joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Yellow is such a cheerful color and I love spotting it in small bursts throughout our home. It always reminds me of sunshine first, then a strong feeling of happiness comes next. Here are my ten favorite yellow finds: 1. Our dining nook has a small collage of wooden art hanging on the wall: an… [Read More]
Happy Friday, loves! I am so happy the weekend is within reach. I am ready for a couple days of rest and giggles with my family, and my guess is you’re ready for the same, too. Zack and I have another date planed for Saturday night, yeow! To help celebrate the weekend, one lucky MWD… [Read More]
You guys, today is a big day as we’re officially two days past the halfway mark of a pregnancy: 20 weeks. I seem to have a huge surge in energy and am soooo enjoying it, but I need to remember to slow down a couple days each week and rest while Max is napping. Even… [Read More]
Saturday was a day to record in the books. Zack and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary, and the day was pretty much perfect. I like to think we’ve gotten really good at two things: going with the flow and cherishing “the now” of life. I feels a bit unrealistic to create a plan and… [Read More]
Maxwell will be 15 months old on the 12th and that is literally fascinating to me. For one, where does the time disappear to?! I’m so grateful for all our memories we have created together since his birth. To be home with our babes is such hard work, it takes consistency and patience, and trying… [Read More]
We had “the big” anatomy scan yesterday morning at my doctor’s office and I admit, I went in to the appointment with my breath held a little. We like the surprise of finding out the baby’s gender at birth, but I always worry a bit that the tech will forget and leak the gender :)… [Read More]
Whenever I’m pregnant I get a little nervous about having weird cravings. You know the ones: pickles and ice-cream, cookies and ketchup, french fries dipped in mayonnaise. I mean, for a large part of my day I’m thinking about what I’m going to eat next. (What?) During those first few weeks I really dread eating,… [Read More]
We recently launched our Summer Gift Guide and ohhhhhh my word, the handmade community is just so, so inspiring and fun to hang around with. And, I really love being able to share these kinds of things with you gals. I have always loved blogging, but this is definitely an added perk :) Today I… [Read More]
via A Cup of Jo While reading one of my favorite blogs I came across this beauty philosophy that literally made me stop and pause over the words I had just read: I think beauty is about contrast — that things shouldn’t be too perfect. I’m “allergic” to things being too done-up, whether that be… [Read More]
