joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Over the weekend so many great things happened. First, our family enjoyed a loooooong three days of togetherness. It was fun and lovely and re-energizing and memorable. Secondly, we celebrated the Fourth of July and went to our first parade with Maxwell, hooray! What a wonderful day for our country to celebrate. And then to… [Read More]
A day at the beach. from gussy sews on Vimeo. * * * I have little conversations with myself kinda regularly now that revolve around “purpose” and what I have to share/say. It’s gotten a lot harder lately to define these two things, and sometimes it feels really confusing. Do you ever feel like that?… [Read More]
via NS Pottery via Mud Pie Studio NC via Jessica Jane HANDMADE via Karin Lorenc Confession: I have a small crush on handmade ceramic wares. I keep a little folder on my computer of handmade pretties I think are super great, and lately I’ve got my eye on all things ceramic. I love the combination… [Read More]
Last week I spent some time working on a few projects for myself. Even though I really wanted to take an afternoon nap. Even though I knew it would be a bit of work to get everything out and set up. Even though I knew at some point during my project Max would wake up… [Read More]
I saw this quote while scrolling through Instagram last week. It has stuck with me ever since, so I knew I had to write it down. The simplicity of the phrase is beautiful and incredibly freeing, don’t you think? What I’ve been noticing recently is how easy it is to sit and obsess over getting… [Read More]
we spend a lot of time reading together, which the bookworm in me loves I know I type a lot of words about finding the good and happy and encouraging and humble moments of mamahood, but the reality is there are just as many hard moments (days?) as the good and happy and encouraging and… [Read More]
I wrote this last week but wanted to save it for a Monday morning. I know Mondays can be hard in their own unique way, so here’s a little bit encouragement if you’re in need. Fact: there are days when everything feels like it’s going the wrong way. The day before today was kinda perfect… [Read More]
One of my dear mama friends (she has two littles: a four-month old and a 2-year old) taught me early on how to survive living in Los Angeles. You bring your kids to the beach, and you start going at an early age. And oh my, yes I couldn’t agree with her more. The weather… [Read More]
Summer is nearly here and I’m beyond excited. (And that’s a fact!) I’m so grateful for this online community and to help celebrate summer and blogging and encouraging one another and handmade beauty I’m hosting a HUGE summer giveaway bundle worth $895 in prizes from 21 different shops. All of the items included in the… [Read More]
