joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Chores. They sure like to weasel themselves into my home, laughing so quietly at me that no one else hears them. So instead of feeding the frenzy, I decided to do something about how much time I was spending on kitchen chores. I made three easy changes, perhaps they’ll work well for you? That is, if they’ve… [Read More]
Yesterday, I finally accepted that Fall has made it’s way to town, and I brought in my hanging plants from our front porch. I won’t even tell you how many houseplants I have now ;) Hint: it rhymes with “orteen”. One of Max’s favorite things to do is bake. With the change in outside weather,… [Read More]
FINALLY! Our family is back to living in Michigan (where four different seasons exist), and I’m parading my excitement around by using washi-taping fallen autumn-colored leaves to our front door, burning manly-scented candles, and baking many batches of pumpkin spice muffins. You can check my Instagram feed if you don’t believe me ;) Our home… [Read More]
One of my dear, real-life friends, Jessica Turner, wrote a book last year called The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You. I talk about her message often, and for good reason: because it’s life-giving, encouraging, and practical. Don’t we all want to surround ourselves with that kind of support? I know I do. And, when… [Read More]
Towards the end of summer, while reading blogs, I stumbled upon a few photos of macramé plant holders and I thought, I think I need to learn how to make one! The kids are so good about leaving plants and within-reach decorations alone, so my main focus for wanting a hanging plant holder was mostly… [Read More]
Our family is three babies blessed, and it’s been such a joy to go through the baby clothes, bedding, and tiny rattles with each pregnancy. Before we were parents, I wasn’t really sure which items would become favorites. Ask me now, and I’ll give you my list — no hesitation! It’s important our baby items… [Read More]
Hey friends! The weather has took a turn towards cooler air, and I absolutely love it! When we were living in Los Angeles we rarely saw shades of red and yellow on the top half of trees, and so this is partly why I’m realllllly loving that fall is upon us. Our 2-mile round trip… [Read More]
I haven’t been a mama for that long, less than a handful of years, but I have learned a few tricks that keep us afloat. You know the days when everything seems to be spiraling down the drain. All the littles are crying: the middle one is tired and so she’s tripping and stumbling all… [Read More]
Earlier this summer we achieved a HUGE financial goal for our family, we paid off our 2010 Chrysler mini-van! We have finally made a plan to become debt-free, and while seeing how much we owe written down on paper makes me a bit queasy, I am so happy we’re acting like adults and have made… [Read More]
