So if I were to host this challenge in a more formal setting, I'd make this book required reading. It's called "A Life that Says Welcome" by Karen Ehman.
I noticed a copy of it on my mother-in-law's counter this Christmas. It was all marked up and tagged. So a few weeks ago when I was really feeling the "creating home" itch I checked it out at the Shoreline (King county) library. I love this book! So much I need to work on (mostly attitude/pride/fears etc) and lots of encouragement.
It's nothing revolutionary, but poses some great questions to ask yourself about your attitude/heart and then provides great tips, recipes, and stories. She's christian and so her thesis is in a sense, "God has commanded us to be loving and hospitable. If we open our hearts then God will send people our way. So prepare yourself." She's a girl after my own heart, in that she talks a lot about inexpensive ways to do things, how to simplify, and just be very real with life. It made me excited about the kind of woman I hope to be in 15 to 20 years.
Favorite quote: "When there is room in your heart, there is room in your home."
So there you go. I just returned my copy to the library (the spl system doesn't have it, just king county). Let me know if you ever read it and what you think.
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