Kittie McGuire
What about Jane?
A coldness resides where warmth should be. It's stacked dry wood without the strike of a match. How does one...
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My name is Kittie and I'm so glad you joined me. Pull up a seat, grab your favorite warm beverage and explore our little corner of the internet. We regularly update our craft and faith blogs, so check back with us often...
Kittie McGuire
Mar 28, 2020
Expectancy
There is so much on my mind these days with all the news of COVID-19. Yet with my concern, I have a profound sense of peace.
Kittie McGuire
Mar 19, 2020
All Natural Cleaner
Make an all natural cleaning solution that smells amazing using herbs and spices you probably already have on hand.
Kittie McGuire
Mar 3, 2020
Vinyl Shelf Liner Decor
Do you love to think outside of the box when decorating your home? Then you will LOVE this idea!
Kittie McGuire
Mar 2, 2020
Tulip Centerpiece
Let's make an easy tulip centerpiece!
Kittie McGuire
Feb 27, 2020
Windmill Welcome Sign
Windmill's are all the rage this Spring! Grab your supplies from the Dollar tree and make this farmhouse style welcome sign with me!
Kittie McGuire
Feb 25, 2020
Easter Farmhouse Decor
Farmhouse Easter Decor
Kittie McGuire
Feb 24, 2020
Blood of My Blood
Blood of my blood, trusted with my heart.
Kittie McGuire
Feb 13, 2020
Farmhouse Style Herb Canisters
Easily turn a Dollar Tree find into farmhouse style decor for your home!!! These herb canisters would also make a great gift.
Kittie McGuire
Feb 11, 2020
I am His
Wounded and parched from battle, sometimes we forget that Jesus has already won! Stop fighting on your own and remember Whose you are!
Kittie McGuire
Feb 3, 2020
Spring Craft - Blue Speckled Eggs
Add a touch of spring to your decor with chalk paint speckled eggs!
Kittie McGuire
Jan 12, 2020
Farmhouse Decor - Painted Glass Bottles
Create Stylish Farmhouse Decor on a Budget!
Kittie McGuire
Jan 2, 2020
The Faithful Four
Then they came, bringing a paralytic to Him.
Kittie McGuire
Jan 1, 2020
2020 Vision
2020 Bible Reading Plan
Kittie McGuire
Dec 22, 2019
Advent Week Four - Love
I will sing of the Lord's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare...
Kittie McGuire
Dec 16, 2019
The First Gift of Christmas
It wasn't the womb that saved the world, it was the Babe. It wasn't the blood shed on the floor of the stable, it was the blood shed on the
Kittie McGuire
Dec 15, 2019
Advent Week Three - Joy
Joy will burst forth and bellow out from those deep places of suffering.
Kittie McGuire
Dec 8, 2019
Advent - Week Two - Peace
Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly....
Kittie McGuire
Dec 1, 2019
Advent - Week One - Hope
Join us for week one of Advent 2019 as we focus on Jesus -- our HOPE!
Kittie McGuire
Nov 27, 2019
Advent 2019
Join me for Advent 2019.
Kittie McGuire
Nov 27, 2019
Antique Wreath Ornament
Join me today for an easy craft using something you may already have laying around in your kitchen -- tin molds!
Kittie McGuire
Jun 15, 2018
Featured Artist: Justin McGuire
This month, Halcyondale Cottage is featuring an up and coming contemporary Christian singer and songwriter, Justin McGuire. He serves as...
Kittie McGuire
May 12, 2018
A Mother’s Crown
All of my thoughts are scattered. All of my physical attempts at progressing forward feel as if I’m moving through quicksand. It is here...
Kittie McGuire
Feb 14, 2018
Love Series: A Broken Vessel
I hear story after story of broken women who are too ashamed to talk to God. They've become isolated and are weighed down with doubt......
Kittie McGuire
Feb 13, 2018
Love Series: My Valentine
My youngest daughter works downtown in a children's boutique. For this month's window display, she constructed an enormous candy box and...
Kittie McGuire
Feb 11, 2018
Love Series: Who Does He Think He Is?
Job 26: 1-4 I was staring out of the shop window, watching and waiting for him. He was late. Again. I glanced back to see my boss at her...
Kittie McGuire
Feb 9, 2018
Naturopathic Cold & Flu Care
The 2017-2018 flu season has proven to be a dangerous one. To date, 50 people have died in Georgia alone, including healthy adults and...
Kittie McGuire
Feb 8, 2018
An Outpouring of God's Spirit
A look at 2 Kings 4:1-7; The Widow's Oil Every time I read the story of the widow's oil, I see one miracle after another. I see...
Kittie McGuire
Feb 1, 2018
Two- Minute Devotional: A Furious Squall
I have always said that I'd never live in a storm-prone area like Tornado Alley. Can you imagine the devastation that those folks...
Kittie McGuire
Jan 24, 2018
He is the New Day
I woke up to the sound of rain on our metal roof this morning... calming and constant, generating a feeling of renewal and cleansing. The...
Kittie McGuire
Jan 16, 2018
GF Banana Muffins
As most of you know, I have a gluten allergy. Before this news, I spent many years in the kitchen perfecting meals for my family. All of...
Kittie McGuire
Jan 15, 2018
Sunday Dinner
“My sheep listen to my voice, I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 I sit here on this cold January morning, warming up with a cup...
Kittie McGuire
Jan 11, 2018
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
As I sit here thinking about the possibilities that a new year brings, I can't help but wonder where my journey will take me... but to...
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