The Advent season is truly my favorite time of the year. My soul is fed in so many ways this time of year. I wish we could bottle the spirit that this season holds. It is almost like walking in the gates of Disney…. magical. Magical in the sense that people are kinder and more thoughtful. Especially if you are not prone to being swept [...]
Second Week of Advent – HOPE
The Advent season is truly my favorite time of the year. My soul is fed in so many ways this time of year. I wish we could bottle the spirit that this season holds. It is almost like walking in the gates of Disney…. magical. Magical in the sense that people are kinder and more thoughtful. Especially if you are not prone to being swept [...]
The Hustle & Bustle of Christmas
Oh it is begging to look a lot like Christmas!
After many years of trying, I finally got it into gear. Most of the parts of Christmas that can cause me high stress are under my belt. That is not to say something can’t go wrong or has not gone wrong. In preparing all my envelopes in advance the photos were slightly bigger than they sh [...]
Today’s Favorites
The wonderful fresh pine tree smell from our tree.
My lavender neck wrap warmed up.
My slippers
Chai Tea
Advent reading by candle light.
My new phone.
Amazon
Productive days.
Breakfast dates.
Organization
Post Holiday Recovery or PHR
Thanksgiving break was so much fun and such a blessing to my little family~ so much to be thankful for. The level to which we are and should be thankful is almost overwhelming. Don’t ya think?
As a wife, mother and Christian I am so thankful that I can see those blessings that God allows me to see and truly I am blessed beyond measure [...]
Corn Maze Fun
Our first ever visit to the Corn Maze was this year. We felt this was the first year the kids were both old enough to be able to really enjoy it and the day turned out to be so much fun. We went up with my sister, Nicole and our friends. We broke into two groups; the boys went one direction and the girls took the other direction.
The fun part [...]
My Attempt to make Our Christmas Seas...
Fortunately I am not trying to win the Lottery or taking our life savings to Vegas to try to double it. I mean truly richer, deeper. Filled with memories. Not just our memories, the ones we are creating with our family, but the memories left to us by our eternal family. Digging deeper into what Christmas really means.
At a time in our nati [...]
Pondering, What causes me to pause &#...
Things that I am Thankful for this week:
Thanksgiving break
Play dates
Healthy for the most part.
Family time, movies, shopping, walks, baking.
Watching my children dog sit with such responsibility.
Thanksgiving feast shared with my wonderful extended family.
Ongoing organization projects, purging 15 years of stuff.
The way candles make our [...]
Fall Break
It did not seem like the kids had been in school very long, but we sure did welcome the Fall Break. No lunches, getting to sleep in and having fun together.
The week really was just as close to perfection as you could possibly expect. The kids had a couple of playdates with school buddies to start the week off, which is always a treat! [...]
Cupcakes
Cupcakes are the latest craze for sure, twas what I made for Gillian’s Birthday Party this year. There are lots of cupcakes shops and vendors all trying to make their mark in the “Cupcake World” . I have to say that my friend “T” is making her mark as well. She recently got contracted to have her cupcakes sold [...]
