finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
I haven’t been ecstatic about the pediatrician’s office we chose for Jemma. Nothing huge has happened, I just feel like I should be getting more for the amount we pay (both out of pocket and through insurance). I’m probably gauging things off of my excellent midwifery care – lots of time, care and education. But […]
My Little Lovie … You have blossomed this month! Your personality is captivating and your movement is endless. You laugh, smile, wiggle and on your 8 month birthday eve you started to … CRAWL! Ah! It’s hard to look back at the last month and summarize I’ll you’ve done – its been very busy, just […]
I’m been alerted that I’ve been less than present in ol’ blog land. And it’s true. No particular reason, other than the fact that I sometimes opt to sleep and do dishes instead of blogging. True story. I still manage to read quite a bit and wanted to share some of my favorites posts as […]
Not only does Barley & Birch have fabulous clothes, they also are economically and socially responsible. I’m thrilled to partner with them for a review and giveaway. Barley & Birch is the type of company that deserves success … they are helping to change the world! Here’s a little bit about how Barley & Birch […]
I am overcoming obastacles in life and it is comforting to know I’m not overcoming them alone. Andrew Murray wrote, “We have a God who delights in impossibilities.” I don’t usually use words like delight when I consider something to be impossible. But I serve a God who does, and that allows me to rest. To […]
A friend and I got together this past weekend to craft mobiles. Seriously, when the mountain of laundry is piling and I can hardly keep my head above water, what on earth makes me think, “Self, let’s whip up a mobile this weekend!” Anyways … I love how colorful the butterflies are! I plan to […]
Check, #21 is complete! My Mom whipped up these adorable flower pots for my front porch as a Mother’s Day present. The little grey duck in the middle was given to my Mom from my Grammy on my Mom’s first Mother’s Day in May 1987. This year, my Mom passed on this little duck to […]
I had published this last week, but it looks like it never posted. Oh, blogger … are you still on the fritz??? Our week has been instagrammed!You know, like googled or facebooked — anything made via instagram. I was home with Jem on Monday and Wednesday and it made for a lovely, swift week at work. Two […]
We are still very much on the natural toy band wagon. This rattle has become such a favorite that I bought a second one so we can keep one at home and one in the car! I thought I’d get all creative with this review and rather than a plain ol’ picture, we took a […]
This is our last no nanny week. We definitely miss her, but we’ve had lots of fun with our hodge podge schedule too. I was off work on Monday, Daddy stayed home today and I’m off again tomorrow. Last night we all huddled in the bathroom for a little splish splash bath. Jemma is ADORING […]
Last Friday my best friend and her daughter visited us from Idaho! It was a dream come true to have our girls unite and play for reals for the first time. They first met back in October when they were just wee bits, then again at Christmas, but this time they actually interacted. It was […]