When spring feels like summer and my brain feels lazy and all I want to do is shut this computer, sit on the back porch, read a book, and watch the kids play in the sprinkler…I think I’ll do just that. Have a great weekend. Psst…don’t forget to enter the JJ Heller giveaway!
So there’s this mom who also happens to be an insanely talented artist with the most beautiful voice named JJ Heller. I saw her perform live at a conference four years ago, immediately downloaded all of her music and have been listening to it ever since. I’m excited to share that this month JJ is releasing a brand new CD full of sweet lullabies AND her very first children’s book. The…
Our good friends Whitney and Jonny are having a baby soon, and they are soaking up this final month of you-&-me time. You know, the final days before their lives change FOREVER. I love the perspective Whitney has on these last few weeks. While most women are nearing the end and begging the baby to get the heck out of there, she is taking time to be thankful. Our photo…
{Opening Day by Thrive Photography} Worth Reading: Doing Less, Being More – Brian Gardner All I know how to do is read – The Wild Love Want to be more creative? Stop doing this. – Ally Vesterfelt Why is good photography expensive? – Jon Acuff How to get your kids to try new foods (and like it!) – Teach Mama Things that fired me up this week: Mets Player…
I pulled into the garage and felt a gush of water. It felt like my water had broken, but it wasn’t your birthday. In fact, I was only 9 weeks pregnant with you. Shaking, I ran into the house calling for your daddy to come get Joe out of the car. When I saw the blood, I cried and whispered, “It’s happening again.” I thought you were gone. We left…
Being able to work for myself is a blessing. And sometimes a curse. What I struggle with most is truly setting down the work. Switching my brain off at the end of the day to focus on my family. Letting rest and peace and quiet fall. My brain races. Ideas pop, deadlines flash, iPhone beckons. Just one more email, one last scroll through instagram, one last tweet. I recently started…
We are finally (slowly) on the mend around here. The light has come back into Joe’s eyes, and so far both kids are fever-free today (fingers crossed). With our quarantine in full effect I had more time than usual to read and waste time on the interwebs this week. Here are some things I found worth sharing. Inspiration: That’s why we’re all different! – Relentless Journey Cultivating (the friends in)…