Thanks so much to all who linked up to the weekly Heart&Home link party! I love hosting and hope we can continue to grow this link up to be a true place of inspiration for hearts&homes.

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Today’s featured posts are brought you by MotherLetters, a beautiful ebook full of encouragement for mamas. I adore this book and highly recommend it as a source of mommy inspiration!

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Ok, on to the features!

Here are the top picks for / / HOME / / Inspiration:

Mrs Bass from Like A Mustard Seed whipped up a recipe for Savory Herb Butter… with fresh herbs. Is your mouth watering like mine?!

I absolutely LOVE that Allyson of A Heart for Home says that she serves up a big salad as the main dish for her family most days in the summer.  Visit her post for a fabulous roundup of Summer Salad Inspiration.

And what tops off a nice healthy salad better than a doughnut, right?

Heather at French Press shares a recipe for Cinnamon Toast Mini Doughnuts that I’m sure are melt-in-your-melt.

Last week Jennifer at Vintage Gwen shared her craft room with us, and this week she gave the full tour of her new home. While her  home is absolutely lovely, my favorite part of the post is what Jennifer writes at the end:

And guess what I had prayed the whole time we were trying to sell our house? “Lord, I thank You that You have a place prepared for my family.  A place that is set aside for us, a place that is all our own and that we won’t have to compete for it.”  Amen to that, friend!

And finally Aimee at It’s Overflowing! linked up the prettiest tea party I’ve ever seen!  The yellow and white party decor is so fresh and summery, but my favorite thing about the post is that the party was a special Mother Daughter tea that Aimee hosts every year. How sweet is that?!

And featured HEART Inspiration posts:

Rachel at My Heart’s Mission shared boldly about living fully alive.

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The Barefoot Hippie girl gave an inspiring little history lesson on an old hymn.
I love verse two:
In every condition, — in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth,
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, –
The Lord, the Almighty, they strength e’er shall be.

Gail at Bible Love Notes linked up some great devotional posts. They are quick, 1 minute bits of encouragement you’ll have time to read. Check out When There’s No Time for Prayer and Be Your Own Thought Police.

Rose at Walnut Acre opened up about those voices in our heads that tell us we are less than we are, the pointing fingers; she challenges us to speak back with Truth!

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In light of the July 4th holiday last week, Sherrey at Not Just A Name gave a heartfelt challenge on Independence vs Dependence.

And if you’ve been around mercy(INK) much, you’ve likely noticed my passion for adoption. So of course I had to feature the documentary, Grafted, posted by Meet the Basses. Hop over there to read more about their adoption journey.

Thanks for linking up everyone!  If you were featured, go ahead and grab a button (click the button tab in the sidebar). The next link up opens tomorrow morning at 6:30— see you then!

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Lauren is a young(ish) mom of three, Jesus follower, wife of a youth pastor, coffee lover, proponent for all things fair trade + handmade, and a passionate advocate for the least of these. She loves to create pretty things & designs Scripture prints for the mercy(iNK) print shop. > > > connect with Lauren on twitter or facebook. You can also subscribe to posts via email/reader. Don't be a stranger. Stop by again soon.

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