We painted our porch this fall. I wanted our front porch to be a spot of beauty and a place for people to rest as they wait for the bus; we have a bus stop right in front of our house.

So I started searching Pinterest for ideas for painted rugs and I found a couple but of course changed them a bit and we’re happy with the finished results even though it doesn’t quite match the picture I had in my mind. I had some interesting conversations with people as they strolled by or waited for the bus. I want to get some sort of wicker furniture yet for us to use but till I got the painting done I couldn’t find any available, but hopefully come spring we’ll be able to find something.

I wanted our names on the quilt and as I thought about our family’s story I knew God had to be in the center because He held us together through it all and then we were totally covered with Faith, Hope and Love. Although at times, it was someone else’s faith believing for us and someone else hoping for us and someone showing us God’s love, because in the darkest, hardest times I had no faith, hope and love or at least very little.

Thank you so much for having faith, hope and love for us when we didn’t have the strength to have it for ourselves. Thank you for praying for us.