amazon” list. Like, now.
Chip and Joanna? I just keep hoping he has a single brother hiding in the wings. Being 44 and single is rough when none of your friends have single friends! Know anyone? I’ll move to Kansas. I digress.
Lisa Adams - We love fixer upper too and have binge watched. Love how Jojo and Chip love and respect each other. Current fav show.