Heart Full Home

 

 

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

 

My Godmother Mary is an amazing woman, her heart is golden, her bones ivory. Her home is a sanctuary where darkness has no room. When she embraces me I know the meaning of heaven on earth.

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

 

Mary collects feelings, weaving them into soft spots. Her ear is ready to listen far into the night. When I am with her there is no other place I would rather be, she captivates my imagination and makes me laugh.

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

Seldom does anyone leave her home empty handed. I leave with a car full, and a spirit that soars.

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

If I could spend a million years with her I would never know boredom,

and I am not exaggerating. She is just too good to be true.

 

Honestly every inch of my Godmother's house has a touch of Marie-Antoinette, Betty-Boop, and Martha Stewart stuck to it. I went into her closet and just screamed! She had rows of vintage prom dresses, and hats to match. Talk about bling-bling!

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

Certainly, the day she was born earth was a better place, heaven touched the ground and sang. My Godmother shares abundantly, she doesn't know the word selfish, she puts everyone on a throne.

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

I haven't had tea in the same cup twice. Mary finds her treasures at yard sales. She told me she cannot leave anything behind, especially if it is chipped or cracked. I believe Mary knows that being broken is being made whole.

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

One of Mary's creations.

 

 

treasured home of fleamarket finds

 

 

Mary beauty stems from caring for others. She has a knack for unfolding people's pain and given them a bundle of courage to carry on. Mary has a healing touch, a graciousness that makes me want to be a better person.

 



Comments

17 responses to “Heart Full Home”

  1. As chaplain, I aspire to be like your Godmother. She seems to have a natural knack for it!

  2. Diogenes

    A different look than your mom does, but oh-so-stylish and fun to look at. Beautiful.

  3. I thought that it was a store! What a gift she has!

  4. Jacklynn Lantry

    “Her heart is golden, her bones ivory…” C, Did I ever tell you about my sentence collection? Sentences that move me, that spark my imagination, sentences that I cannot get out of my head because the group of words is woven so deftly…Thank you for adding to my collection.

  5. nancy w

    What a beautiful woman. Both inside and out. How fortunate you are to have her in your life.

  6. Marilyn

    Just from the glimpses of her home you can see she is a treasure. Wonderful in many ways. She would inspire me.

  7. I must pour over these photos-I LOVE THEM ALL and your godmother sounds like a very SPECIAL WOMAN!!

  8. Ann of Avondale

    In the title didn’t you mean “Home full of Heart”. Her home full of a life time of treasure hunting. Very Sweet.

  9. Mary sounds like a gem! And oh how I loved yesterday’s post about Tessa and the goldfish.
    People who love abundantly receive abundantly. You are a model of love for sure.

  10. What a beautiful testimony to your sweet Godmother! Precious!

  11. Brenda, Walker, LA

    Thank God for the Mary’s in our lives! I would love to meet her! and OH I love the aqua blue, the color of windex GLASS items on her table!

  12. Kristin

    My Sunday morning reading has been, once again, deeply enriched by your beautiful word and picture story of your godmother, Mary.
    Like Jacklynn wrote, “Her heart is golden, her bones ivory…” is a phrase that is written now in my book of phrases that touch me and want to stay within me forever. Thank you, Corey, for bringing such a beautiful touch of sentiment to this day…treasures of heart, home and such love.

  13. Corey, your beautiful words! I cannot have too many! What a lovely tribute to your godmother.

  14. ohh quel magnifique hommage à ta maraine, être avec une personne qui a un coeur d´or, c´est enrichissant pour toute une vie….
    merci de partager ce trésor,
    Tina

  15. Anne Jeffries

    What a wonderful memory. I’m so happy I saw this beautiful home.

  16. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    How lovely in every way. thank you.

  17. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    A good aspiration, it sounds like, Toni. “Mary knows that being broken is being made whole.

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