06/12/2024
A summer storm rolled through this morning….leaving us a little reminder of promises made…the beauty after the chaos. Thanks to our charming guests for taking and sharing this photo ❤️.
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05/14/2024
Pretty fitting message I think. Speaks to the heart of it all…let go of the control…allow life to happen…and respond accordingly.
03/25/2024
A bit of rain, and a kiss of warm air, that’s what the morning offered. A sweet guest captured this image. It warms my heart when people come and truly see the beauty in our sweet little cottage in Waco. Many come and go but some come and see the homes unique elements, its imperfections and its history and love it all the same. It really is sweet to see when someone captures it for themselves…and shares with me…makes my day!
03/20/2024
“Live in rooms full of light” Cornelius Celsius said this around 50 AD. Not that he cares, but I agree with him wholeheartedly. I’d add to his somewhat simple and profound thought this…live in rooms full of light and people who make you smile….That pretty much sums it up for me. It’s funny, a couple years ago I took a 40 day fast from social media, and it changed the way I used this account. I came back from my fast believing there were too many voices, too many people talking instead of listening. So I sort of lost my enthusiasm for sharing. A few years later I’ve sorted through my own emotions about social media and this is what I’ve come up with. I enjoy beauty and inspiration….laughter and insight…wisdom and history. So I will share a bit of each of those as I am inspired to do so. I won’t chase likes and I won’t make videos…simply joy, beauty, inspiration, wisdom all from the beauty of Central Texas where we call home and where we host hundreds of visitors each year in our cozy little cottage in Waco.
01/15/2024
Yes…yes I do as a matter of fact!
01/15/2024
Little snow flurries this morning!! But it didn’t stop us from having some fun today ❤️
01/14/2024
It’s truly amazing the memories made in this home! Today…we celebrated the upcoming arrival of our FIRST grand baby! Sweet baby girl, we are SO excited to meet you! It was literally freezing…but what a joy it was to come together with friends and family to celebrate.
12/22/2023
It’s here…it happens each year…and yet somehow it always surprises me. I must admit, the build up to the holidays is often as fun for me as the actual event. I absolutely love having things to look forward to…it gives me tremendous joy day in and day out to anticipate good things to come. It’s sustainable excitement and each year I love it. Over the years it’s changed…when I was a child I looked forward to the huge family gathering at my grandparents house. When we had children of our own I couldn’t wait to share Christmas with them. Now, I look forward to our adult children coming home and being together. Admittedly I am already looking forward to having a grandbaby next Christmas. I found myself wondering why I love the anticipation as much as the event and I think it’s connected to HOPE. Looking to the future with hope for a beautiful experience is a small glimpse at the hope that was born to us all those years ago in the manger, so it’s probably fitting that the Christmas season brings us a taste of how hope can sustain. Merry Christmas to you and may the season of celebration leave you feeling hopeful for good things to come.
12/07/2023
On this first day of Hanukkah I can’t help but pay tribute to Jacob and Sarah Levinski, the people who built our cozy cottage over 100 years ago. I often find myself wondering what life was like in Waco, Texas for the young Jewish couple who immigrated from Russia and built our home. They had a business on Austin Avenue in the heart of Waco where they sold watches and jewelry. They built The Morrow House which was the first home in Sanger Heights and it is believed that they used the same architect that built the local Jewish temple in town. They are buried in the cemetery near Baylor University. So today, on this first day of Hanukkah I thank them for their legacy and the beautiful home they built that still blesses others over 100 years later.
11/28/2023
We haven’t decorated for Christmas yet! I can hardly believe it. We have guests staying for one month! Yay, SO fun, but don’t want to disrupt their visit by getting in to the basement (yes this old historic home has a basement that used to be used for cold storage) and filling the house with Christmas. So…we wait…and probably won’t do as much decorating as we normally would since we won’t be busting out the Christmas decor until the middle of the month. Until then, I just look at pictures from the past and smile. So if you’re one of our neighbors and wondering why no garland, ribbons or wreaths yet? Don’t give up on us just yet….
10/13/2023
Grateful for fall and its abundant blessings.
10/08/2023
It’s pumpkin season, and I’m about to go harvest some more honey with my honey. What more can a girl ask for?
09/30/2023
I truly enjoy the different seasons of the year for many reasons. This time of year we receive many reservations for our sweet little home and most come with exciting messages. I’ve received two today, explaining the trips they’ve booked to come to and are gifts to be given. One said “we give experiences now instead of toys.” This is something our family has done for years…making experiences more important than things. It makes my heart happy to see others doing the same.
08/19/2023
Y’all I love a great chandelier. Makes me grateful for people who make beautiful things that function in a very practical way. I love how she looks in the day time…but oh how she glows in the night!
