joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Earlier this year I lost my Fitbit. At some point while packing for our move to Detroit, I stuck it in a bag (why wasn’t I wearing it?!) and then naturally forgot about it until about 90 days ago. As soon as I found it I told my mom something like, What’s the point in… [Read More]
You know me, I could chat endlessly about the importance of 20-minute crafts. What I love most is it doesn’t really matter where you work or with whom you work, but taking the time to be creative (EVEN without actual craft supplies — you were born to be creative in a way that’s totally unique… [Read More]
Every once in a while I take a few hours on Saturday to do a little cleaning. I usualy clean throughout the week, but sometimes Saturday is “the day”. To help me tidy up our kitchen, I use Caldrea’s lovely smelling dish soap. Their counter top spray is pretty great, too :) Make sure you… [Read More]
In our house, as long as we’re living here, we’ll always have dishes needing to be washed. It used to bother me that our dishes sit dirty and stacked on the counter (or in the sink, since we don’t have a dishwasher), but I think it would bother me more if we didn’t dirty our… [Read More]
Miss Marigold, you’ve been a part of our family for exactly three months now. Our love for you is settled deep into our hearts, and your life is a beautiful gift. Mamahood is indeed the hardest calling I’ve been given… I feel really grateful for the wisdom to know life can be hard, but also… [Read More]
From the day we moved into our new home I’ve been wanting to put something on our front porch. And that was about five months ago! It’s a generously sized covered space, and we get an equal mix of pure sun and shade. I think it’s time to do something about this want, it’s time… [Read More]
How has it been over three weeks since my last published post? I could have swore I wrote something since then (perhaps only in my head?)… But alas, I have not. What I have noticed is I’ve found myself posting less and less about my tribe of littles, and it’s not for lack of care… [Read More]
Ya know, when we get right down to it, we’re not that different from one another. We may have different hobbies or day jobs or hair styles, but we’re both women who work very hard to take care of our families, friends, and selves. And that makes me breathe a long sigh of relief. We… [Read More]
A few thoughts on this mamahood thing: There will always be more to do each day than feasibly possible. Each day is supposed to leave us with choices: do I clean up the mess, or do I play with the kids? do I take them for a long walk, or do we stay inside and… [Read More]
