Karen Schravemade
@karenschrav
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Home and mummy blogger, SAHM of four kids, agented writer, interior decorator, Jesus-follower. Making life more beautiful together.
Australia
Joined July 2009
Neutrality is Invalidation: If you've ever felt invalidated in your relationship, this experience may help you understand racial trauma, and why a passive response is harmful. https://t.co/bUghN4jQrH via @gottmaninst
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Learn what role the invalidation towards black trauma plays in racial injustice and what you can do to move beyond staying neutral.
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It’s Reconciliation Week in Australia and right now my heart is so heavy with the injustice in the world that I’m struggling to even find the words. Knowing that I’m inherently complicit in that injustice because of my… 📸 https://t.co/QnaFBTx0dJ via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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We’re in week one of homeschooling over here. School closures will last at least five weeks. I will not lie, I was anxious about how I would cope. But we are slowly finding our rhythm and perhaps one day in the distant… 📸 https://t.co/efRGybrsaJ via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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Easter iso style - camping on our land! When so many are feeling hopeless right now, we are thankful for the hope Jesus brings. 💚🧡 Happy Easter, friends! 📸 https://t.co/YkZLU7FmAA via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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There is no right or wrong way to be right now. I've felt led to share some hope and peace with you this week. That doesn't mean you need to put any extra pressure on yourself if you are struggling to tap into… 📸 https://t.co/3kwkuWJDTX via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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I was reading a random little story the other day from the book of Numbers, in the Bible. A king was scared of the Israelites and so he paid a prophet to curse them. Except every time they tried it, the guy spoke… 📸 https://t.co/LSuXeUWkMX via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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Thank you God, for your goodness. For family and a home and a table to gather around with our loved ones. Thank you that when so much else is changing, you remain the same. Thank you that you are for us and… 📸 https://t.co/LepbiuLK9w via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid." John 14:27 There is truly nothing like God's peace. The world can… 📸 https://t.co/8ZaJPUG1hN via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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I was praying yesterday and felt God telling me that it's time to make a transition. Instead of being a person who looks for support from others in times of stress or uncertainty, he wants me to offer support TO others.… 📸 https://t.co/J5DBfK2cZT via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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We haven't been quarantined yet in Australia, but I know many of my American friends are stuck at home right now. Either way - sounds like a good chance to do "one thing for the home."⠀ ⠀ If you're feeling anxious, it… 📸 https://t.co/TUxV6rRvvM via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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I’ve been quiet this week. In situations of flux or stress my tendency is to withdraw and process. (I’ve learned this is very Enneagram 4 of me.) I also feel major reticence about adding to the current noise. I feel there… 📸 https://t.co/BAcdIj4pwr via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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Weekend feels courtesy of the "Hamptons House"... 😉 What are you up to this weekend, friends? xo Karen 📸 https://t.co/ScXJT7hXKl via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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It's Friday! Time for our weekly "One Thing for the Home" challenge! This month I'm gonna raise the stakes and give away a $50 Amazon Gift Card. 🎉🎉WOOHOO!!⠀ ⠀ You can win just by getting something done that… 📸 https://t.co/gwrsIDNgl2 via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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We are getting closer on the home build front... after two years of sketching dozens upon dozens of floor layout ideas and ultimately trashing all of them, I finally have a plan I LOVE!! It ended up being a highly… 📸 https://t.co/NBgGy2JR1D via https://t.co/nrcoqPkSs9
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So here's a little Enneagram primer to follow on from yesterday's chat! This is just off the top of my head, so please take it with a grain of salt - there is SO MUCH more to each type than what I can sum up in a… 📸 https://t.co/HwsqPiPCh9 via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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ENNEAGRAM Where are my fellow Enneagram fanatics??! I've only recently "discovered" the Enneagram, and OH. MY. GOODNESS. What a game changer. If you're not familiar with it, it's a personality typing… 📸 https://t.co/NfSM0Se9K0 via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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So I found out I have bronchitis. 🙄At least I feel less like a whiner - if I get sick I usually shake it within a couple of days, so I was starting to feel irritated with myself for still being crook after three… 📸 https://t.co/vE5ocNzQMj via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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BLACK vs WHITE Let's talk kitchens! Our house build is on my mind, and even though we're only at the plan stage, I'm trying to nail down my ideas in a general creative direction. The last three kitchens I've… 📸 https://t.co/bcgaRL2nVq via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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It's Friday! Time for our weekly "One Thing for the Home" challenge! This month I'm gonna raise the stakes and give away a $50 Amazon Gift Card. 🎉🎉WOOHOO!!⠀ ⠀ You can win just by getting something done that you've… 📸 https://t.co/MpwKfPEWsE via https://t.co/nrcoqP3hAB
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S T Y L E How would you define your decorating style? I've hashed this question around in my head for years. The house I did for my parents was "Modern Hamptons" (pictured.) When we build, I want that… 📸 https://t.co/AO9A4bwjpG via https://t.co/nrcoqPkSs9
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