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Hi I’m Liz Marie! Blogger and designer of this lovely little blog. Shop owner of The Found Cottage in Hudsonville Michigan, and new author of Cozy White Cottage. Here on Liz Marie Blog you’ll find a little bit of everything form DIY projects, our cute little farm, and our happy little 1 year old son Copeland Beau. I hope you get inspired for your next space here on the blog, or tap into that creativity with the next DIY. Read more about all things Liz Marie Blog HERE

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The sunshine was such a gift to us all today. We s

The sunshine was such a gift to us all today. We spent hours outside playing & working... Copey was so tired at the end of the day he couldn’t keep his eyes open. Today was filled with a lot of reminders, but one as I walked through this room as the sun was setting and glowing this space after our long fun day outside, was that the darker the storm, the brighter the rainbow. Today felt sweeter and more like a gift after days of bad news and rainy cold weather. I’ve had this simple lesson proved to be true over and over In my life from the storm of deployments where Jose was gone for 7 months at a time. Our reunions made our marriage so much sweeter and brighter & fall in love even more. To the storms of infertility & miscarriages. Motherhood is such a gift and I know that I’m a better mom because of it all. This is a storm we are in friends, but there are brighter days that will feel like sweet gifts ahead! I love you all & I hope during this time we can be a light to you during this time and always. What was the weather like by you today? 60 & sunny here in West Michigan!! #whitecottagefarm #cozywhitecottagebook

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Today we all went out to the greenhouse together t

Today we all went out to the greenhouse together to search for some items we can use to DIY a Thank You message and show love and appreciation for those on the front lines keeping us safe at home. Though these times are uncertain and scary for our little family we know how lucky we are to be home safe together and have many men and women out there working tirelessly so that we can all feel secure at home. That’s why we wanted to partner with @loweshomeimprovement to #BuildThanks together on April 6th! They are inviting families all over to find items around your home and DI- together something to display in front of your home to thank those that are all doing so much right now. From string lights, to scrap wood, to chalk paint, to paper. Use whatever you have to show your appreciation at your home! Not sure what we will be doing yet but I know we can find something around here... WILL YOU JOIN US?! I’ll keep you updated on what we are making to show our appreciation, but for now... let me know below if you will be joining us & let me know if you or a loved one of yours is on the front lines of all this below.. let’s show them some love! #LowesPartner

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“Stay at home order” life hack: Set one goal a

“Stay at home order” life hack: Set one goal a day for yourself & keep your standards really low. I’m serious that’s what has been working for me. Today my only goal was to move this sofa in here from my she-shed & I got it in here & feel so accomplished [see my stories today for more of this]. Anything extra I do just makes me feel like super woman. I feel like a lot of us are putting a lot of extra pressure on ourselves to do all the things during this time but really our main goal every day should just be to stay healthy, keep others healthy by staying home, enjoy the slower pace of life, & love on our family. Help us all out & let us know below what has been working for you!! I think we all need some wisdom and tips at this point... #whitecottagefarm #cozywhitecottagebook ps. Instagram made this sofa look a little wonky. See my stories today for how it really looks!

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Today was extra cozy here on the farm. See my stor

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I get asked all the time, “Where do I start when

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Spent some much needed time out in my greenhouse today prepping it for gardening and seed starting. I’ve said before that I’ve been an “every other day-er” as far as my emotions and I’ve really learned a lot about myself these past few weeks. I’m sure a lot of positive things will come out of this difficult time, but so far two very important lessons I’ve learned are: ⁣
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1- It’s ok to slow down. It’s ok to have slow days. In fact we need the slow days. I’m not going to lie, about a week before this all happened I got on my knees in tears and prayed for God to slow my mind down because I was feeling out of control. Now that I’ve been forced to slow down I’m really seeing just how important it is.⁣
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2- Be more resourceful- I could go on about this topic, but I’ll just touch on it lightly. This pandemic has taught me just how wasteful I was & how resourceful I wasn’t being. I find myself saving more and using what I have more & it feels so good! Jose and I have built and fixed the farm up with so much material we already had this week where as before I feel like for each project we were adding to our pile of material.. that’s just one example. I’m learning a valuable lesson in resourcefulness that I’m embarrassed to say that I strayed away from. It feels good to be back. ⁣
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There is a lot more we can learn from this and that we are learning from this, but one thing I hope we are all learning is to be kinder, to give more often, and to give grace at all times... we all need all of these things more than ever in one way or another. Love you guys! xx

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