They were brown. Utilitarian. With thick corded laces and chunky, heavy souls. They looked, for all intents and purposes, like hiking boots. Which would be normal, except I was not then, nor am I now, a hiker. They were obtrusive, manly and if I’m being…

  The Very BEST Banana Bread (recipe down below, as always) As I sit here and write these words, I am staring at fingernails that are bitten down to bloody numbs. Prior to typing one word, I sat and played with my hair for 30…

2020 is a strange one, isn’t it? We’ve got just about a quarter of the year left and we’ve already dealt with impeachment, a global pandemic, controversy over said global pandemic, hurricanes, wildfires, major celebrity deaths, political upheaval, racial tensions, murder hornets, embarrassingly wicked Presidential…

I’m continually floored by God. You know, how he loves us and how he gives grace when we don’t deserve it and all of that. But also how he shows up in weird ways when we need him most. For example (cause you know there’s…

    When my children were small, think newborn babies small, I had this ridiculous notion in my head that I could never ever love them more than I did right then. I really did think this. I was so convicted of this thought that…

I am NOT an anxious person. Yes, I worry about the normal things like my kids, my grey hairs (courtesy of my kids) and what I’m going to eat for dinner. BUT, I don’t get anxious. I don’t stay up at night worrying about things…

Last night we took our annual family jaunt through the lights of Frisco Square. If you don’t know what that is, well, it’s a drive-thru light show coordinated to music. It’s adorable and we do a drive-thru every year followed by a trip through our…

If you follow a lot of mom bloggers, or even just a few, you’ll begin to see a trend towards glorifying the hot mess . Sure, there are still people on social media pedaling perfection. You’ll still find moms with perfectly dressed kids, in their…

I have always labeled myself an extrovert. I love people. I love gathering. I find energy in connection. All the hallmark signs of a true extrovert, right? But if there is anything this quarantine has taught me (other than the fact that I really dislike…

If you were to take a quick tour of my house right now you would probably be appalled. It would take just a few minutes to see that we have already, just three weeks in, summered hard up in here. As I sit and write…