I can’t believe it’s been a year now since we moved to Texas! In honor of our new state/ new house anniversary this month, I thought it would be fun to reflect back on the wild adventure of our move. When you go from “this is our forever home,” to … Continue reading
If you find the news that we’re moving to Texas surprising, you’re in good company! We’re rather shocked ourselves! And if it seems like it came out of nowhere, that’s because it did! At the beginning of May, Clint suggested that we consider the possibility of moving to another state. … Continue reading
On the evening of June 4th, our sweet Cider dog left this world, taking a piece of us with her, but leaving us with wonderful memories. She was a cockapoo (cocker-spaniel/poodle mix) and just shy of 10 years old. Her birthday was September 2nd, the day after our oldest son, … Continue reading
In order to survive grocery shopping with young kids, I quickly discovered that a little planning goes a long way. You can read about how I manage my recipes and meal plan here, but in this post I’m going to go over how I put together my grocery list. You might … Continue reading
This post is part of my Practical Home Series where I share the realistic ideas I’m discovering for how to create a comfortable home. One of the first challenges I took on when I became a work from home mom was the meal planning and grocery shopping. Previously, I did some … Continue reading
Part 1: Understanding the Problem Recently I found myself so burnt out and overextended that even when I managed to take a break from all my go-go-going, I carried my anxiety with me and couldn’t really be present and enjoy the moment. I realized something needed to change. … Continue reading
As hopefully most of you know by now, we are expecting our fourth child due to arrive May 31st. We are happy to share that Audrey will be getting her first sister. 🙂 Audrey thinks her brothers are the best, but it will be wonderful for her to have a sister … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written in my Little Moments series, but I really love this series. It’s so fun to share about all the special little things that my kids do and say. There is so much I could say, but I’m going to focus on just one little … Continue reading
There are days, weeks, months and years in our lives when we feel like life is just too much. There are situations that stretch us beyond what we feel like we can handle. We want to quit, or hide, or run away… anything but walking the path in front of us. Why … Continue reading
So it’s a Friday night at the end of an exhausting week, and all I want to do is watch a show with my husband and relax. However, I made a commitment to post weekly as part of Weekly Writing in October, and today is the last day to get … Continue reading