Fall is my absolute favorite season. The crisp weather, the sound of leaves crunching beneath your boots, warm apple cider, snuggly bonfires, there’s just such an ahhh feeling when fall comes around. I really enjoy decorating and changing up things up in my home, it’s a great way for me to express myself and my… Continue reading Decor: My Fall Mantle 🍁

Do you ever feel like you eat or make the same things over and over? I know I do which can really steal the joy from cooking. Well this week while I was creating my weekly meal plan I knew I wanted to make pork chops because we haven't had those in a while and… Continue reading Tried & True Family Favorite Recipes: Garlic & Brown Sugar Cast Iron Pork Chops

Ok so we are about two months in and we are enjoying it! When we first decided to homeschool this year I thought we were going to have rug time and use video lessons and start at 8am sharp well let me tell you that went out the window the third day. We BOTH hated… Continue reading Homeschool Update!

In a previous post I mentioned that my husband and I lost our third child to an ectopic pregnancy. I wanted to share my personal story in hopes that it will give light to someone walking the same walk in their own life. My first two pregnancies were completely normal, almost easy if you will.… Continue reading Walk With Me: My Personal Experience With Ectopic Pregnancy

I love pasta, especially this one I discovered years ago when my oldest was still a baby. This recipe is filling, can feed a crowd, low budget, and so incredibly easy to make. It also heats up well the next day for lunch! The combination of alfredo and marinara gives this recipe a yummy twist… Continue reading Tried & True Family Favorite Recipes: Two Timin’ Pasta

Ok, so I'm done birthing babies, like 99.9 percent done, the last tenth of a percent is because God works in mysterious ways (ha!) If you don't know me, my husband and I have three wonderfully crazy kids earth-side and one already with our creator. After our second child was born I knew I wanted… Continue reading Should we have another? Advice for when you just don’t know.

Ahhh it's hours away from being here. Tomorrow. The day my daughter and I have picked to begin the home school journey. Am I anxious? Duh. Am I worried? Mhmm hmm. Am I stressed? A little. But am I excited? Yes. Yes. & Yes. WE are excited! I'm happy we started this new journey, it… Continue reading We start home school tomorrow for the first time EVER!!

Ok I'm going to do it, I'm going to homeschool. Y'all, am I crazy? Sometimes I feel like I am or I might be going that direction. I know the Bible tells us that God has given us a sound mind but sometimes.... I also know that the word tells us to not fear HUNDREDS… Continue reading I’m going to homeschool & I’m scared to death.

Ok so it is no lie that I absolutely loathe cooking. I put it right up there with scrubbing the bottom of the toilet, you know where it screws into the floor, yep that's how much I hate it. It also doesn't help that I'm absolutely terrible at cooking so much that my husband and… Continue reading Tried & True Family Favorite Recipes: Chicken Casserole

We try to take at least one family vacation a year. It’s a time I cherish, a time when we can all be together without the noise of everyday life. However, if you have ever been on a vacation with small kids then you know at times it feels like the furthest thing from a… Continue reading Five Tips For A Less Stressful Family Vacation