BEDDING It’s the one thing that you’ll want to splurge on because it’s the place you’ll come home to, sleep, do homework, take a quick nap in between classes. You’ll want it to be the most comfortable and inviting part of your room. At least, that’s my theory! As much as I love white and […]

I have some habits that I believe are going make me healthier: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiriticually. I’d love a team of people to gather around and go in on this with me. These are easy, practical ways to make your year a little less cluttered, a little more loved and a lot more beneficial.  There’s […]

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA If you follow me on social media, it’s no question that this family likes to move around. We’ve been from California (seasonal location for Thomas’s job), South Carolina (so I can graduate from the best university), and now Alabama. I guess you could call us pros at this point and since we’ve been […]

Joining forces on traditions is the most fun — especially Christmas, I love Christmas. We never officially purchased our own stockings but my mom let us borrow ours from her house. Christmas Eve, we baked cookies, finished wrapping, put presents under the tree while watching Home Alone 2 with hot chocolate steaming in our mugs. […]

It’s been a magical day in Walt Disney World with the fam (all in matching Lion King shirts) and today was spent in Animal Kingdom. Honestly, it’s one of our least favorite but was still so very incredible. Today was filled with melting chocolate Mickey snapped ice creams, Mickey pretzels, walking around “Asia” and “Africa” […]

Oh yeah. We’re the “real” Christmas tree people, despite the fact that I’m highly allergic to the environment (specifically trees). It’s a tradition that we go with Thomas’s family to the Farmers Market in Columbia, South Carolina and pick out the perfect tree. The search is accompanied by frisbee throwing, measuring sticks and negotiating.  This […]

I was raised in a great home with a wonderful family. We prayed over meals, watched Veggie Tales, went to church every Sunday, we were involved in multiple church plants, we prayed for the missionaries we supported as a family, we met the “Christian criteria” and I thought that was enough. I played the part […]

If you don’t agree that the thought of your husband picking up the fork with a steaming creation inching closer (in slow motion) to his mouth gives you a little anxiety, you’re either 1. Paula Deen, herself or 2. completely confident.  I, at first, was not either of the above to be honest. Thomas has […]

Thomas and I were sitting at a coffee + ice-cream shop in Ashland, Oregon during our summer out west when the conversation started: “let’s get a dog!”  We saw something beautiful in starting a family (piece by piece) and in sharing responsibility bigger than ourselves. The search started right then and there, looking at breeds, […]