Emily P. Blackwell

To Mason Jar or to Drum Shade

February 23, 2011 Emily P. Blackwell

I love quirky. Maybe even some weird. I do. I can’t help it. So yesterday when I was perusing Etsy in search of the perfect light fixture to go over our dining room table and stumbled across this bad boy – As seen at Designsponge.com I found myself smitten! I mean, I recognize that they’re

Fun Friend Friday: Molly

February 18, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

Meet Molly. Photographer. Graphic Designer in training. Wife to Sthteben. Fiercely loyal. Wise beyond her years. And more fun than I feel comfortable conveying to you on this page 🙂 She is my sister bear and very best friend. My favorite thing about Molly and Stephen is that they embrace life and live it right

Sister Adventures

February 17, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

You have a treat comin’ at you tomorrow. It will be our second Fun Friend Friday and our guest is not only a fun friend – she is my sister bear! I’ll tell you a little bit about her tomorrow but for now, perhaps you would like to hear one of our most recent adventures.

Fun Friend Friday: Lauren

February 11, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

Alrighty, folks…remember how at the beginning of the week I told you that Friday’s are now the day you hear from fellow Down and Dirtiers? Friends who have a voice and a passion that is [sometimes] different than my own. My goal is for this to be a community, our little Down and Dirty world,

C’mon Coffee, Let’s Return to the Garden.

February 8, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

So, I’m waiting for my coffee to brew so that we [myself and the coffee] can snuggle into the recliner and Return to the Garden. I’m forcing myself to do this rather than watch last night’s episode of The Bachelor. I can’t believe I’m telling you about it. Worse than that, I will still get

You need only be still.

February 3, 2011 Emily P. Blackwell

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.” Exodus 14:14 On Tuesday I told you about what God is [re]teaching me. I am always amazed at His ability to swoop in and fight off the blues. The complacency. The poor pitiful me’s. It’s almost always in a string of little things that

Church Skipper: Part 2

February 2, 2011 Emily P. Blackwell

This was supposed to be done by, say, noon-ish today. I had good intentions…promise. But there was a mound of groceries to be purchased at Wal-Mart [aka my arch nemesis] – with my 18 month old. And then there was park playing to be done and lunch to be consumed and a nap to be

Mayhave Monday: Church Skipper

January 31, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

I MAY or MAY NOT have skipped the church service yesterday. I started my morning happy and excited to get there and spend time with friends and take a break from responsibilities…to be a part of the crowd. One Sunday every once in a while of just being a part of the crowd helps me

Dirty is relative, right?

January 28, 2011June 27, 2017 Emily P. Blackwell

I had big plans for yesterday. The vacuuming and the dusting and the park going and the blogging all wrapped up with the family movie night. Then in the middle of my attempt at a shower and a reasonable appearance, I discovered that my engagement ring had been moved by one Miss Magnificent. And I

The Divinity About Us

January 26, 2011 Emily P. Blackwell

I am so desperate to do it right. I mean, look at her. Wouldn’t you want to do it right? To love her enough. Photo by my sister, Molly To discipline her effectively so that she doesn’t get caught with her hiney in the air. To show her how to run fast and