Well hey! I missed not popping in to say hello yesterday. The last 36 hours have been all about survival – Hadley had (has?) her first stomach bug (too early to tell since she’s not awake yet). No one warned me about just how traumatic it would be to watch your helpless 14 month old repeatedly vomiting like an adult,… Keep Reading
PCS Woes: Why Finding Another Church Home is So Hard
Finding a new church home is right up there at the top of the list of things I find the most difficult to do following a move. I’m not sure we could ever feel completely settled or “at home” in our city without a church to call ours, so we’ve sought out new churches to attend the very first weekend… Keep Reading
Fresh Face Friday Feature + Jessica’s Visit
On Wednesday one of my closest friends Jessica flew up from Tennessee to spend a few days with us, and we are loving having her here! Jamie got off work a few hours early Wednesday to be on parenting duty so that I could run down to Kansas City to scoop up Jess. 🙂 Her flight got in right on… Keep Reading
That Nationwide Commercial Lit a Fire Under Me
So if you were even half watching the Super Bowl commercials the other day, I’m sure you saw (or at least heard about) the Nationwide commercial. That stupid stupid stupid commerical! It made my blood boil. Jamie’s distant cousin lost their toddler daughter in their backyard swimming pool about three years ago, and all I could think about was how… Keep Reading
Did You See My Home Improvement Tour?
If you follow me on Facebook (which is my go-to social media account that I update the most, so click here!), you may have seen that I finally organized all of our home improvements into one easy to navigate area in my top menu bar. My home improvement tour will take you room by room through our home with before… Keep Reading
Why I’m Completely Sold Out to Personal Training
HAPPY FRIDAY! The first thing I want to say today is a massive THANK YOU to Elizabeth at Elizabeth Loves Blog for fixing a few layout issues on this site. You’re a gem, Elizabeth! If you’re a blogger and looking for some design help, head over to her design shop here. One of the first things I did when we moved to Kansas… Keep Reading
A Homemade Valentine Idea for Relatives from Your Baby or Toddler
Happy Humpday! I usually don’t start my posts with mentions of the weather, but the high temps are absolutely blowing my mind this week! It’s 70 degrees with bright blue skies and absolutely gorgeous! We had plans to soak up this gorgeous day with some friends today, but Hadley started running a 100.3 degree fever, so we decided that we… Keep Reading
Ready in 30 Minutes: Our Go-To Healthy Dinner
When I have to sacrifice taste in order to eat healthy, I’m not a happy camper. I love to enjoy my meals, but I also love how great I feel mentally and physically when I’ve eaten the right foods for my body. #thestruggleisreal When I can find a dinner combo that put checkmarks in the “healthy” and “delicious” boxes, I… Keep Reading