conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled The Nesting Place about Alabama, Texas, Joy with the genre: Children's Books, Animals.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: the author, an Alabama native, is constantly reminded of how much God cares for all of us in her Texas home that she shares with her husband and two teenage boys. Joy loves to find creative ways to share Gods love at home, at school, and at church.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide the first four paragraphs for this book.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: The Nesting Place
  I find that people are interested in the creative process of creating a beautiful room, but often they don't like what they hear. We are looking for a magic formula, a step-by-step, foolproof way to decorate, and it just doesn't exist. The best rooms are usually the result of good old-fashioned trial and error, risk, meaningful beauty, a bunch of unwanted Lovely Limitations, random buts we have to overcome, and some tears thrown in for good measure.
  Let that be an encouragement to you, because all of those ingredients are readily available to all of us, whether we want them or not.
  Finally, last year a duct-tape company challenged some DIY bloggers to do a project with duct tape. All they required was that we use the tape in our homes; there were no parameters. But I have a sickness: I want to be recognized as extremely creative and surprise people with my talents. It's a pride thing; I get it. I also don't like to spend a huge amount of time without making a huge impact. That's a nice way to say I'm selectively lazy. But I prefer to say I'm smart with my time. So my challenge was to use the tape in a creative way that had a big impact in relation to the time spent.
  This room was finished as a result of a challenge to simply "use duct tape." I'm so glad I had a limitation, otherwise I never would have finished the room and I wouldn't love it as much as I do. I'd still be scrolling through a long Pinterest board full of too many beautiful options.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide four more paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Lighting your candles probably isn't going to change your entire room. But it could help change your mindset. The beautiful things in your home are there for you to enjoy. Lighting the candles can be a baby step to fully enjoying your home. Next thing you know, you'll be unpacking the good dishes and using the guest towels.
  If you feel like your family room or bedroom is lacking in personality, it could be because everything is a set. If you've already invested in a set, not to worry; we've all done it. Consider divorcing the set and putting the members in separate rooms. If you have two dressers, two side tables, a bed, and a mirror that are all part of a bedroom set and you feel stuck, pick a color and paint a few of the pieces to mix it up a little, change out some knobs, and trade the matching mirror for the sunburst mirror in the family room.
  Are your decorative pillows flat? This is not the fault of your family, whom you've begged not to flatten your pillows. Maybe you are purchasing the wrong pillows to begin with. Look for feather inserts. Feathers, also known as God's stuffing, still create the most fluffable pillows.
  These days, you can usually purchase pillow covers separately (Etsy is my favorite pillow-cover buying place), so the inside of the pillow can be whatever you choose. I've been known to feel up all the pillows in a thrift store just to find the feather pillows so I can go home, tear off the ugly cover, wash the insert in super hot water, and then put my own pillow cover on it. Feather pillows will continue to refluff after years of abuse. Remember, your throw pillows are there to serve you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide the last five paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Landis, Cademon, and Gavin. Do you have any idea how much I love being a mom of boys? Thank you for not complaining every time I move the furniture.
  Chad, the most encouraging man in the world, who has never shied away from risk. You cleaned toilets, washed dishes, and listened to me through this entire process without rolling your eyes. You are too good to me.
  I often get asked how I go about creating the rooms in our home. I hesitate to write out a step-by-step process, because I hate rules, but I have figured out there are a few steps I've carried out in most of our rooms. Use the ideas that work for you and ignore the rest.
  You are invited to join me and the beautiful community of imperfectionists daily at Nesting Place (thenester.com), where no one laughs at your mistakes and we embrace risk and talk about decorating without taking ourselves too seriously. There you'll find several years' worth of simple ideas for your home — easy changes that anyone (even people who hate to sew) can make. And now that you know perfection isn't the goal, you can better enjoy all of those DIY projects. Welcome home.
  For about the cost of one family meal out per month (or, if you are me, the cost of a lamp), you can help change the life of a child. Compassion International's mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. It's made possible by people like you and me who are simply willing to sponsor a child. I've seen firsthand the life-changing benefits for entire families that come from child sponsorship. It's the best money I've ever spent.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swap the first and the last sentence.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: It's the best money I've ever spent. Do you have any idea how much I love being a mom of boys? Thank you for not complaining every time I move the furniture.
  Chad, the most encouraging man in the world, who has never shied away from risk. You cleaned toilets, washed dishes, and listened to me through this entire process without rolling your eyes. You are too good to me.
  I often get asked how I go about creating the rooms in our home. I hesitate to write out a step-by-step process, because I hate rules, but I have figured out there are a few steps I've carried out in most of our rooms. Use the ideas that work for you and ignore the rest.
  You are invited to join me and the beautiful community of imperfectionists daily at Nesting Place (thenester.com), where no one laughs at your mistakes and we embrace risk and talk about decorating without taking ourselves too seriously. There you'll find several years' worth of simple ideas for your home — easy changes that anyone (even people who hate to sew) can make. And now that you know perfection isn't the goal, you can better enjoy all of those DIY projects. Welcome home.
  For about the cost of one family meal out per month (or, if you are me, the cost of a lamp), you can help change the life of a child. Compassion International's mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. It's made possible by people like you and me who are simply willing to sponsor a child. I've seen firsthand the life-changing benefits for entire families that come from child sponsorship.Landis, Cademon, and Gavin.