we took two trips back to my hometown in the midwest in june and enjoyed the simple days together – spent swimming in the pool, s’mores and stories around a campfire, watching the sun set to the west + the stars shine above, smoked meat…
“do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” -oprah a look back at june | 01. meal planning (we were only home for two weeks and those included nash’s birthday and mine and i just didn’t focus on…
a june evening: i went to bed as my birthday began to my husband rubbing my back and the warm sound of summer rain pitter-pattering a soft birthday song outside our bedroom; one year older, one year more grateful. and awoke to: “happy birthday, mommy!”…
yesterday i shared some scenes from the garden picnic birthday party we threw for nash last saturday, june 15 near uptown charlotte. ‘i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go, you go, my…
a year ago today was nash’s due date… and now we are reminiscing about all of the joy and wonders and beauty he has brought us. i thought i was as connected as i could be one year ago… however, it turns out there’s always…
“and the beautiful thing about God is this: even though we cannot fully comprehend His love, His love fully comprehends.” -morgan harper nichols how much do you love this vintage radio? it’s on the top floor at sleepy poet | gastonia 01. the sleeping at last song for…
your soul knows what moves it most; what makes it flow and thrive and just be what are things you have done for yours lately? setting intentions for each month this year has allowed me to set goals and to become more of the individual…
The Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird- equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep i the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no…
it’s the eleventh of june and tomorrow our sweet nash charles (or ‘nash charlie’ or ‘charlie boy’ as i often call him) will turn one. still my baby, always and forever. yet, i am having a hard time with this milestone. he’s been such a…
