Today is Audrey’s 9th birthday. I started blogging 10 years ago right before getting pregnant with our sweet girl. I was a stationery designer who worked very part-time from home while raising my three adorable little boys. Blogging was new-ish and not only did it seem fun, but it was a natural fit for me who…
thoughts
snow days
I have tried to write this blog post all week and every day there has been some sort of distraction that has kept me away from this little space on the internet. First, it was the pure joy of watching the snow fall outside. Then it was all the friends and baking and movie watching…
Being a mom of teenage boys
When I was little and daydreamed about my future family, I imagined having four girls. I am the middle of three girls and have always been pretty girly. I grew up dancing ballet, playing house and doing makeovers with my sisters. I nannied for a family of three girls and it just seemed right that…
I’ll keep pressing on
I am in a season of new growth and as exciting as it is, it also means saying goodbye to parts of me. Some are good things, some are bad and others are maybe not the very best, but they are known and comfortable and it’s scary to let them go. I’m not particularly good…
Currently
Sometimes I like taking note of what’s happening in my life in a little blog game called CURRENTLY. It doesn’t have to happen on a blog, though. I think this could be equally enjoyable and valuable as a conversation with a friend or in a journal. Sometimes just slowing down enough to pay attention to…
All about the daily sketch
A day before the calendar switched to the new year, I had a sudden idea to challenge myself to do a little sketch + watercolor each day in 2019. We’re two weeks in and I am so pleasantly surprised with how things are going. The sketches are darling (am I allowed to say that about…
Five Things Friday #2
ONE I was SO close to recording a coffee chat this morning. I have about 25 minutes in between school drop-off and my pilates class and I was going to just record a little chat in the car. But then I hopped on Marco Polo (do you do Marco Polo? It’s a video app that is…
Project 89 – a Gospel reading plan that has transformed my life
Three things happened back-to-back that changed the trajectory of my bible-reading life (and my whole life, actually). It first started with a post I wrote last year about morning devotional books I liked. I am not a morning person and yet I saw the value in starting the day with truth, so I did what…
Five Things Friday
This little series called Five Things Friday is something I’ve been doing every once in a while over on Instagram. Just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week or caught my attention or that I feel like sharing. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about blogging. Part of me really misses the…
that magical week between Christmas and New Years
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is one of my favorites. Of course we love Christmas and all the days and events leading up to it. Baking, cleaning, wrapping, waiting. And then Christmas comes and it is all about family. Cousins, grandmas and grandpas, aunties and uncles. A house full of activity and excitement,…
40 By 40 | the final update
I turned 40 last week. You may remember that on my birthday last year I shared a list I created for myself: 40 things to do before I turned 40. I called it my #40by40 list. I got the idea from my childhood best friend who wrote her list and shared it on Instagram. Her…
Life Lately | What I learned in September
I read earlier this week that it takes about six weeks to get into the rhythm of back to school. We’re wrapping up week 5 and this gives me great hope because if whoever said that six week bit is correct, then by next week I’ll be feeling like I’m in my groove! The month…
Q + A day – let’s chat!
For many years, I’ve done a once a year Q+A day. Well, today’s the day! Here’s how this works: Since I chat at you post after post, sometimes it’s fun to switch things up and find out what you want to talk about. For the next few days, I’ll be hanging out on comments answering…
What I learned in May, June + July
So the idea behind this series of posts was to take a few minutes at the close of each month this year to reflect on what I learned. It will act as a snapshot, of sorts, of the year and a way to mark and remember the big and little things I’ve discovered about me…
pale skin, I might not love you quite yet
I posted on Instagram yesterday something that’s going on in my heart. It seemed to strike a chord with my ladies over there so I thought I would share it here, too. You’re thing might not be fair skin, but whatever it is, be encouraged today. And may we collectively be kinder to ourselves. When…