joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
We’ve definitely spent a lot of time at home this year. If you remember, Zack was in a scary car accident in January which left us AMAZED at the protection of God. Even though his car went under a semi truck while traveling on the freeway, Zack walked away with just a small cut on… [Read More]
Feeling so so happy for Maxwell and his new running shoes. Our sweet boy loves to climb and run and ride his bike all over the neighborhood, and the night we picked out a new pair of running shoes he could NOT stop telling me how much he loves them. This is real joy ~… [Read More]
We have been in need of some mega family time! So many of Zack and my conversations seem to be focused around the kids and our home, chores and projects, and where we are with our debt payoff goals ~ all wonderful, great things, but also wonderfully, greatly adult ;) Last month our family… [Read More]
Birds singing (loud & proud) in the morning. Breakfast eaten outside. Morning school: story time, coloring, art projects. Windows open. Toddler time outs. Rinsing dishes; just one more cup of coffee. Attending a birthday party for a friend. Sweaters in the morning; barefoot in the evening. Braided pigtails. The quiet of naptime. Extra snuggles on… [Read More]
How are we already at this point, about six weeks to go and then we’ll meet our FOURTH baby!!! It’s incredible to think my body has grown and carried four little ones, such a blessing especially because prior to Maxwell we struggled for over a year to get pregnant. Zack and I took a huge… [Read More]
Thank you once more to the many of you who supported me in February when I announced I was putting my Gussy Sews handmade shop on yet another maternity leave ;) I was humbled over your generous support and wanted to make sure I shared my appreciation. The baby countdown is on: about 6 weeks… [Read More]
Let’s begin a conversation about how constant and consuming and creative motherhood is. Let’s talk about how each day can hold exactly the same as the day before (whew!), but each day can also hold totally new things (also, whew!) that take your breath away, leaving you in wonderment of how great motherhood is. Let’s… [Read More]
Yesterday was one of those really beautiful, encouraging days for me as a mama. The sun is shining more frequently and it’s bringing us a lot of warmth to the East side of Michigan. It is NOT easy mothering young children because every day is so different, and no two children are alike. I am reminded… [Read More]
Dearest darling Spring… where are you?! (Do you need some encouragement, too? Keep reading!) We are back to having chilly weather which is so hard on all of us, especially mama! On Sunday, as we were sipping our coffee and having a slow morning with visiting family, we heard a large crack and then watched… [Read More]
