Category: Random

  • it all started with a fight

    it all started with a fight

    Last week, Jonathan & I celebrated our 6th anniversary. {I shared our meeting/dating story here if you missed it!} I mentioned on instagram that we were going to have a quick 19-hour-getaway to celebrate just the two of us. The day we left, I was scurrying around tying up loose ends and getting our kids…

  • say no to drugs {especially when getting engaged}

    say no to drugs {especially when getting engaged}

    how i met and married my guy // part 5

  • say yes to gilbert

    because this week is my sixth (!!!) wedding anniversary, I’m sharing the story of how I met & married my husband. //part 1 :: love at first . . . nevermind// //part 2 :: and so I asked him out// //part 3 :: sometimes love is just awkward// part 4: Have I mentioned I hate awkward…

  • sometimes love is just awkward

    sometimes love is just awkward

    the story of how i met and married my guy // part 3

  • and so I asked him out

    and so I asked him out

    because this week is my SIXTH wedding anniversary, I’m sharing the story of how I met & married my husband. //part 1 :: love at first . . . nevermind// part 2 is below: When my 2 older sisters went off to college, my dad started this little tradition. The basic idea was this: when…

  • love at first . . . nevermind

    love at first . . . nevermind

    because this week is my SIXTH wedding anniversary, I decided to share the story of how I met & married my husband. in several segments, of course. here’s part 1. I remember it like it was 10 years ago. That may be because it was 10 years ago. There we were, embarking on our first week…

  • let me hold you

    let me hold you

    This verse has been running through my mind this week. There are always problems in our lives, aren’t there? I bet you’ve never ever come to the end of a day and thought, “hey! another day with zero problems! everything went my way today!” Life is riddled with problems. Some tiny; others life-changing. The fact…

  • 4 Tips for Taking Your Own Family Pics

    4 Tips for Taking Your Own Family Pics

    A few weeks ago, I decided we needed an updated family picture. Because I’m an incredibly patient person, I thought we would go ahead and take them that very night. Except the forecast was calling for rain. After dinner, I glanced outside, noticed there was zero rain, and suggested we attempt family pics. Because usually…

  • Mom Series :: M is for Mama

    Mom Series :: M is for Mama

    Our last interview-ee for this Mom Series is Abbie from M is for Mama. I first found Abbie’s blog when she interviewed my friend, Laine several months ago {you can check out that interview here!}. I have loved reading her blog and following her via instagram, so I knew you all would love meeting her…

  • Questions + Answers :: For Moms + By Moms

    Questions + Answers :: For Moms + By Moms

    what’s the best parenting advice you ever received? how do you make time for one-on-one time with your kids? what’s the meal you make when you forgot about supper? these are just 3 of the questions that will be answered in this series.

  • Hi. I Need You.

    “How are you?” Fine. “Really?” She kept looking at me. I think it was because I was on the verge of tears. I decided she cared. So I told her what I was burdened about. And she listened. The whole conversation took approximately 2 1/2 minutes. But it made me think. Jesus tells us to…

  • thoughts + changes :: part 2

    thoughts + changes :: part 2

    2 weeks ago, I decided to take a little break from writing. It was a good time to think, pray, talk, and write things that weren’t going to be shared with the world. The results of my time away are a couple changes for this site. Change #1: no more comments. I love comments. I…