My word for 2022 was FOCUS, and honestly, I initially meant it with my time and priorities. I wanted to stop being so busy, scattered, unintentional. I wanted every area of my life to be focused. Although I definitely cut out some things that did not align or fit into my current life season, I […]
Month: December 2022
our favorite kid book library picks – part four
Our crew goes to the library once a week, and every week I walk out with a bursting bag of books. I started keeping a list of those library finds that I just loved! You know, the ones you’d be willing to purchase because they’re just that good!? You can check out my top picks from earlier […]
2022 is marked by the adoption.
Aaron & I both wanted adoption to be part of our family and after years of asking God if we could, He clearly told us “it’s time to adopt” in January of 2022. To top that off, we can not shake the feeling that we are supposed to adopt TWIN BOYS. At the beginning of […]
christmas – 2022
Christmas snuck up on me this year. I was completely prepared and counted down the days but it still didn’t feel like Christmas to me. In a weird way, it felt like I was forcing it… nonetheless, it was a phenomenal weekend and I’m excited to do a quick recap on the blog today. Christmas […]
we’re taking a break from fundraising for the adoption
After Aaron & I put everything we had into the nation-wide adoption campaign (that ended in mid-November), we’ve been tired. I’ve been tired. We’ve been nonstop fundraising since January and even after I recovered from the physical & emotional exhaustion from the craziest fundraiser of my life, I found myself empty. Actually, past empty. I […]
letters to spencer || 18 months old
Spencer Myles, How are you 18 months old? You have grown so fast (doesn’t help that I’m only getting you 3T clothes now ;P ) and every day I see you unlock some new achievement. You are full of joy, attitude, sometimes drama, curiosity, bravery and wildness. I absolutely love your heart for adventure and […]
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our family’s favorite christmas books
Like many others, Christmas is my favorite holiday. It was my favorite as a kid but even as an adult I find it brings me a different kind of joy. It has been so fun for our family to create our own traditions over the years and create timeless memories. One of the things that […]
adoption auction fundraiser
Another adoption fundraiser idea I got towards the beginning of our journey from another adoptive mama was to do an online auction. It wasn’t until the end of October I decided to do it and I chose to have it launch on November 1st (I wanted it to be done before the holiday season made […]
2022 christmas gift guide – for kids / toddlers
I love looking at other people’s gift guides. 1 for ideas and 2 because I like finding new & unique things. Bonus points if I “know you” (it can feel like we know people from social media even though we’ve never seen them in person and they don’t know our name ;P ) and I […]
mimi’s gift book
Fun fact that not many people know, my grandmother wrote a children’s book and I’m in it. My eight-year-old self has a photo on the back of the book + one of the characters is based on me. Shocking, huh!? Since my grandmother passed in June this year, I’ve inherited the book & all it’s […]