Simple Space

06/07/2024

There’s inspo in everything - not Ireland, just Tarrytown. 💚🐢🍀🐸☘️🦖🌲

Happy Friday friends!

02/23/2024

Oh hello little Christmas/Easter/Randomly Blooming Cactus. Nice to see you. 💗

11/10/2023

all the yellow fall leaves 💛⭐️🌙🌼

11/09/2023

Legacy.

A couple nights ago, my 11 year old son Noah and I were talking about him making the middle school basketball team & how basketball might be in his future & how much he loves it & then if you know Noah, this led to many other rabbit trails of conversation. He’s a talker. He gets it honestly. 🐇😊

He has said something to this effect before, but in this conversation he said, “Mom, I wanna do what you and Dad both do. I want to sketch buildings and do Simple Space stuff & preach the Word of God.”

Now, I realize this pales in comparison, but we have been watching The Chosen as a family, and deep to my gut is every. single. scene with Mary, Jesus’ mother. I mean, just roll me up in a box of Kleenex and call it a day cuz I’m done. Watching her love, ache, trust, weep, then hold, comfort, mother the grown man of Jesus as he ministers and gives and pours out everything. My word, I’m grateful for Jesus, but to see Mary personified and relate to mothering a son, sheesh. Just rip my heart out.

I know I’m a bit all over the map here, but I never would have imagined in a million years that what I started here almost 4 years ago would be part of my LEGACY. These faces in these pictures, they are part of the legacy left for me - my Davis & Cook family lines. And then the Martin & Mayberry line for my husband. The ones who left a legacy for our great grandparents & grandparents & parents & now me leading my own son.

Who knows how many times Noah will change his future work choices (probably a few times if I know him lol) but I’m grateful for a chance to leave a legacy in his heart, no matter how big or small, and then get to be the mother who sits back and watches, listens, grieves & comforts. It gave me such deep joy + reminded me of my responsibility in showing Noah how to work & use my hands. This isn’t a perfection game for me, this is a legacy of hard work, love & simplicity.

All to the glory of God, and all for His name.

10/30/2023

Always and forever on Team Avyn!!

As her church family rallies around her, we are TRUSTING the Miracle Worker who has already shown faithful in providing miracles all around Avyn and his fragile body. So many of you have asked how you can help Avyn, Candace and this family as they endure this 2+ long cancer trial. Avyn is frail, but HE IS STRONG. The Lord is with them, and we are grateful for how you will give to this family to counteract expenses that have arrived during this full year of Avyn’s round #2 chemo.

We have created a Caring Bridge where you will be able to hear updates, prayer requests and tangible ways you can support from Candace. We thank you in advance for your LOVE and CARE of this family that means so much to us, our church and our community!

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.

09/15/2023

white after Labor Day ✔️

09/11/2023

5 things I did this summer to regroup :

1) Be proud of what was accomplished in the past year, especially in the design of ☕️

2) Come to terms with some failures & areas of weakness in my soul, my mind & my business.

3) Forgive myself, take a deep breath, celebrate the wins, and evaluate & improve the mistakes.

4) Seek the Lord in all things, especially in the above 👆🏼 and REST (which requires saying “No.” and I’m learning how to do that.

5) Dream of the future for myself, my family, and most excitedly for Simple Space Designs. Sometimes when you feel low, it’s hard to dream, but I’m grateful time & straight priorities helps this. DREAMING is fun! 💭

Happy first in quite some time! 🫶🏻 I’ve missed you all.

09/10/2023

Slowly getting back into it after a summer of pure magic. ✨

05/31/2023

Designing this space was a dream I didn’t even know I had - really really proud of our team’s work over at 🤗💓

Oh also it’s Handyman Larry’s 15th wedding anniversary!! Wish him well for the next 15! 😜 He’s the dream I ALWAYS knew I had, or at least since I was 12. 🥹

Swipe ➡️ for teenage years dating pic circa 2004! 🤩

05/08/2023

What makes a nursery come to life?!

Adding a baby boy named Cody John. 🐾

Welcome to the world & our family, sweet nephew of mine. We have longed for this day for quite some time!