I’m often asked how I grew my blog to where it is today and, while I can throw out some tips and ideas and things I *think* contributed to the growth, I haven’t been able to come up with one concise answer.  Well, I was inspired last night and now I have that answer. We have a weekly movie night with our boys.  My husband and I pick a movie they haven’t seen and we snuggle on the couch, eating popcorn.  The movie last night was Kung Fu Panda.  The premise of the movie is that an overweight, clumsy panda named Po is selected as the chosen one to fight and be victorious over the antagonist.  He must reach the highest level of kung fu in order to be worthy to receive the dragon scroll that holds the secret to victory. (Spoiler alert!)  Everyone’s guessing it will give the recipient magical

The winner of the nest painting is Debbie Thompson, who said she would decorate her entire master bedroom around it (that’s what I did with mine!)  Enjoy the gorgeous painting.  Thanks so much to Laura for offering it up as a giveaway.  If you’d like to purchase a painting from Laura, you can contact her through her Etsy shop. After my whirlwind trip to New York City, there is so much I want to share.  I started writing a post to share it all, but it just wasn’t coming out.  I think I’m still processing everything, but I will say that it was a defining couple of days for me.  It truly was a time to get away from my house and the projects and celebrate.  It was a time to soak in the unexpected blessings of the road God has led me down.  This trip wasn’t about the magazines or HTGV.com