Home… This is a word to describe feelings, a place of comfort, a place of nurture. Is that what you thought of as well, or was it the four walls that surround you in your house, or the town you grew up in? Well I believe it can be all those things, and I want to describe and encourage you to create and grow that place of home.
For so long I have been fascinated by homes, which led me to my Bachelors degree in Interior Design. But to me, design has been so much more than just the floor plan and decor. We are creating a home, and this involves researching what people do in their homes to create the spaces they love. I love creating a space where I feel the comfort of my routine, aesthetics, and the people who surround me…and that happens with more than just paint colors and pretty decor. Trust me, I would much rather be called a homemaker than an interior decorator. The word home means so much to me and I plan to share everything I can about what it means to me and to define it so many ways you may never have thought. Of course, I will also share some of my favorite design tips for your home and my homemaker routines.
I am the proud wife to my husband, Nick, and we have two young boys, Jack and Maxton. Our home is filled with love, chaos, fun, and most importantly a growing faith as a family. It’s almost always VERY LOUD as I don’t believe my boys came with a volume control. We are an Active Duty military family (Marine Corps) currently living in Washington, DC and we love traveling and exploring our area. Our life has been thrown way off OUR plan of course many times due to this military life, and some family struggles with difficult diagnosis, adding more to our hectic lives as parents of young ones. These are daily reminders for us that we are following the Lord’s plan, and not our own. It was these struggles that have brought us even closer and stronger in our faith. I love sharing about our story, and things that have helped us with some of these struggles that are unique to this lifestyle.
When I first moved to DC, I prayed hard that I would find other women who were like-minded, had a love of Jesus, and valued the family structure that we do. These two ladies (Lisa and Jill, co-founders of How Estherly) were my answer to that prayer. I love the friendship we have made, and the encouragement is like nothing else. These women are strong, faithful, caring, intelligent, and downright hilarious (BIG BONUS WIN). So when we discussed what we wanted from this blog, it made so much sense to name it “How Estherly.” I love everything about this project, and I am so excited to share with each of you, and truly hope you enjoy all that we have for you!
***No idea how I made it through this whole intro, without the word y’all. Seriously, y’all, —that’s a whole lot of punctuation going on and I have no idea if any of it is even right—this is what you can expect from us, imperfection, real, creative, lots of Jesus, and the word y’all!
-Heidi
Amazing Heidi!! Love this!