Movin' & Shakin'

There are some changes taking place here at the blog. Hopefully most will happen over the weekend, and hopefully you won't notice too much of a change (except for design). I am moving to my own site!! I am super excited, and also terrified. I am going to do my best to make the transition seamless. However, if for some reason you don't hear anything from me for several weeks, please come back and find me at frazzledjoy.com!! (Especially my wonderful email subscribers!) See ya on the flip-side!!

Plans For 2016

How is it possibly Friday already!?! Like many of you I'm sure, I have been busy reclaiming my house after Christmas. I don't know about you but for me there just seems to be things stuffed everywhere during December. And by January I feel like I must clean out all the stuff before the walls close in on me!!

I've been thinking a lot about the direction things will be headed in 2016 and I've nailed down a few things that I would like to accomplish.

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Pressing On and Refocusing

Hello there friends.  I hope everyone had a lovely time celebrating the holidays with family and friends!  We sure did!!  We also did a whole lot of nothing, and it was great. But, I have to admit, one more day of it might have made me internally combust!  I need a project, but what I need more is some quiet so my brain can focus. So, I had planned on coming to you today with some great post about our plans around here for the new year. But instead this

and some bullets.

• Spending more time with my Lord.  Reading the Bible and in prayer.  Working on refocusing my attention away from worldly things.

• Family Room update - there are lots of ideas swimming around in my head for this room, many of which were re-kindled after seeing this year's HGTV dream home.  Have you seen it?  Cape Cod beach home at it's finest!

• Kids/Guest Bath overhaul - this involves plumbing, tiling, and building. It may actually happen sooner than later, since I think I discovered a leak yesterday...
• Pressing on with JOY through all the breakdowns.  And, I'm not talking emotional ones.  Although there may be a couple of those too if things don't stop breaking down - appliances, cars, other house things like leaks.  

Number one for me this year, I am fixing my eyes on Jesus, and pressing on. 

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of god.  -Hebrews 12:1-2 (NASB)

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call in Christ Jesus.  -Philippians 3:14 (NASB)

God doesn't ask for lofty goals or resolutions, but just calls for us to fix our eyes on Him and press on toward something greater - a deeper walk with Him.  

There will definitely be home things happening this year!!  Once I get my desk and my mind cleared!!  Anyone else out there feel a little scattered after Christmas break??

Top 10 Posts From 2014 - Looking Back

Today we are taking a stroll down memory lane in the form of the top 10 posts of 2014! If you are new here - thanks for joining me on this stroll! 

Looking back is always a good exercise. Sometimes in the midst of the day to day chaos is easy to lose sight of where you've been!  And man o man a lot has happened around here this year!!  So, here we go!!

#10 Back-To-School Ready

#9 New Kitchen Lighting + Planked Ceiling

#8 DIY Upholstered Headboard

#7 Updated Kitchen Backsplash

#6 Dining Area Reveal

#5 Master Bedroom Reveal

#4 The Framing of the Vanity Mirror

#3 Daily Cleaning Schedule

#2 Christmas Home Tour 2014

#1 Painting Is Done!

Our home has come a long way since last year!! I'm so thankful for each of you being along for the ride with me.  Hopefully somewhere along the way you were inspired or encouraged!! Looking forward to what 2015 might bring!!

Linking up with Top Posts of 2014 Linky Party

Fridays Unfolded Link Party

Welcome to Fridays Unfolded at Frazzled JOY!

This week has been busy in this house.  As all weeks are really.  Every week is just a different form of busy, am I right?  I'm not saying that I'm proud of my busyness, it's just a reality sometimes.  

Some of the busy has been fun, and other not so much.  Hubby's work is extra busy this week which means I am extra busy running more taxi-service than usual.  ;)

But, the fun...if you follow me on instagram you may have seen this

We are having a ladies dinner at our church tonight.  Our fellowship hall will be filled with 50 round tables all decorated by a different table hostess, and I am one of those hostesses.  The theme was holiday, and I decided to go with fall since we are hosting Thanksgiving this year I thought that would be helpful.  :)

Or you may have seen this

Hubby and I are working on a project in our kitchen that has been swimming around in my head for months!  And the results are so much better than the vision people!!  Don't you love it when that happens?  Can't wait to share with you when it's all done and lovely!! 

Now it's time for you to show us what you've been up to!!  Remember - one link, six blogs!

Here are the rules for participating in the party:

• Follow ALL of our hostesses in some way: Nancherrow, Inspiring Hearts and Home, Sew A Fine Seam, More Than Mommies, Frazzled JOY, and Skipping Sideways
• Link up as many posts as you like - recipes, decorating, faith, kids, homeschooling, humor, giveaways...whatever unfolded for you lately.
• Grab the code and post the party button or linked text somewhere on your blog.
• Visit a few links (it's a party, people!).
• Pin only from the original posts.
• By joining Fridays Unfolded you are giving us permission to post a linked photo from your shared post.

An InLinkz Link-up