finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
I think we’ve all read Tina Fey’s Prayer of a Realistic Mother, right? Oh .. you haven’t? Get on that, girl! And then, enjoy Leah’s version of a prayer for her son (and my prayer little Max too)! She whipped it up during one of her no show conferences the other week. Pure genius. And […]
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Jemma / / / XOXO sweet girl, Mama could swoon over you all day long. Max / / / Plaid shorts? Little piggies in the grass? We can’t wait for summer! Jemma / / / In Jem’s world, veggies are currently only consumed […]
Lately, bed time has been like clock work around here. Pajamas, teeth, stories, Bible, prayers, milk and then lights out. Max at 7pm and Jem by 7:30pm. It’s glorious. We’re raising little sleep lovers around these parts. Once everyone is tucked in Dominic begins a house project or snuggles himself onto the couch and I […]
I promise, as soon as I get my hair cut I’ll back way off on all this talk about my long hair woes and short hair ideas and how annoying my bangs have gotten and where-oh-where could my perfect hairdresser be … It’s just kind of consuming me right now. Every night I crawl into […]
To say the Sip + Swap I attended was fabulous is definitely an understatement! As we all parted ways on Saturday we decided that this Sip + Swap would be the first of many. We’re already planning for another round in June! Here’s the scoop on the event in case you want to host your […]
We will overcome by the blood of the LambAnd the word of our testimony, everyone overcome -Jeremy Camp We sang Overcome on Easter and I’ve had the lyrics running through my mind all week. It’s such a powerful reminder of what Easter is all about. And it’s true, the testimonies that come from Christ’s amazing […]
One / / / I try really hard to go to bed between 10-11pm. Max still wakes often to nurse/snuggle at night and is up for the day between 6-7am so having 8ish hours of rest is necessary to a happy day. My “bed time” doesn’t always happen, but I try. Like now, it’s […]
It’s a big weekend in our home – the end of March Madness – the Final Four. I’m at a Sip + Swap with Max (can’t wait to blog about this!) and Dominic and Jemma are having a Daddy Daughter Date in front of the game. They are noshing on crackers spread with cream cheese […]
Deals kind of make my heart go pitter patter. Target sales? Love ’em! Goodwill score? Bring it on! Twice (or sometimes thrice!) a year consignment sales? Ohmygoodnessgracious, YES! JBF Olympia held a winter sale this past November and boy, did I make out like a bandit. Here’s a peek at a few of my favorite […]
Our family is officially in hair crisis. Here is the breakdown … Dominic – Poor guy is losing his hair :( I unpacked our framed photo boxes from the move and when you compare his 2006 hair (our dating/engagement year) to now there is a stark contrast. He jokes about wanting hair surgery all the […]
Have I mentioned that Dominic bought Project Life (the olive edition!) for me as my Christmas gift? It didn’t come out until January, then we moved in February and on the last day of March I finally opened it all up and started my first layout. I’m planning to do one spread each month to […]