25 Free and Fun Summer Date Ideas
Summertime is the perfect time to try new things, to get outside, and to go adventuring! It’s also the perfect time to save money on dating. (Enter: these 25 awesome summer date ideas!) There are so many fun things you can do without spending a penny! My husband...
50 Affordable Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Let’s be honest: we owe our moms an awful lot. By the time we were finally able to thank our moms for loving us the way they do, they’d already been taking care of us for years! Mother’s Day is totally appropriate, considering. But the truth is,...
Jack Everett’s Home Birth Story
This is Jack Everett’s home birth story. As first-time pregnant mamas, we spend hours reading books and articles, researching, and attending birth classes. We talk with our midwives and doctors, and listen to our friends’ birth stories, trying to...
10 Newborn Must-Haves for An Easier Transition
Learning to live on precious little sleep during the early newborn days can make you feel like you’re going a little crazy. Anything that makes your life easier and helps preserve your sanity—like these newborn must-haves—becomes highly valuable! Ask me how I...
Jack Everett is 1 Month Old – Newborn Update
Our little Jack Everett is 1 month old! This first month with Jack has been quite the adventure, and Benj and I are so in love with him! He has been such a fun newborn to get to know and seems to have quite the personality. As far as we can see, Jack has his...
Woodland Themed Gender Reveal
Today, I have a very special name and gender reveal to share with you! If you know me well, you know that I love surprises. I always have, and I’ve always loved being able to surprise others on special occasions or for no reason at all. Turns out, this little baby is...
There’s a Bun in the Oven! | Pregnancy Announcement
Benj and I are so excited to announce that there’s a bun in the oven! Yes- that’s right. We are expecting our first little one, due December 8th, 2016! We’re currently just 9 weeks along today, and so far, baby seems to be growing well. I had an early...
When Your Grey Skies Turn Blue
I’ll be honest. Until I moved out of Florida, I never understood why so many people really looked forward to spring. I mean, I understood it theoretically, but certainly not in the practical sense. With springtime in Florida comes humid, muggy, thick air, which for me...
Cheap Valentine’s Day Decor Ideas and Inspiration
Valentine’s Day comes just once a year! It’s such a fun holiday to decorate for, and it can be done pretty inexpensively, too. Today I’m going to show you how I put together our Valentine’s Day decor for under $20! Since this is our first...
Happy 1 Year Engagement Anniversary to Us
February 12th is a very special day for our little family. Today is our first engagement anniversary. Benj proposed one year ago today! A little over a year ago, Benj had told me he’d planned to fly into Birmingham on February 13th, 2015. Naturally, I had...
Chronic Illness and Marriage
Today marks seven months of marriage to my best friend- seven beautiful, wonderful, difficult, happy, blessed months. God has used each one of them to teach us and to draw us nearer to Himself. To commemorate the occasion, I thought I’d go ahead and share some things...
A New Chapter | The Start of Our Family’s Journey
Welcome to my new little home on the web! Thanks for stopping by. Our family’s journey is just beginning, and I’m so excited to share it with you. Today is an exciting day for me. I’ve been working on getting this blog started for the past couple of...
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