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Front Porch

Every House Has a Story

November 24, 2023February 23, 2018 by Carol Roper

For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. ~ Hebrews 3:4 In 1885 America was still a fairly new country with only 38 … Read more

Categories architecture, Blog, family, Front Porch, Uncategorized Tags history of Fountain Inn, John Joseph Hitch, Mary Frances Garrett 6 Comments

Breathing Life Back Into an Aged Beauty

November 24, 2023February 16, 2018 by Carol Roper

She sits on the corner one block from Main Street. An old beauty past its prime. Her graceful Ionic columns proudly support the deep, curved porch that hosted many guests … Read more

Categories architecture, Blog, courage, family, Front Porch, inspiration, perseverance, talents, Uncategorized Tags Elise Roper, Fountain Inn, haint blue, history, Mary Frances Garrett, renovations 18 Comments

Blueprints for Building Your Spiritual Dream Home: Front Porches and Family

February 28, 2017April 14, 2016 by Carol Roper

  Fireflies, family and the front porch. This is the substance of my childhood. As we played in the yard on summer evenings catching fireflies, the adults sat on the … Read more

Categories architecture, Blog, Blueprints, books and blogs, fellowship, Front Porch, hospitality 6 Comments

The Power of Words

March 9, 2015 by Carol Roper
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The way you speak to your kids becomes their inner voice. ~ Jack Canfield, Co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul series Tock, thock, thwack! Ugh! I couldn’t believe the … Read more

Categories Blog, Front Porch, love for children, motherhood

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