If I am being honest, I didn’t want to write this today. In the face of a new year, I have been praying for weeks now for a theme to carve out for the next 365 days. Instead, all I could think about is how...
Oh glorious Monday! You heard me right, I am celebrating Monday today because 1) I love May. Bring me aaaaalllll the flowers. And 2) my husband is home. He was away on a 10 day trip, and I can't lie, it wasn't pretty around our...
Good Monday morning friends! In the midst of post-Easter sugar meltdowns, I have some practical tips for managing your children's emotions. If you have spent any time in this space here, you know two things about me. First, I’m not necessarily the practical one. I like...
We went on a family retreat this weekend - hence the lateness of my post. We rushed back into town today, swung by the house, picked up some presents, ran frantically through Giant grabbing Lego batman toys, a premade cake, candles and a pack of...
I think I saw the red and pink hearts in Target somewhere around January 3rd. I think I actually bought the kiddos their class valentines somewhere around January 7. (Planning ahead for the win!). I used to hate Valentine’s Day, and I still think it...
Hi Ladies, Before we dive into some musings below, I wanted to share a fun idea with you since we’re focusing on hospitality this month. My friends, Lauren and Joel, recently tried a new way of extending hospitality by throwing out four dates to a large group...
This spring, we had the privilege of grossly overstaying our welcome with one of my nearest and dearest in Austin, Texas. We descended on her family for eight days, and had a blast doing life together with three toddlers between us. We decided that those...
A few years ago, my husband and I started what we like to call our “lifetime library.” These books have become part of our DNA, deeply shaping our souls, feeding our minds, and inspiring us to grow. Although most of our additions to the lifetime...
Over the last year I purchased a rather large world map. When I was trying to decide the best place to put it for homeschooling, the wall by our kitchen table seemed best. In my mind this place was not visually ideal, but the location has been a blessing! Since the...
Almost eight years ago my mothering journey began with an unplanned trip to the hospital after my water broke almost five weeks before my due date. As I waited in the quiet of my dark bedroom, seeking to relax my nervous heart as my husband put...