A few years into marriage we found ourselves shocked recounting some trials we’d experienced: loss, grief, infertility, and other trials. And found 10 ways we’ve worked on strengthening marriage through times of loss and grief that have brought us closer together and made our marriage stronger after hard times. I often think I have readers… Read More
You know I try hard to keep things pretty light and happy around these parts. And to new readers, I think it may seem I live a pretty charmed life. I may be inclined to agree. I have a great life and I’m very lucky! However, the occasional PTSD meltdown and feeling of guilt that… Read More
I was asked to participate in the #HallmarkAtWalgreens campaign, sponsored by Walgreens. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own. love love, which I’m sure shocks exactly no one who follows our journey to make love last and keep love alive by dating every week. I really love watching others fall in love,… Read More
Toyota took me to brunch and let me test drive a Highlander, but I chose the car to test-drive and write this post inspired by their generosity, and all thoughts, opinions, and love of my dream mom car with specific features are my own! Last month I had the opportunity to meet up with a… Read More
I was asked to participate in the #RedNose campaign, sponsored by Walgreens. Although I have been compensated, all opinions and love of this amazing organization are my own. I’ll forever be grateful for my years spent in the teaching profession, they truly changed me. Although it may seem so far from my current career and life, there… Read More
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sears Mastercard. You know those days/weeks/months when you take a step back at your life and realize you are in the thick of adulting? Jacob turned to me a few weeks ago and told me really doesn’t feel like he’s old enough to be… Read More
There were a few years that deemed Valentine’s Day as “Single’s Awareness Day” I mean whoever coined that nailed it right? But I remember one moment of being single rethinking Valentine’s Day and using it as a day to express love to everyone I loved. My parents, my siblings, friends, coworkers, etc. made this list.… Read More
Last December 23rd I went shopping with my mom when I got off work. She had been swamped and needed a few last minute items, and let me know she realized she had nothing for me to unwrap under the tree. It’s about the worst time to go to a mall, and I really didn’t… Read More
I’ve heard many times that a blogger should let their blog evolve with them. Inevitably we change, we grow up; we have new circumstances, locations, and people come and go. Get married? You should include your spouse. Decide you like fashion? You should definitely start doing OOTD posts. Blogging changes too after all. Remember those… Read More
I’ll always relate to Ecclesiastes 3:18/”Turn! Turn! Turn!” by the Byrds/the closing lines of Fahrenheit 451– take your pick, I have friends who relate and identify best with each version of the same message. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:A time to be born, and… Read More
Happy January 14th! This is an important day in the new year, it’s always time to look at how the past two weeks have gone and how resolutions are coming. Are they realistic? Did you bite off more than you could chew? Are they too easy and you’ve already accomplished half? Did you fall off… Read More
Dear Readers, We wanted to take a minute on this Thanksgiving Day to let you know that we appreciate you! This blog was started just to keep us accountable to date every week, and we never though anyone would look at it or care about our lives. After an amazing thing called Pinterest came along… Read More