For the first time in my adult life, I don’t have any major life events looming this year. No deployments, no moving to a new state, no buying or selling homes, no pregnancies, no new babies. One (or more) of these things has happened every year since 2009, but 2020 is looking much more quiet. HALLELUJAH! With this year looking… Keep Reading
Celebrating Jamie’s 32nd Birthday
Jamie is his mom’s little Christmas Eve Eve baby with a December 23rd birthday, and over the years we have found many benefits to his birthday being right before Christmas. 🙂 By this point in the holiday season, we actually welcome the day where “no Christmas activities are allowed” and we focus solely on Jamie’s birthday! Because this day is… Keep Reading
Christmas & New Years Eve Shenanigans 2019
December went by in a complete flash for our family. Like, if I didn’t write this blog post and record some special memories in our family Christmas book, I’m not sure I would remember a thing about Christmas this year because it all really felt like a blur. Whew! By the time we got back from our Thanksgiving beach trip… Keep Reading
Our Favorite Amazon Purchases from the Last Six Months
One of my plans for the day was the do a quick write-up about our family’s favorite Amazon purchases from the last six months or so, so I found it funny that random Amazon purchases came up in conversation with friends at church after the service this morning. I think one friend complimented another friend’s earrings (that she said were… Keep Reading
The State of the Blog: LET’S DO THIS!
Happy New Year!! Yesterday I sat down with a cup of coffee and a charged-up laptop to do some 2020 business goal-setting and planning. But you see, just that word “business” stirs up a variety of emotions for me. Is this really a business? I actually feel somewhat insecure in this area because I feel like what I do pales… Keep Reading
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At the conclusion of every year and beginning of the next, I always pray for the health of my loved ones. At the conclusion of the year, I continually find myself full of gratefulness that my loved ones are here and healthy, and at the start of the new year, my prayers typically revolve around asking God (begging God!) for… Keep Reading
A Few Things You Didn’t Know About Jamie (In Honor of His Birthday)
Tomorrow (Monday) is a day where the holiday season takes a complete pause and we focus on our #1 guy. December 23rd is the big 3-2 for my love. Some people like to call him Mr. Whimsical September, and for some reason he doesn’t mind. 😉 We are the luckiest to call Jamie ours, so this post is all about… Keep Reading
Our Kids’ Favorite Foods: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + Our Routines
Sometimes my favorite posts to write are the ones that I would personally like to read about myself, which is how I feel about this post today. While I originally thought the topic of our girls’ favorite foods was one of the more boring topics I’ve ever thought of, I then got to thinking about how I would click that… Keep Reading
