-
The Hard Day
From my personal journal August 2017. It was a rough day. In general I have no major problems with my health. The occasional cold. sinus headache. nothing out of the ordinary. Except this time it was abnormal. A severe headache had left me with pain for several weeks. It came accompanied with other abnormal and lingering symptoms. And that morning I received news that a test came back with some not normal results. It was unnerving to say the least. My little was with me when I received the news that something more serious could be wrong. I was shaken. It was so far from what I had expected to…
-
6 Tips To Get Your Baby To Sleep
Regain your sleep and you sanity with these 6 Sleeping Tips that helped our little one sleep through the night.
-
A Valentines Not Focused On Me
7 quick ways to get the focus off what you don't have this Valentines day and back to what you do have.
-
His Faithfulness – Notes From The Garden #2
I’m trying to be patient waiting for spring. In the meantime I am reminded of the beauty of summer from this short journal entry from September 8th of last year. Enjoy! Great is Thy faithfulness – do you remember this gem of a song? Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see All I have needed Thy hand hath provided Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me! Nestled right in the middle of this classic hymn is a verse that speaks to the wonder of how creation itself reflects his glory. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon, and stars in their courses…
-
5 Instapot Truths You Need To Know Before Purchasing
My sweet in-laws gifted me an Instapot for my birthday last year. I was so excited. And terrified. All at once. You see I had just gotten over my pressure cooker fear earlier that year and the instapot presented a whole new set of challenges. But I had seen all these drool-worthy pictures of succulent beef and chicken dinners, even cakes, made in this shiny little contraption. And I was up for the challenge. Now, I am no instapot expert by any means. I have made a few of my own recipes, but they are not tweaked enough to share with the world. Maybe someday…. a girl can dream, right?…
-
Buffalo Check Farmhouse Valentines Tablescape
Snow has hit the Pacific Northwest in a completely unexpected way. Our winter has been mild, and we had conceded to the idea that icy morning were soon going to be a thing of the past. Then the snow came… and it snowed some more… and oh guess what? A WHOLE LOT more! And I love it. Absolutely love it! But with the unexpected amount of snow most likely we will have a low key valentines at home. And it will be perfect in every way. One of the obstacles with valentines decor, at least for me, is that everything is the same color and almost everything says love. Don’t…
-
5 Simple Ways To Overcome Your Creative Slump
Some days the creativity flows like Niagara Falls. Other days I wonder if I can even whip up a bit of inspiration from the thoughts rattling around in my brain. One thing I know for sure is that if I’m in a creative slump, I can fall back on any one of these 5 ideas for breaking through the fog and will soon be producing inspired work once again. Keep reading if you too need to break out of that fog. 1. Make a date to meet up with a friend that inspires you. This doesn’t even need to be a friend that is creative in the same way you…