finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
Holy Moly. Last week (and this week so far) has stretched my patience. For one, I don’t do very well not leaving the house on a daily basis. I fall into a slump of pajamas, too much TV and generally feeling like I’m going crazy with cabin fever. That’s no good. No good for anyone. […]
That Dad Dominic has been anxiously awaiting the right opportunity to jump onto the blog with a review of his own. He has been waiting for the perfect item to share and after watching an episode of Shark Tank earlier this year he knew he found exactly what he wanted to share … the Mission […]
I ordered my second Stitch Fix as a Mother’s Day gift for myself and completely forgot to share what came in my box … Sadly, when it all came down to it, I decided not to keep anything. I loved the two sweater tops in the middle – but one was dry clean only (totally […]
Every year World Breastfeeding Week sneaks up on me and I never get anything prepared in time. This year, I’m doing my best to work on some posts beforehand. I’m excited to reflect on my breastfeeding experience and share! Join in with an original post (summaries and such due here by July 25th) or link […]
We’re in full wedding swing around here. The countdown is on … November 26th is the big day! Hannah has purchased her dress, Aaron has his suit and the location is set. We’re working on invitations and decor details – it’s going to be fabulous! Hopefully Hannah can guest post some of her photos soon […]
I toggle between loving and hating this season of settling into our home. I love having a fresh, clean palette to work with. I hate the budget component. I love nailing into the walls with gusto because I know we won’t have to patch them like we did in our past rentals. […]
Hey Bubs, Mama is kind of in denial about you being 11 months, just 30 days until THE BIG DAY. Your birthday! In so many ways you are still my squishy little baby. You love to snuggle, nurse and be close. Always. And I love it. Thanks for filling up my mama heart on the […]
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Jemma / / / She is the corkscrew queen. She launches off, swirls down and runs around to do it again. Max / / / “Look, Mama!” Crawlin’ on the grass! Jemma / / / She told me she was waiting for a […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pompeian Olive Oil. We be getting our grill on around here! Lordy, lordy … summer isn’t one of my favorite seasons (Fall girl represent!), but since it brings grilling to the forefront of our menu planning, I allow it to come around once a […]
Yesterday I was over at The Boho Mama as a part of her fabulous Dear Daughter Series. I relived my bang history in a letter to Jemma – giving her a few lessons I’ve learned and promising that if she ever has a tragic hair mishap, I’ll do my best to fund the fix! Because […]
With strawberries in full swing, we’ve been whipping up quite a few very berry treats, one of which is these delicious strawberry cream muffins from my mama’s recipe arsenal. This is our third year munching on these muffins with fresh strawberries and I couldn’t wait to snack on a batch this summer. I was lucky […]