Affiliate links are used in this post After finding out I was pregnant, one of the first things I did was calculate what my little one’s due date was going to be. I chuckled to myself when I found out it was May 4th – Star Wars day! (You know, may the FOURTH be with…
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The Importance of Capturing Memories
Read moreThanks you Canvas Factory for sponsoring this post After the passing of my dad, one of the tasks I was given was to put together the video slideshow for the memorial service. It was definitely a difficult task – going through years of memories, listening to music that simply WAS my dad, and, unfortunately, realizing…
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Toddler Time ~ Neighborhood Cookie Baking
Read moreA few months ago, a sweet elderly neighbor of ours stopped by as we were working on putting up a fence in our backyard. She told us about an earthquake prepping group she wanted to set up with some of the people in our neighborhood and invited us to be a part of it. Now,…
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How to be the Ideal Holiday Guest
Read moreWe are well into the holiday season and, I don’t know about you, but I’m already tuckered out from all the holiday parties and events we’ve been going to! #IntrovertProblems Growing up, I don’t remember the holiday season being this busy! Between work and volunteer parties, church events, and getting together with friends we’ve been…
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Sledding with a Couple of Toddlers
Read moreThe week after Christmas Nate, Caleb and I headed to Spokane to visit my family. With eleven brothers and sisters, five nieces and nephews, and four siblings-in-law you better believe trips to visit family are a whole bunch of crazy! This time around there were only a few of us home (and by a few…
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How to Throw the Perfect (Simple) Holiday Party for Your Mama Tribe
Read moreThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #SavorTheMemory #CollectiveBias There’s one thing I know for sure, motherhood is hard! Anyone who would say otherwise is obviously not a mom. While it’s hard, it is SO much easier with a tribe of mom friends to laugh with,…
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Community Living on the Fourth of July
Read moreMy heart yearns for community. I think we were created to be in community and, unfortunately, the era we live in – especially here in America – makes it hard for us to have the desire for true, authentic community be met. We go to work, the grocery store, the mall, any number of places…
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