Okay, so as some of you may remember, back on November 12th, I shared with you my presentation that I submitted for the
2013 Cathedral Antiques Show Inspiration House titled
A Show House Presentation. Well, to bring you all current, if you have not read that fantastic posting, I proposed for a hallway on the lower level of the home where the
Cathedral Counseling Center has offices. What began as one portion of the hallway has now turned into the entire lower level hallway plus the entry! You will definitely have to go back to read the earlier posting I did to really appreciate how this story will end!
Main Hallway (before)
I have been working pretty closely with Rick Anthony Bonner, who is one of the Co-chairs of the Inspiration House with Cindra Brown, and also one of the featured designers in the Inspiration House, keeping him abreast of my plans for the additional space. Floor and Decor (Southlake; Morrow, Georgia), so generously donated flooring for my area, and Rick, Cindra, and I were all totally excited! Rick, Jacqueline Glover, and I met with Virginia Pansing Plummer, the director of the
Cathedral Counseling Center, to talk about my plans for the centers hallway, and for me to learn more about what the center does and how it operates. Let me tell ya, Ginny (Virginia) is very passionate about what the center offers and it showed in her excitement and delivery of the information! She was a little fireball! "Nothing great was achieved without enthusiam"--Unknown.
Main Hallway (during flooring installation)
It was after that meeting that I met with the general manager of Floor & Decor, Tony Toomer, and Jackie (Jacqueline) to discuss the possibility of a larger donation for the lower level, when they decided to become a corporate sponsor of the Inspiration House! I was thrilled! After listening to Ginny speak just one day earlier about the center and the types of counseling that is offered, I was so excited to be able to assist her and the center in anyway that I could to make it a more warm and inviting place for the counselors and their clients!
View leading to the Entry Hallway (Before)
I've minced no words about my faith and belief in God here on my blog, so if you don't feel like reading more of how God works, then you may want to stop reading right now! Still with me? Okay, that makes me happy! Things are beginning to be revealed! I didn't, of my thought and decision making, submit for this space! As I said in that earlier
posting, I was led by the Spirit to propose for this space. Although, I will say, then I thought for completely different reasons! Please go to that posting to refresh your memory or get brought up to speed because I'm telling a very important story here and I don't want to lose those of you who are still with me!
View of the Entry Hallway (during flooring installation)
I am now seeing that God had a much bigger plan in mind when I proposed for this space. Who could have known, but Him, that I would end up doing all of the transitional spaces and the entry? Who could have known that I would find such amazing people to work with and who were just as excited about my vision for the space, but Him? Wait a minute, did I just give myself credit for
my vision? Surely not! It was truly divine inspiration. The finishes, the flooring, the entire concept was God using me to assist Ginny and the Cathedral Counseling Center in creating a place where healing can begin. Where peace of mind can be had. Where people, no matter what their need or whatever it is they are dealing with, can receive the counseling they need in order to have a better sense of well-being. Design isn't just about making things "pretty"! It goes so much deeper than that, and I am so glad that
I walk in the spirit and obedient to what He tells me to do, because this is as much for me as it is for the counseling center! How?
Back Hallway (Before)
In a posting that I did in mid October,
It's Good to Let go of the Plan and be Lead from Within, I talked about how I was lead to stop at the track on my way home from dropping my son off at school, and what that did for my spirit. Anyhoo, I shared this with someone whom I'd mentioned somewhat tricked me into proposing for a space in the house; I told them, one of the most important things this experience has shown me was that I really underestimate myself. I don't give myself enough credit. For some reason, I don't trust myself to do all the things that God has equipped me to do. It also came to my attention since being involved in the Inspiration House, I've not ever really stepped out on faith! Sure, I know that God is capable of making all things possible, but for some reason I still thought I needed to assist him. Can I just tell you how I truly didn't know how all of this was going to get done, and yet, here I am.
A little peek of new flooring installation (Entry Hallway & some of main Hallway; view from the stone room)
Back to the counseling center! We are living in a time where someone we know, even ourselves, at one point or another have needed or need someone to talk to. We have very real challenges and obstacles that we are facing, and reaching out for assistance on how to navigate and cope with those challenges is a courageous and smart thing to do. There should never be any shame or embarrassment attached to admitting that you just cannot do it alone and you need help. We, as a community, as a nation, and as world need to realize that we all want basically the same things and reach out to one another to figure out how best to accomplish them. The counseling center provides services for all who need them regardless of what community you live in. They assist with challenges such as *Couple and Family Conflict; *Depression; *Addiction; *Anxiety and Stress; *Questions of Faith, Spirituality & Values; *Trauma and Abuse; *Loss and Grief; *Personal Growth and Transition; *Parenting challenging children; *Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents; *HIV/AIDS and othe illnesses.
Peek of flooring installation (Main Hallway and Back Hallway; view from one of the offices)
I know this was a pretty long posting for me, but it was one that was placed on my heart to do. For those of you who hung in there to the end, thank you! I do hope that you will spread the word about the Cathedral Counseling Center and the wonderful work the counselors there do, as well as come out and show your support for the 2013 Cathedral Antiques Show and Inspiration House. This year the proceeds will benefit Refugee Family Services, a community-based organization that has met the needs of the metro Atlanta refugee community for over 20 years.
Make it AMAZING!
Rhonda
*I will be featuring pictures as progress continues, as well as the wonderful people that are making all of this possible. This is truly a team effort and one that I could not do without each and every one of them! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
*Special Thanks to Corporate Sponsor Floor & Decor (Southlake; Morrow, Georgia) and Escobedo Painting and Flooring!
