over the past few years, i have been trying to shift my mindset in many ways. i have learned that when our first instinct is to find something locally or secondhand rather than buying it new, or to borrow for a day, we get better…
i recently heard someone say that coming up with a word each month to focus on did wonders in her life. my word for this year is wholeness … so i am planning on coming up with 1-4 words each month to really focus on…
Why I Wake Early “Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety- best preacher…
“they say if you dream a thing more than once, it’s sure to come true.” -sleeping beauty this past weekend, my husband and i took parks to disney world to celebrate his 4th birthday. the whole trip was a dream. truly. the one-on-one time with…
a few years ago, my husband and i decided to make a valentine’s day tradition that fits us and our current lifestyle- a six pack of local beer, thai takeout and a movie; a date night in. last year we watched the mr. rogers documentary, which…
this post contains affiliate links . thank you so much for supporting this blog yesterday we celebrated our sweet parks turning four it was pretty simple and full of his favorite things highlights for his momma: “my birthday makes me happy” and as i was…
“our love is unconditional we knew it from the start i see it in your eyes you can feel it from my heart” -george strait dear parks james, today you are four. i love you. so very much. you are my sunshine day and night.…
january | “the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation.” – marcel proust over the past few years, i have really taken a step back and have gradually simplified life, with small baby steps; a continuous journey. i feel like motherhood can do that. at least it has for…
“the ache for home lives in all of us. the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” -maya angelou happy new year and thank you so much for being here wishing you all a peaceful and prosperous year ahead-…
