ABOUT ME

Welcome!  I'm so glad you've found my little space on the web!  My name is Jennifer Griffin and I live in Edmond, Oklahoma.  

Since beginning with my college dorm room, I have always enjoyed decorating although I cringe now when I look back at some spaces that I thought looked really good at the time.  My degree is in Elementary Education, so I have no design training, but I know what I like and have fun experimenting with my home.  My goal is to have a welcoming, comfortable, gracious home that friends and family love to visit.   

My blog name was inspired by my children.  One morning as I was brushing Emily's hair (which is ALWAYS tangled) the thought "tangles" popped into my head to describe her, and it didn't take long to come up with "dimples" for Caleb.  My thought was not only does it apply to my children, but kind-of also applies to life for me.  In my husband's line of work, I know that often people may think that our life is all sparkly, but things don't always go as smoothly as planned.  The Lord has blessed us beyond what I could ever imagine, but we live in the real world with so many hurting people.  So, with my children, life, projects, plans, I want to be transparent and share the good and the bad - where sometimes life is all dimples and sometimes it's full of tangles!

 

Ray and I have been married for 20 years after meeting and falling in love at Oklahoma Baptist University.  Go Bison!  He is the Executive Pastor at our church, which has a million different definitions but for us basically means that he shepherds all of the other staff members, facilitates staff development, makes sure that all of the different parts of the body are working smoothly together and does a fair amount of counseling.  In the past he has spent time as a Youth Minister, Singles Minister, Minister to Families, and Education Minister.  He enjoys the mountains, hiking, car stuff and playing with the kids.

Caleb is our first born.   He LOVES OU football, all things LEGO and Star Wars, and is enamored with the branches of the military.  He is a smart, funny kid with an amazing memory for facts (once again, mainly about Legos and Star Wars.)

Emily is our sweet, spunky girl.  She readily declares that she HATES pink and would live outside if we'd let her (oops, except for playing the Wii).  She is a live wire full of pep and personality and loves to play soccer, basketball, board games, and declares recess as her favorite subject at school. 

A few of my favorite things (besides DIY projects): watching tv (when I can), Casting Crowns and Brad Paisley's music, thrift shopping , Chocolate Almond shakes from Braum's, fresh strawberries, and reading - blogs and mostly Christian Fiction - I like suspense!  

We've lived in our current house for 7 years and have made lots of changes, many of which are chronicled here.  There is always some sort of project going on within these walls!  Thanks for being here to join in the fun!

Blessings to you!