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These Two Couldn’t Be Better For One Another
Jennavieve took her first steps the other night. The pure delight on her face was priceless. It’s like she knew that her little legs were figuring something out and she nailed it. She didn’t go far, just a few steps a time, but that was enough for me. We clapped, cheered, and squeezed her tight, reveling in her new found…
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Snack for School :: Whole Wheat Banana Bars
One of the things I enjoy about moving is having an empty pantry. This time around I’m trying to be choosy about what we let into our home. I’ll admit, there have been Oreos, potato chips, and right now we have two different kinds of Cap’n Crunch. While I’m trying to allow my kids to be kids, I’m also working…
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What I Learned :: June/July Edition
I take a lot of pictures of feet. This is what my husband told me when looking through my Instagram photos one day. I told him he just didn’t get it. Also, those sandals were only $17 at Target, thanks to a tip from my sister. She says they look just like some of Steve Madden’s. Steve Madden is a…
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Our Weekend {& a little truth to begin your week}
The kids and I started our weekend early by taking a little trip to Alabama on Friday. Isabella starts school in three weeks, and is in need of some clothes for school, so we went to the nearby outlets. I was pleasantly surprised by my children’s behavior. I’m not sure if it was the promise of Chick-fil-a for lunch, or…
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From the Kitchen :: Oatmeal-Maple Cookies
It was brought to my attention the other day that my children have never eaten a homemade oatmeal cookie. This is probably due to the fact that my husband would much rather have chocolate chip cookies, and I try to cater to his tastes. Oatmeal cookies happen to be one of my favorites, so we pulled out the mixer the…
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Tasting the Sweetness of Jesus
“In our prosperity we love earthly blessings and dote upon things in this world as if our happiness and comfort were bound up in them. In the day of adversity God convinces us of our mistake, and causes us to see the emptiness of this material world.” The beginning of an excerpt from Voices From the Past, for July 20.…
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Little Bits of Our First Month
Over the weekend I realized that we’ve now been living in Florida for one month! In some ways this doesn’t seem possible, and in other ways it has stretched out in what seems like forever. The first few weeks were challenging, first in a hotel room for a week, then in our home without any of our stuff for almost…
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From the Kitchen :: Ice Cream Cake
What do you do when your baby is turning one and you’re still unpacking boxes and finding your way around the kitchen? First of all, you rejoice that Cow Appreciation Day is on her birthday, so no need to make a birthday feast. Secondly, you stop packing on her birthday long enough to round up some pictures from her first…
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Lessons from My Whitespace
People talk about whitespace. Spiritual whitespace, interior design whitespace, personal whitespace. Minimizing, scaling back, intentional quietness, less is more kind of mentality. There’s a push for more of this, especially as we in the western world are pressed for time, maxing out our budgets on stuff, and filling every second of our days and every ounce of our emotional energy…
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Jennavieve’s First Year in Black and White
//Happy 1st Birthday, sweet baby girl! You have filled our lives with more joy than we could have ever imagined. May you grow to know and love Jesus.\