07/22/2023
What’s a home if you don’t make memories in it? It’s a house that’s what it is…Yes, we share this home with guests from all over the world, and they create wonderful experiences, and at the same time our family and friends spend time and make wonderful memories in our little home in Waco too. Last week our daughter in law and her bridesmaids spent the weekend sharing laughs and smiles all wedding weekend long. This picture makes my heart happy, as it marks yet another wonderful moment shared in our cozy cottage in Waco.
05/28/2023
A long weekend, the sweet arrival of summer and a front porch with a flag…what more can we ask for?
05/13/2023
Enjoying a cup of coffee from one of my favorite Waco spots in one of my coziest spots on this rainy Saturday morning. A few times over the last couple months I’ve blocked off weekends at the house for me, our family and our friends to come and gather…make memories…where hundreds of others have stayed and made their own. We feel blessed to own this home…we are honored to share it (yes, even when guests complain, and yes guests complain) but now we are grateful to stay and make memories of our own in it. This weekend our son is graduating from college, and we can’t wait for him, his room mates and their families to gather tonight to eat some amazing and share a few more laughs before they head their separate ways and begin their new paths. Big moments deserve to be celebrated, and celebrate we will!
02/06/2023
February is pretty full…but Valentines is available! Book it now to plan your special night! Link in bio
01/10/2023
Sometimes Mother Nature is just silly….like today it’s 82 degrees and a few weeks ago it was 7….just sayin!
01/07/2023
It’s a New Year, and I can’t help but feel expectant for the joy to come! Our sweet little historical cottage has hosted some of the most remarkable guests in the last few months and it warms my heart to see all of the reservations coming in for the new year. If Waco is on your list of spots to visit, come stay with us!
12/31/2022
Do you have plans tonight? We’ve got guests checking in today and we put a little extra out for them to help bring the new year in! May 2023 be good for you and me!
12/18/2022
It’s a busy time of year…and the hustle and bustle seems to step up a bit as the holidays draw near. I’ve given myself permission to not be perfect…I’ve decided it’s quite alright that I didn’t get all of the decorations put out and that I haven’t got a card to send out yet. Last night I even ordered a turkey and a ham from to make prepping for our gathering a little easier. Not one of these things means I’m not thrilled for the holidays. In fact, I think each of them actually frees me up to be more excited about them. Our kids will be home, I went to see the Nutcracker on Friday night, we have a big night of Christmas lights ahead of us tonight and Christmas Eve will be filled with family and fun. All of it fills my heart with JOY. I hope each of you finds things to fill your heart with joy this season! For unto us a child is born!
12/07/2022
We bought a new couch for the living room! It’s replaced the grey one under the tv, and I love it. Ironically, I was so nervous about switching out the other one. I was emotionally attached to it even though it was showing some wear and tear and needed to be replaced. As someone who shares this precious home with guests from all over the world, I am sensitive to making it the best space possible, so when I received a private message from one of our more recent guests I took it to heart. She said she loved our home, enjoyed her stay but thought it may be an improvement to replace the couch. Ouch! I loved the old couch, but my emotional attachment needed to stop getting in the way of making the improvement! So, here she is! We also replaced the tv in the living room with a smart tv so folks can log into their own Netflix and other accounts if they don’t want to watch what’s on cable. Constantly growing and changing…that’s the name of the game!
12/03/2022
Our little cottage is not perfect, but when you love historical homes you call those imperfections character. It’s part of her charm, and it’s what makes it special for guests who come to stay. I like to wonder what the house looked like over 100 years ago when the original owners were celebrating Hanukkah in Waco, Texas. Were they baking challah? I do know this…this pretty little cottage looks beautiful all dressed up for Christmas!
11/25/2022
It’s a grey wintry morning here in Waco, and it makes my heart smile. It was such a long, dry and hot summer that I can’t help but smile at the rain! This is the last weekend of fall decor at the house…some Sunday IT’S CHRISTMAS!
11/02/2022
We have a weekend open…and y’all that is RARE! So, if you’re looking for a little get away, wanting to get yourself some TLC, some retail therapy or just want to wake up and be in a house that’s been in FIVE magazines, come on let’s do it! Click the link in our bio to book today.
10/29/2022
This is what it’s all about…messages like this make my day and warms my heart! Come stay with us…and make your own memories with us in
10/01/2022
It’s wonderful when you can feel it in the air, smell it in the cool breeze and see it in the very faint changing of colors. Autumn is calling, and I’d like to answer by saying, come…you’re welcome here…come and stay a while!
09/29/2022
Some pumpkin love…for those of us who love them.
09/13/2022
As the months click by, I enjoy making small shifts throughout our home. Gone are the days when I spend all day pulling out seasonal decor, instead I find more joy in making gentle and subtle variations on what already exists. This week I incorporated some more earth toned plates (and no, none of them match) with a splash of friend flowers I found at the tent sale. More will come in the coming days and weeks, but it will be subtle and simple. I find I get more joy out of this process, and I’m all about JOY!
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This just melted my heart...one of our recent guests loved our chandelier in the living room....isn’t she just precious!
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