One of our culture’s most popular fads is minimalism. The term “minimalism” is basically the freedom from the consumer culture we’ve built our lives around. Our culture constantly tries to tell us that we need more! And to get “more,” we have to spend more money that we don’t have – creating debt. Creating bondage, […]
being sarah
emmaline – 8 months old
Emmaline spent most of this past month sick with bronchiolitis, but once she recovered, she was her happy little self again. Likes: putting everything in her mouth playing with Rylie’s wooden kitchen talking (cooing, yelling, saying “da-da-da-da”) rolling over Dislikes: not having someone right next to her at all times baby food being set in […]
the last 6 months
Saturday morning, we were sitting on the couch when Aaron looked up from his phone and said, “how does this sound? I’m posting it on Facebook.” Okay… Aaron hasn’t posted anything on Facebook since our pregnancy announcement (with Rylie), maaayyybbbeee he posted something the day she was born – but that’s it. So when […]
operation Christmas child 2018
In this season of Thanksgiving & Christmas, our family is really focusing on giving and blessing others. So when a childhood memory randomly hit me in the middle of my workday late last week, I did some research and decided I really wanted to participate! Operation Christmas Child. This is a nonprofit organization […]
letters to rylie || 2 years old
Dear Rylie, I love how you cross your fingers when you say you are 2. I love how you pat your chest while you say your name. I love that you sing “Jesus Loves Me!” I love how the first words out of your mouth in the morning is your sister’s name. I love […]
girl gang weekend
Aaron made plans to work at Shaver Farms Friday night into Saturday, so that left the girls and I to ourselves for a “Girl Gang Weekend.” I may have made up a little jingle to go along with it 😝 Our evening started with a trip to Target. I don’t go there often, but I […]
emmaline – 7 months old
I feel like Emmaline is a completely different baby – she met so many milestones this month + her personality continues to shine. Likes: seeing her bottle sleeping in her own crib (YES!!! More on that below) playing with her cloth book seeing Daddy watching Rylie play looking at books watching us eat Dislikes: being […]
i’m a girl mom, and this is my girl gang
I didn’t want girls. Before kids, I told people I wanted four kids – boy, boy, girl, boy. The only reason the girl was even in the mix was because I thought I would want a little buddy. Otherwise, I was perfectly content being a “boy mom.” Everyone else thought this as well – Aaron, […]
the twins – 2 years old
After losing Rey earlier this year, “the triplets” have now been reduced to “the twins.” Although she is deeply missed and it’s hard to celebrate her birthday without her, I wanted to still post a “happy birthday” to our pup Kylo. I won’t sugar coat it people – he’s a dog, and I love him […]
mr. & mrs. crooks
With shockingly fast turnaround, it hasn’t even been 3 weeks since Zac & Kendyl’s wedding day and they have already received their wedding photos. Kendyl was kind enough to share the photos with the bridal party so I wanted to share a few pictures with you. I’d also like to point out that I am […]