I was fortunate enough to hear a high school student speak earlier this week, and her message has really stuck with me. She talked about how the loss of her life-embracing (and sometimes risk-embracing) mother at a young age shook her from a life of caution into a life of stepping into her fear. She […]

Life has been running at a CRAZY pace lately (not that it’s anything new…), and somehow things worked out for Max and I to head out of Kingwood for 32 hours to spend some kid-free time in Galveston. We grabbed some delicious Margherita pizza & a salad from Mario’s (my FAVORITE), took an hour long […]

If you’re feeling the realities of day-to-day life kicking in, and feeling that fire you had for your newly set goals a few weeks ago starting to fade, take a minute. Take a minute & think about why you started.   If it’s a reason that still resonates with you, still gets you right in […]

I’m in a season of life full of busy & not much time spent just for me. It’s crazy building a business, raising two littles, working a side job, supporting my husband in the effort to earn his doctoral degree, trying to squeeze in things like exercise & sleep… but a miracle happened last weekend. […]

Once again this year as a part of my Yearly Bucket List, I decided to challenge myself to keep a happiness journal. This year though, I’m doing something a liiiiitle different. To try to go along with my word of the year, I wanted to not only have this be an exercise in making myself […]

Ever since Peanut was born, we have done coordinating costumes for our family on Halloween. It’s been so much fun & I decided to go for it this year with our costumes since I’m not sure we’ll be able to keep doing this for too much longer as the girls get older & have their […]

Sweet girl, You are two!! You are full of personality & bring so much life to our family! I have been terrible at getting your letters up… poor second child. But I want you to know that I love you so much & I’m glad that this letter is going to be out there for […]

As I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting for the seasons to feel like they’ve changed here in Kingwood, it’s gotten me thinking about more than just dreams of scarves & boots. There are seasons for everything… seasons of waiting. Seasons of hustle. Seasons of hurt. Seasons of joy. Seasons of learning. Seasons of contentment. Sometimes they can […]

For those of y’all who are new around here (first of all, welcome!!), I’ll fill you in on this little recurring project of mine. I’ve realized that it’s WAY too easy to get caught up in the to-do lists & running from thing-to-thing that seems to be our daily routine. We move from event to […]

Sweet girl, How are you already four years old?!?! Life with you has seemed like an eternity & the blink-of-an-eye all at the same time. You’re about to start Pre-K 4, and I know it will seem like tomorrow that you’ll be heading into Kindergarten. Peanut, you have a heart of gold (and also tend […]