Hello and welcome – I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Anya and I am the blogger + designer behind Heart that Built Me. I love it when things are orderly and as they ‘should’ be – however, in my world, that does not happen often. Usually there is a dish just shy of the sink and clothes on the floor and sometimes I forget to brush my teeth before we leave for school (gross I know!). But life is messy and beautiful, I am working on remembering that God tells me daily I am messy and beautiful. My desire is that this blog would reflect all of the wonderful, challenging, crazy-making, amazing moments of my life in the most authentic way possible. I am a precious daughter to a loving King, I am a wife to an incredible man, and mama to two little fantastic, crazy, miraculous, busy beings – Kyila Anne (8) and John Eli (2). Eli is lovingly referred to as our tornado. As I well know, finding peace amongst the chaos of laundry, dishes, groceries, homework and the usual path of destruction that follows our precious little people, can be a tall order. But I deeply believe our home should reflect our hearts, our deepest desire to feel safe and comforted. And be the one place it’s ok to inhale deeply and find rest. When I was young, my family moved a lot – like three different seventh grades in three different months – a lot. As an adult, I have realized how deeply important HOME is to me. Not only the precious people who make up that home, but also what surrounds me in my home. I have found a deep passion in creating our space to be warm, cozy and thoughtful. It has brought me immense joy to transform our house into a home. Sometimes simple, small touches is all it takes to make a room feel comfortable and inviting. I believe a home should be a place that is beautiful, but it’s also where you do life. And if you have precious kiddos, then you know function is just as important as beauty.