joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Just last year we were celebrating Maxwell’s first Valentine’s Day (he was 11 months old), and now we’re celebrating with new baby Natalie? Life, you are crazy awesome. I feel so blessed to be mama to these two children. It’s a real honor to be raising them with Zack. Some of my favorite moments right… [Read More]
Let’s start the month of February with a sweet giveaway, shall we? We’ve partnered with 27 amazing shops to offer the Maggie Whitley Designs community the chance to win one of three bundles. Each bundle includes over $300 in product, including jewelry, coffee mugs, clothing, accessories, art prints, and more! We’re so excited, these bundles… [Read More]
Sometimes I look at Natalie and the next thing I know I’m laughing out loud with happiness. You guys, she makes the best faces (remember this one?). She and Max are both super expressive with their eyebrows and I love it a whole lot, especially on days when I’m tired from a restless night. Which… [Read More]
Just recently we decided it was time to get serious again about following a budget (translation: stop overspending through impulse purchases). When Zack & I were living in Detroit and unemployed we followed Dave Ramsey’s cash envelope system. We didn’t overspend our already too-tight budget — I can’t believe that was almost seven years ago now!… [Read More]
Our weekend wasn’t anything extraordinary but it sure was a good one. I think those are my favorite :) Zack and I had a mini-date at home during naptime (sushi & thai tea, anyone?), we went on a long walk one afternoon, and I cooked soul-comforting meals. We napped, baked homemade chocolate chip cookies and… [Read More]
I’ve really been into podcasts lately and last week I shared a few of my favorites. But, I have a new favorite on my list: Grace Talks|Inspiration & Encouragement for Women by Edie Wadsworth (her blog is Life in Grace). Because podcasts are strictly audio I’m inspired in a totally deeper way, especially compared to… [Read More]
When I first began to sew it was 2008 and I had recently discovered the goodness of Etsy. A few months later, newly married yet unemployed living in Detroit (what?!), I realized I had the power to take my addiction to sewing and turn it into a handmade business. All I needed to do was… [Read More]
We’ve been renting for almost seven years now. When we lived in Detroit Zack and I rented an adorable little house. When we lived in Minneapolis we rented an apartment downtown for a year and then a gorgeous home in the Uptown neighborhood for two years. And now that we’re in California we’ve had two… [Read More]
One of the first things I loved about the mamaRoo infant seat was how compact it is. We live in a cozy apartment in Los Angeles with our two young children and dog, so having furniture that’s compact gets a thumbs up from me. Something else I love? The pop of seat color against the… [Read More]
– how messy (but worth it) painting with Maxwell really is ;) – how crazy quiet the apartment feels when the white noise is turned off (and everyone’s asleep) – how much time is wasted thinking about something verses actually doing. #inspiration – the way Max plays hide & seek behind the living room curtains… [Read More]
