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…..