The past few days I’ve been reading Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch as I am part of the launch team for this book and honestly, all through the book I keep saying, “Yes, this!” Reading excerpts aloud to my husband, highlighting half the book, wanting to stay up all night to finish […]
Seasons of Motherhood
Lately I’ve really noticed that we’ve moved into a different stage of life and I think we’ve been here for a while but don’t want to admit it because that means we are all getting older. We are no longer the couple in their late 20’s/early 30’s with small children at home, filled with busy […]
Bloom where you are planted
For many of you who we see often, you know the debate of moving South or not has been ongoing in our home for about a year, well ok, maybe a little longer than that. The past two winters have been really rough on me personally. The bone chilling cold combined with the wind plus the cloudy days, make […]
A New Season of Motherhood
Grab a cup of coffee or if you are like me and don’t drink coffee, maybe an ice water with lemon, come sit down and chat! I have been gone all summer and I’m looking forward to blogging again, it’s been a while that’s for sure. I have a lot on my heart and mind […]
No More Perfect Kids Book and Bonus Offer
Last year I read No More Perfect Moms, one of my top picks for every mom to read! This year, I read No More Perfect Kids, another top pick but this time for both mom & dad to read! My husband and I are reading it together right now, it’s brought up some great conversations between […]
No More Perfect Kids
Last year I was part of the launch team for Jill Savage and her amazing book No More Perfect Moms. If you have not read this book yet and you are a mom, go grab yourself a copy and then you can come back and thank me later. Or better yet, grab some of your […]
Downton Abbey Premier Dinner Party Season 4
This past summer I had some friends over who had never seen Downton Abbey before so like a good friend, I introduced them to my addiction, hoping they would become addicted as well. Of course they were hooked after a few episodes and from there a Season 4 premier party idea was born. […]
Update on my mom & Christmas
Whew, it’s been quite the whirlwind of activity around our home the past week or so. I’m sure you are all feeling the after Christmas crash as well. I know a few of you lucky ducks have still had some pajama days this week and I’m a little jealous. For those of you who don’t […]
Generous Tuesday: Giving gifts that really matter
I started this post last year on November 30th but never finished it in time to be published on the blog. I didn’t want to rush it as this post means a lot to me and I want to do it right. So here it is, blogging straight from my heart, sharing today on how […]
Road Tripping Part 2
If you missed Road Tripping Part 1, click on the link to read about the start of vacation. I don’t want to bore anyone to tears but at the same time, this is my blog and also kind of like a scrapbook of sorts, so if you don’t want to read about our vacation, I’m […]