I’ve started writing this post a thousand times since I got home from my trip, but each time the words never seemed enough to capture the magnitude of my experience. Sometimes that’s just how life is. Rare experiences, too powerful and full of magic to be articulated. And I think that’s a good thing, a gift, a blessing. I cried a l[...]
I’m fresh back from Nashville (*fresh is now also considered “I went over a month ago and am just now catching up (:”). How have I gone my entire life never visiting this magical, unique city!? Chandler and I hopped on a plane for a VERY last minute adventure to Nashville in May and we’re still not over it. Some favor[...]
This post and our kitchen remodel project is sponsored by Lowe's. All opinions are my own. The kitchen is probably the project I am most excited about in our A-Frame renovation. As I talked about in this post, we are trying to maintain and restore as much of the original "mountain house" charm into this home as possible. And beca[...]
This Spring marked the fruition of a long time dream and beginning of a new adventure for our family. We are now the grateful owners of a 1964 A-Frame in Lake Arrowhead. We are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible. I say this with a grain of salt--we're hard workers but not especially handy, so we'll be bringing in th[...]
Pain is universal. My pain is not meant to be measured or compared against another's. Pain is relative. My greatest pain is the same as your greatest pain. And when we stop treating pain like a spectrum and instead realize it's what has the power to connect and unify us, perhaps more than anything else...well, that's the day tha[...]
Words on Grief: Words I've read that have reached my soul. Words I've written, sharing my heart. Words I've repeated, as a sort of mantra for strength during the healing. Words I've shared in hopes that others in the trench of grief may be reminded that they are not alone. Follow more of my journey over at @littlemissmomma on Insta[...]
For years a cabin in Lake Arrowhead has been on our family vision board. Arrowhead was the very first vacation we took as a family after Stevie was born (she was only 2 months old when we dipped her toes in the lake) and it was our first time venturing away from home as a family after she passed away. These are some pictures taken on t[...]
