I am now and forever will be one who speaks up for those like me who struggle to grow their families. While growing closer to God and being blessed with our beautiful little girl has certainly healed many wounds, there will always be a part of me that is broken and hurting because of this …
Ten Years Married
My dearest Ryan, Ten years… That’s no small thing. And honestly – I look back at these last ten years of marriage and I’m proud of us… I’m grateful for us… for you. I look at couples who’ve experienced far less adversity and not made it this far, and yet, here we are…fully surviving and …
Marlee’s Birthday Party
Well if you were here on Monday, you know our little lady turned one last week. So we celebrated this special milestone with a little party for our immediate families. I feel like I balanced between going all Pinterest mom and being laid back about it. We did some pretty minimal decorations and kept all the …
Easter 2018
Easter was a little later in April last year and we were actually up in Michigan during the holiday. So this was our first year celebrating Easter at home which was nice. A lot of things have changed since Miss Marlee’s arrival and celebrating this holiday is different too. We actually split up time with …
April Fools Day…
I’ve shared here before that I’m not much of a fan of April Fools day… the point of this holiday honestly escapes me. I often find that the pranks people play on one another aren’t really funny but often cruel… and it’s hard for me to wrap my mind around a day being dedicated to …
Sharing A Peek into My Residency Trip
I can honestly say I’ve learned so much since beginning my masters degree. Things I’m sure I’ll share more and more here as we move forward. But I thought I’d share a little bit about my residency trip while it’s still fresh in my mind. My trip was back in February and it was a …
PCOS, Insulin Resistance, and Food
So on Friday I talked a little about consistency and food and mentioned how PCOS can complicate that sometimes. Today I want to talk about that a little bit because while PCOS effects a huge percentage of the population, not very many people know about this side of it. So first a quick overview… PCOS …
Sharing A (no longer) Secret Calling
So I’ve been holding this secret for a while. Those of you who’ve been here a while know that Jesus has had a pretty big impact on my life. Like he’s sent us signs and guided us on our journey to Marlee. I can honestly say I wouldn’t be where I am today without the …
Moments with Marlee
So for the first time ever I’m behind schedule on getting Marlee’s 10 month pictures done. It’s proving to be a busy week so I’m going to attempt to squeeze them in this weekend. But the delay in doing the more formal portraits encouraged me to go ahead and pick up my big girl camera …
Unfinished Projects…
You may have noticed over the years I’ve been writing here that I’m a big believer in personal projects. You’ve seen my work with my Gratitude Project. You’ve seen me explore painting. I’ve shared our own family albums and Christmas cards. I’ve shared my fine art series with you too. I think having these …