life’s simplest pleasures and life’s greatest joys : all hung from a clothesline.
This year our family is focusing on Advent. Resisting the commercialism of Christmas is so hard, but we are purposing as a family to focus on our faith and family, generosity and giving of our time. I am trying this new book Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul David Tripp. You have heard me […]
Okay fellow fiction lovers this is a hilarious and witty read. I have never read books by Jen Turano, but it is laugh out loud funny and totally engaging. I was particularly impressed with the intelligent and engaging dialogue. As an avid reader it isn’t that often that I truly am brought to tears in […]
This is one great devotional kit! I am so excited to use it as I work to slow down, remember the reason for the season and worship God through my beloved Christmas season. It has an amazing price point of $20 but for this first week it is on sale (11-17 to 11/27 you can […]
The problem with books by Shelley Shepard Gray is that they end too soon, they are too quick to read, and they’re gone before you know it. The Gift is the third installment in this series, and it is no exception. You can read my review of His Guilt here. The story is immediately engaging […]
So the last few days of October got crazy busy and I didn’t get my final posts up. Committed to completing the series I’m going to share what’s for dinner this week at my house. Then I will write a couple more posts in the series before closing it out fully. If you are just […]
A favorite campground, cousins, cuddles and so much time. Feeling like we had all the time in the world left us starving with no dinner plans. Sometimes when Life serves you up the most perfect Pacific Northwest day complete with sun, cool breeze, waves crashing and kiddos howling you just get takeout. Am I right? […]
I headed out for a girls’ night out (or rather a girls night in) last night and I decided I had better prep something for dinner for my family as well. I went with a family favorite. Just chicken drumsticks or thighs with the bone in. I like that because it ensures the chicken does […]
I love a good recipe! What’s even more fun is swapping with a friend. This month I had eight different ladies volunteer to cook some of my favorite recipes! Let me tell you, each time they have cooked one and shared images on social media or through private text messages I have been tickled and […]
Tonight I cooked for my parents. I wanted to make them a nice meal as they contribute so much to our lives and often they just get a fleeting, albeit heart felt, thank you in passing. So I gave my mom two choices and I was stoked when she picked the Panko Crusted Pork Tenderloin. […]
Christmas is my favorite! To be honest I just really love holidays and being festive, so since lots of other people feel that way at Christmas I enjoy it ten fold. I do advent with my kids, both the fun and the spiritual kinds, I started the tradition LONG before they could understand just because […]