My life. According to Instagram. Capturing daily moments. Including this week's flat tire, a bad wig, a new (life changing) book, a sign I'm wishing I bought, a favorite quote this week, stuffed peppers eaten every day for a week, a mustache buddy made from Wesley's old shirt, a last minute Jackson Browne concert, my l[...]
Try this. Writing your "enough statement". A statement about all the beauty and goodness you see within YOU. Because it's healthy ya know. To love yourself. So put it out there. Make it true. Read it out loud, and then believe it. Believe that you are enough. And then, pretty please with a cherry on top, have the cour[...]
Holy tangent! I'll just leave it at that, you'll see. *** There are so many posts that live in my mind for months before I find the words to put them down on paper...so many. This is one of them. Remember my break/quarter-life-crisis/whatever-you-want-to-call-it? Because it's sorta relevant to this post. There's been[...]
There have been so many times that I have worked so hard to find the words to describe the emotion that completely overcame me when I held my boys for the very first time--the words for when I became a mother. Every time I try to write it down the words seem to have escaped me. I go back and read it to myself and think "no, there'[...]
I moved a lot as a kid. Sometimes just to a new house around the corner. And sometimes to a new house in an entirely different town. My Mom was a realtor and an avid house lover. So we were always changing scenery as she discovered new homes that would be a fit for our family. These frequent moves were rarely stressful or sad. I[...]
Some days are the baking cookies kind of days. Those days where the chaos and ugliness of the outside world can feel like a heavy weight on our hearts. Those days where we can all use a little more hope. And a dash more faith, and a pinch of relief. It's on these days that sometimes we just need to STOP... and indulge in a mind[...]
It’s been hard for me to find the words to share what I need to say in this post. Being a better listener. This has been a more recent personal goal of mine. Ever since this girl entered my life, I’ve made a more conscious effort to be the friend who listens. Like really listens. Who hears the words coming out of your mouth b[...]
