meet my little sister Sarah! she is the youngest of the girls, the only introvert in the family, creative, expressive, beautiful, and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! with all my blogging and talking about Stitch Fix, she signed up for her first box and i just HAD to share with you what she got!! REASON #5403 I LOVE STITCH FIX: they are so great at perfectly "getting" so many styles and so many people. it really is like your own personal stylist. you have seen how Stitch Fix ... continue reading...
40 days of lent
happy resurrection week! i hope that your lent journey/ 40 days with Jesus journey was a blessing in your life and lead up to this past weekend with Good Friday & Easter Sunday. today is a day to reflect on the past weeks and see what happened in your heart. did you see something this Easter that you never saw before? did the Lord speak to you about something specific while you were journaling or fasting from something? is this the longest time you have spent being in the word daily? did you ... continue reading...
homemade sangria
the weather is warming up and that calls for some refreshing beverages for after work happy hours, saturday picnics, and sunday afternoons! one of my favorite drinks to whip up for friends is homemade sangria. it is almost as easy as grabbing beer on your way home from work and putting it in the cooler. this is just a little more fruity, pretty, and girly (boys still drink it - but maybe not in pictures! lol). ONE, TWO, THREE 1. collect all ingredients : lemonade with raspberry from the ... continue reading...
the art of celebration
HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY! what a reason to sing, worship, and celebrate. He came to this world to save us, not to condemn us (John 3:17) and kept His word. He died on the cross, for US - for our sins - because He was perfect and had no sin. but He took on ours, to lighten our loads and to make us free! it didn't end there. HE ROSE FROM THE GRAVE. He conquered death to give us LIFE! the good news is that the Lord is always doing new things in us, He is not finished with us yet. we may feel broken, ... continue reading...
hello home: the kitchen space
welcome to the kitchen! this is one of my favorite places in our little house! it is the birth place of our meals (and that has been a journey - remember when i hated cooking? now i practically enjoy making healthy meals for our family!) it is the place where friends gather for food and home brew (or really just New Belgium because we have not brewed in awhile!) it is where games are played and scores are tallied. it is where chocolate chip oat cookies & my famous mint brownies are ... continue reading...