Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with more treats than tricks! And I hope you get a lot of Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins in your goody bag! It's hard to believe October is already over! Tonight we will brave the cold (and possible rain) to do some Trick-or-Treating! As we say goodbye to October, here's a few things I learned... When Your Kid Wants You to Dress Up, You Dress Up! Jackson has known since early summer what he wanted to be for Halloween. He wanted to be Batman and he Continue Reading
Seven Things I Learned in September
As September comes to a close, I'm reflecting on what I learned this month... I have Quite the Competitive Streak This is our third year to participate in the OKC Apraxia Walk and I was determined to raise $1000. The past two years we've been the top fundraising team and I wanted to earn that title again. Well, we raised $1000 and then $2000, but a team is still beating us by several hundred dollars. It's been a hard pill to swallow, y'all! John thinks I'm crazy! He doesn't understand why I'm Continue Reading
Permission to Stay and Rest and Be {Fierce Hearted Book Review}
These days I'm finding joy in a fizzy Dr Pepper poured over extra ice. My Bible open and a pumpkin spice candle flickering on my happy turquoise table. I'm finding joy in throwing a load of laundry in and putting something in the CrockPot for dinner. I'm finding joy in the freedom of this season. To breathe. To linger. To fill up what's been poured out the past five and a half years. Seven words often pop into my head when I start to feel flustered; when I start to feel pressure because Continue Reading
What I’ve Been Reading {July – September}
I'm giving myself permission to sit and read a book while Jackson is at school and not feel guilty about it! I didn't read near as much as I would have liked this summer. I'm not really sure why, but I want to change that! Thankfully, I have several books arriving in my mailbox on Tuesday that I have been anxiously awaiting. One of those includes the fourth book in Elin Hilderbrand's Winter Street Series. I'm certain I will finish Winter Solstice in a flash. In honor of her new book, here's a Continue Reading
My Favorite Recipes for Fall
Confession: I hate cooking! We ate out way too much this summer or simply scrounged around in the cabinets for something to eat. My kind of cooking is throwing a bunch of stuff in a CrockPot and going about my day. Well, CrockPot season is upon us and I am feeling more motivated to "cook"! Maybe it's because I have so many tried and true recipes for the Fall/Winter months. Yesterday, after sharing a few new recipes we tried on Facebook, several friends requested a blog post of my favorite Continue Reading