Midweek last week a business connection turned friend called me to see if I would be interested in a potential new business client. I was thrilled, referrals are the biggest compliment and that’s where I get most of my freelance work. She have me a small idea of what the gal was looking for and…
For as long as I can remember I’ve always had the desire to help others. My passion for others has always outweighed gaining income from it, which has made things less than easy from time to time since life calls for monetary means. That said, I’ve always been happy to help where I can whether…
Having the opportunity to be a mother is the most challenging yet rewarding thing I have ever done. It’s changed my heart in so many ways, and I’ve learned so many things. There has never been any other person in this world that can challenge me and make me melt in the same three seconds….
This weekend was just the kind of weekend we needed. We opened the windows and let the fresh air blow through the house, the sunlight beaming in. It’s was recharging really. With the beautiful weekend came a feel that change was coming, almost like the weekend was the mark of a new season for us….
2013 was my first year to pick a “word of the year” and the word I chose was Intentional. To be intentional as a wife, a mama, my faith, my words, etc. I put a lot of work into being intentional and I’ve decided really, it’s a life word. Intentional is something I thrive to be…
Today is our 4th Wedding Anniversary. It feels like we just got married last month but so long ago all at the same time. We will be celebrating eight years of being together in March and it’s been such a great eight years, and the last 4 years of marriage has taught us so many…
Thanksgiving. The holiday that reminds us to be a little more gracious and give a little more thanks to the every day things in our life. This past year, our life has been so full of gratitude, we talk about it almost daily. Literally. It’s been an interesting year as we are still searching for…
On November 16 we celebrated A’s FIRST birthday. That morning I spent the morning prepping all of the food. The Smash Cake, the cupcakes, the snacks, the nests, and decorating. Ryan made whipped cream For snacks we had all of A’s favorites – grapes, goldfish, animal crackers, multigrain crackers, carrots, peppers – and then we…
There I stood in the kitchen with A in my left arm telling Ryan the defeat I felt from the day. The kind of defeating day where you are served up all kinds of things that didn’t go your way like how the maintenance guy showed up 2 hours before he was supposed to. And…
To celebrate A’s birthday we decided it would be fun to take her to the zoo for the very first time. The 15th was Free Day at the Denver Zoo so we decided it would be a great time to go, and our friends were in town too – so we planned this for weeks…..
To My Sweet Girl On Your Birthday, I don’t know how many times I’ve said it already but I don’t think there will be too many times to say it. You sweet girl, are more than I ever imagined, and the years of praying for you was worth it, so incredibly worth it. God truly…
What a year it has been. This sweet girl of mine has taught me so much about being a mama and I believe with all of my heart that as a mother you have to do whatever is best for your child, following their lead because every child is different. I talked about it all…
We arrived at the hospital at 6:30am for our 8:30 C-Section. We got all checked in and in our room to get “dressed” in, and about 6:50 the nurse came in and said there was an emergency c-section and that they had to bump me to 10:30am. Bummed we had to wait 2 more hours…
I sat in the cardiology office waiting for the doctor – knowing we would be discussing the labor and delivery process that would be best for me. Dr. F walked into the room, went over the scans I had done the day before then he said “have you thought about your delivery?” I responded with…
On Saturday A turns one. ONE. It’s so hard to believe that it’s already been a year, but at the same time…it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year. The year has flown by and it’s been a truly amazing year. To celebrate A I’m going to be sharing our maternity photos today, her…
I know I said it already in this post, but this girl makes the holidays so much fun. Don’t get me wrong the past years of seeing the cute little trick-or-treaters coming to our door has always been fun…except for last year when I was far to pregnant to be getting up and down 50+…
Saturday evening we drove 45 minutes to an event called “Monster Dash” my mom was volunteering at. It was a 5k & 10k race with a tiny kiddo race at the very end. We were wrapped up in buying A shoes and ran too late for the little race but activities were going on still….
I knew the holidays would become much more exciting now that we have A. Sure, last Thanksgiving we had her but she was a week old, and Christmas … well she was a month and a week…soooooo, although they were special and fun – we knew this year would be the start of exciting, holidays….
I’m sitting here reflecting on the week, and counting all of the blessings I encountered. Things have been tough for us with searching for a home for eighteen months, Ryan becoming burnt out at his current place of work and me wishing for nothing than him finding something he would enjoy. Anything. All last week…
Tomorrow my new shop opens. The shop I have been reluctant to open for years with the subtle fear my artwork won’t be enough, but earlier this year I had an idea and I decided that it felt right. Everything fell together gently just like it tends to do when something is meant to happen…