Blossoms This coming week we are hosting friends and I am beyond excited to spend some time with the lady that has been my “bosom friend’ since my hubby and I started our marriage. She was the first person to ask me over for dinner, […]
I Found Magic My hubby and I are celebrating our 12th anniversary this month and while we don’t have the magical fairytale of the movies, I am reminded of how far we have come and what we have learned. The #1 thing I have learned […]
Exploration Growing up we always visited the the same places for vacation. It was either Virginia to visit family or along the coast to beautiful New England. While I enjoyed these beautiful spots, I realize how little of the world that I have seen in […]
Dwell Recently, my hubby and I watched the movie Not Without My Daughter. It is based upon a true story. An American woman, her Iranian husband and their young daughter travel to Iran in the early 80’s. What starts off as a two week vacation turns […]
Forgiven Asking for forgiveness is something that has never come easy for me. I have had a lot of practice since since becoming a wife but especially as a mother. No one likes to admit they are wrong but for some reason I really struggle […]
Not Over It Yet We are officially into summer vacation and it is not living up to my expectations. I pictured sleeping in well past my 6:30 school alarm, lazy care-free days free of the usual hustle and bustle, poolside parties, yummy smells from the […]
Completely In Love A well-dressed man with a huge bouquet of flowers or in this case leaves will send most lady’s heart a flutter. My hubby would be the one to bring me leaves. My hubby is not a romantic in any sense of the […]
The Fine Print Parenting is similar to the fine print at the bottom of commercials. Full disclosure is seldom given and when it is given, it is too tiny to read. When I first became a parent everybody mentioned the lack of sleep and the […]
Walk in the Park The first week of summer vacation is almost behind us and it is nothing that I imagined it would be. Definitely not a walk in the park. We have suffered through drama, tears, and fist fights. I think my boys will […]
Paper Doll Talk I am sharing a sneak peek of my art journal layout that was over at the PaperArtsy blog Saturday. I know, I am a bit late. But I have a good reason. The theme is paper dolls which happens to be a favorite […]