joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
As a personal exercise to start noticing the small things around me I started a blog series titled “Ten things I love”. It’s been a while since I made my list of ten things, but that’s OK, I decided I’ll just re-start the series. There’s much to be thankful for, sometimes we just need to… [Read More]
We celebrated Maxwell’s second birthday last month with a construction themed party at the park. His first birthday party was so fun (and smooth!) that we decided to hit “repeat” and meet at the same location a year later. We brought with us a huge bundle of blue, yellow and white balloons and a double… [Read More]
One of my most favorite things to do with Maxwell is bake. He is so enthusiastic about baking, and he loves cleaning up the dishes afterward :) We rotate between three recipes when we bake, one being this chocolate chip cookie recipe. This cookie recipe is “the best” because the edges are crispy & buttery… [Read More]
Zack asked me the other day if I thought about what kind of hairstyle I want Natalie to have once she gets a little bit older. She’s not quite 6 months old and already she has wild curls and great volume. Not to mention her hair smells like strawberries. I remember looking at him when… [Read More]
I’ve got a whole lot of “do the same thing every day, all day” in my life right now. And it’s OK — really, it’s OK, and here’s why… About 7 weeks ago I made a personal commitment to work out more. I mean, we live in Los Angeles where the average daily temperature is… [Read More]
We visited a new church a week ago and we enjoyed it so much that on Monday of last week I was already anticipating their Easter Sunday service. We’ve been wanting a new home church for quite some time and finally decided to visit our friends’ church, which they absolutely love, and turns out we… [Read More]
I’m learning from this mamahood thing with every passing day, and so far my two years of experience have taught me this: the easiest way for me to move through mamahood is by relishing in the simple moments. These notions are my bridge past the hard moments… or even, days. I have vivid memories of… [Read More]
Hey all! I wanted to share our next giveaway bundle that’s coming up for the Maggie Whitley Designs community. The theme is Spring/Florals, which sounds just lovely, yes? Think fresh decor for your home, clothing, accessories and more — all centered around shades of pink, yellow, mint, lite gray and lavender. Anything floral-themed is a… [Read More]
Every Wednesday morning I meet with a group of women at church for Bible study. One of my girlfriends, Joanna, introduced me to this group of women (over a year ago) and I’ve been going ever since. Our weekly time together is so precious to me and I try so hard not to miss a… [Read More]
