finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Oh my little love! It’s your first day of kindergarten! And it happened in a blink of an eye. How? How? I mean, I’ve been here all along, but it’s still a wonder that you’re almost 6 and in your first year of school. We had planned to start our homeschool routine after co-op next […]
Dominic and I are blessed to sneak out for regular dates quite often. My mom lives with us and my sister just 10 minutes away so we practically always have babysitters available. It’s truly wonderful! Our regular date nights tend to consist of dinner out, maybe a walk or a movie, but for our anniversary, […]
Today’s we’re at Seattle Children’s for Reid’s surgery. I’ll be sharing what and when I can over on Instagram. While I’m out, Kristyn has returned with the rest of Bailey’s thumb polydactyly story. If you missed the part one, here it is! We celebrated Bailey’s first Easter just two days after she came home from the hospital […]
After sharing about Max’s double thumb I was blessed to virtually meet a few moms who have also had children born with polydactyly. I connected with even more after Reid was born with thumb polydactyly on the opposite hand as his brother. This is why I love the internet, it brings people together! Kristyn is one of […]
If you haven’t had a chance to meet Melody Ellison, you must! Melody is the newest doll in American Girl’s BeForever line and her adventures are set in the civil rights era of 1960’s Detroit. She has a passion for music and a heart beating for change. Melody says: Fairness and equality for all people […]
Wait, you thought that just because Jemma and I are homeschooling that we’d be lounging in our pajamas everyday? Nope! Not even close! This mom teacher and brand new Kindergartener are ready to start the year in style! Well, maybe we won’t be THIS fancy everyday … I’m sure on our true home days we’ll be […]
Did you know that play is disappearing? 70% of moms played outside when they were kids, but just 31% of their kids play outside today. I’m sad to say, it’s the case here. We’re that statistic. It didn’t happen intentionally, but it happened. We’re working to reclaim play though — to make outdoor play part of […]
Feast your eyes on the final four. So similar, and yet, so very unique. I cannot for the life me decide. And my indecision is *almost* leading me to scrap my heart’s decision for a pair of fashion meets function cutout booties for this fall. GASP! But, I’m not giving up yet. I’m bringing it […]
Yesterday Dominic and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary. NINE YEARS. That’s almost a decade, in case you have yet to learn proper counting :) I’m pretty much amazed because ya’ll, marriage is not easy. Weddings are such a ruse … it’s everything that comes after that fancy day that really matters. For our anniversary […]
Pause right there and download the Prisma app. It’s my new favorite. I’m prisma-ing everything. Next up. Forgive me for the massive wave of sponsored posts lately. I got behind while in Austin and everything just piled up and piled up high. I hate it, you hate it, but we all gots to pay the bills […]
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