A {Free!} Printable For You
Jeremy and I stayed up way past our bedtime tonight making a little gift for ya’ll. We took a popular page from my book and created a handy-dandy printable for you to tack on a cupboard door for...
View ArticleLet’s Get Real
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to do a real, down-to-earth post around here. There’s so much cool stuff I want to share with you, I don’t often find the time to just be ME. Today’s Five Minute...
View Article“A Million Ways to Be a Good One”
I’m a little late on the draw with a mother’s day post, but I still wanted to share this beautiful quote, shared with me by my mother in one of her beautiful collages creations. Happy Mother’s day,...
View ArticleHow I’m Simplifying Summer
I’ve been in a simplifying season around here lately. Streamlining various areas of my life so I can actually enjoy summer. You know, all the BBQs and weddings, trips to the lake and spontaneous...
View ArticleClaire’s Big Day
It all started with a haircut. Mommy couldn’t ignore it any longer – her dream of long hair for her little girl was gonna have to wait a bit. Claire needed a trim, and bad. Truth be told, Mommy liked a...
View ArticleMy Life is {Not} Glamorous
Sometimes I think the angle I choose to view my life from (and thus often the picture I portray on this blog) comes across as a bit glamorous. “She travels the country in a big RV, schooling her...
View Article“Life was like a Missionary Bootcamp”
In my teens I often imagined that God had put me on the homestead as preparation for a call to a primitive mission field. I read missionary biographies and marveled at the similarities and how familiar...
View ArticleA Perfect Script for Authentic Introductions
Jesse has become fond of getting to know other children, though we discovered that he often claims a new friend without even knowing their name. We were at the Chic-fil-A playground the other night...
View ArticleThe Nomads: Back from the South!
The air is fresh and cool, like lake water when you first dive in. We’re home. After 7 weeks in Alabama, we’re back in Upstate NY and it feels wonderful. To spread out–our house feels like a mansion...
View ArticleThe 100 Pound Loser {a book review}
I just finished reading 100 Pound Loser by the adorable (and svelt!) Jessica Heights. Let me tell you, if you’re thinking of getting fit or losing weight in the new year, this is about as timely and...
View Article{Finally} Loving My Core
How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Whoops. Sorry I asked. Wait–you’ll forgive me in a minute when I share this great resource I discovered. One of my goals for the new year was to close my...
View ArticleGetting Intentional About Community {And an Invitation for You!}
Getting Intentional About Community {And an Invitation for You!} is a post from: Trina Holden Just so you know, this post may contain affiliate links. Want to read my full affiliate disclosure? Click...
View ArticleA Million Little Ways {Why I Love This Book}
Since I first found Emily Freeman’s blog 3 years ago, I’ve regularly turned to her words when my soul needs a breath of fresh air. She’s an author with whom I often personally relate, plus, she’s a...
View ArticleDispatch from the Doldrums
This week my inner energizer bunny ground to a halt. I’m typically a very driven, high-energy person. I have brainstorms like Alabama has thunderstorms–often several in one day. I go from one thing to...
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