Good Morning Brave ones. How are you doing today? And how is your heart? I'll start by sharing mine - I am weary. I want to do it all but more and more I am seeing that I can't. My body needs sleep, my mind needs rest, by heart needs quiet. The other night I was talking to my beautiful & wise sister in law and we were chatting about prayer. We talked about how our hearts so desire to do, to serve, to give but we can never do as much as we feel we should. There is just not enough time in the ... continue reading...
A Minted Bridal Shower & $200 Giveaway
Whoa! It sure has been wedding week on the blog the past couple days but that is just how life is when you are the "big sister" and MOH. When I first started planning her shower, I had all these wonderful pinterest ideas in my head but with working full time, blogging part time, taking care of my household, and investing in my community, I did not have all the time in the world to make them all come to be. I turned to Minted (only my favorite paper store ever!!) to see what they had. ... continue reading...
Q & A: Our Marriage
Several other bloggers have been sharing a Q&A about marriage and I thought I would join in! Bruce and I have been married just about 2 years (next month!!) We totally may still be in that honeymoon stage (how long is that supposed to last?!) but either way, it is fun to share posts like this with you!! WHAT ARE SOME QUALITIES YOU ADMIRE ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE? I admire so many things about Bruce. He is kind, wise, thoughtful, determined, smart, funny, and loving. I know at the end of a long ... continue reading...
Raspberry & Lemon Yellow Cake
When I started planning my little sister's Bridal Shower, I knew I wanted to make a cake! I have these random bursts of baking/ homemaker obsession. I had also just got this super cute cake plate from Minted and thought a cake on top of it would be really cute for the shower! Fast forward to the day before the shower (Saturday) and I had finally found time to get together with my mom to do the food shopping. We were walking around the aisles when I realized I had like no time to bake a cake ... continue reading...
Daily Communication
Bruce and I have been married almost two years. We were best friends who got married and, while we do have our hard days, we have a blast together! Like any married couple, we have had to make adjustments on the way. We thought we were great at communication because we were good friends for years and even dated long distance. But after we got married, we started noticing a pattern of frustration when it came to weeknights & weekends. At the end of a long week I was ready to wake up early ... continue reading...