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join hundreds of women curating a welcoming heart + home

there is renewed hope, she always considered the whole person

Anyone would be richly blessed to walk beside Serra Ann on the journey of seeking and creating beauty...

Cheryl J., Front Royal Virginia, Mother of three, Lead Toddler Montessori Guide

the place she made
2022-08-12T22:21:37-05:00

Cheryl J., Front Royal Virginia, Mother of three, Lead Toddler Montessori Guide

Anyone would be richly blessed to walk beside Serra Ann on the journey of seeking and creating beauty...

Incredible talent for bringing beauty to everything

Not only does Serra Ann always bring quality and carefully crafted workmanship to her design projects, she has such poise...

Marianne Moore, Professional Photographer, Chesapeake, Virginia

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2022-09-01T18:54:40-05:00

Marianne Moore, Professional Photographer, Chesapeake, Virginia

Not only does Serra Ann always bring quality and carefully crafted workmanship to her design projects, she has such poise and the deepest sense of loveliness that working with her feels so calm and peaceful (and let’s be real, events can often feel overwhelming!).

learning to let go and simplify

Serra Ann lives so simply and beautifully, her faith spoke quietly but clearly in the environment she created

Jane F., Writer, Seamstress, Mother of 7 and Grandmother of 12, Chanhassen, MN

the place she made
2022-08-12T21:16:56-05:00

Jane F., Writer, Seamstress, Mother of 7 and Grandmother of 12, Chanhassen, MN

Serra Ann lives so simply and beautifully, her faith spoke quietly but clearly in the environment she created

it went from feeling like work, to a second home

Serra Ann is able to curate a design for a space that stirs up the peace, joy and calm within

Rose Ann E., Children’s House Montessori Guide, Excelsior, MN

the place she made
2022-08-12T21:25:06-05:00

Rose Ann E., Children’s House Montessori Guide, Excelsior, MN

Serra Ann is able to curate a design for a space that stirs up the peace, joy and calm within

designs were beautiful, tasteful, and elegant

Serra Ann helped keep me organized ...and find the best deals for our needs

Danni J., Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Slow Food Vast Wine Event Coordinator

the place she made
2022-08-12T21:42:21-05:00

Danni J., Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Slow Food Vast Wine Event Coordinator

Serra Ann helped keep me organized ...and find the best deals for our needs

my space is less cluttered and more peaceful

Serra Ann simplifies shopping and saves time... I could purchase even in my pajamas!

Kathleen S., Mom of 5, Front Royal, VA

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2022-08-12T21:47:38-05:00

Kathleen S., Mom of 5, Front Royal, VA

Serra Ann simplifies shopping and saves time... I could purchase even in my pajamas!
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A Hope-filled Home Birth Story

marriage + motherhood· restoration

If we are open to it, creating and welcoming a new life can be a deeply healing and transformative journey.

I share my births here not only to record it for our children and to celebrate the faithfulness of God, but to impart hope to those who are uncertain if a “pain-free” and peaceful, spiritual birth is possible. I believe it is… honestly for me takes a good bit of intentionality and preparation, but thanks be to God, we welcomed our sixth baby just weeks ago, through a beautiful day time home birth.

Blue Flower- thoughts on the longing in loss

marriage + motherhood· restoration

The pain has always been too raw, and inner the resistance too strong and the quiet space too limited to record the details.  I have no self-judgment on that.  Only great compassion for a grief-stricken mother.  I’m offering her a long tight hug and a stronger hand to squeeze.  There were moments that seemed suffocating and totally unbearable.  But we did bear them, dear girl.  So many turned up rearview mirrors so the other children didn’t have to be concerned about the red eyes and waterfalls of tears. The solo country drive sobs. I’m proud of us for surviving this.

the womb of midwifery

marriage + motherhood· personhood· placemaking

After this final appointment, I feel so grateful for the care and am noticing I’m somewhat sad that my monthly “retreat” out alone, bonding time with baby, “just me” care time built in, in a space curated so lovingly for a woman’s heart… is coming to another end.  It’s almost as if we pregnant mothers are in the womb of midwifery for our own gestation.  But alas, birth always always comes!

Entering Autumn

marriage + motherhood· rhythms + seasons

The absolutely scorched state of our garden and house mirrors how depleted I feel in my body after this Summer Season… Though the sense of total tiredness or burn out of the season seems more salient, I can still choose to see and smile with gratitude and remembrance.