I put this together and stuck it in a frame to hang in our entryway. I would call it our family motto, except that seems so definitive, and I'm sure our motto will evolve with time. What we've felt inspired to emphasize so far in our family is the idea of being aware of the WHYs, as well the idea of …
The Old Me
With Valentine's on my mind I pulled out this little black book this morning: It is a small collection of photos that Ryan gave me when we were dating and I was about to leave to Africa for a month. Every single night, sitting on my top bunk in a bare-bones backpackers' lodge in Zambia, I …
Make It Simple (4) – Refrigerator Organization
I laugh writing this post because a week ago, when I snapped this picture, I had obviously just grocery shopped. (A full fridge makes me so happy!) Today, a week later, our fridge is empty and my kids so eager for some decent food that while at a friend's house this morning (we stopped there en …
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My Kitchen
Let the home tour begin! Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks: And this is how it …
My Kitchen
Let the home tour begin!Because I practically live within the small confines of my kitchen (I cannot imagine how hungry these boys will be as teenagers!), I've noticed that I sometimes forget what it actually looks like. In my mind, this is how I THINK my kitchen looks:And this is how it REALLY …
Terrible Threes?
To my Park Day girlfriends, I'm sorry I was out of it today. My ears were still ringing from a certain three-year-old's screaming that morning at home. For a least the fourth time in the last two weeks, I literally felt shellshocked, to the point where my social skills crash and burn because my mind …
