I choose my word for the year by looking back over the previous year and recalling the ways God was at work in my life. I think about the blessings and the trials of the year, and I review the passages of Scripture that were most precious to me during those times. As I mentioned… Continue reading My Word For 2020
Category: Enjoying The Journey
5 Things on Friday {1.3.20}
I receive a small commission if you make a purchase using links in this post ❤ Here's the situation at my house right now - still in festive Christmas mode! It's all coming down this weekend, but until then I'm enjoying the cozy. Here are a few other things on deck (? is that the… Continue reading 5 Things on Friday {1.3.20}
High Five For 2019!
The highlight of 2019 was easily our September trip to Disney World! We planned and prepared all year long and had the best time. In addition to that, Paul really made an effort to plan lots of date nights for us this year. We discovered some great new restaurants and enjoyed the the benefits of… Continue reading High Five For 2019!
10 Pictures on Friday: Our 10th Christmas
This is our 10th Christmas together, so I thought it would be fun to share one picture from each year. The one above is from Christmas Eve 2010, just a week after our wedding! 2011- and the vest that Paul doesn't wear anymore. 🙂 2012 - the last Christmas my Gramma spent with us before… Continue reading 10 Pictures on Friday: Our 10th Christmas
10 Summers
Pardon me while I'm nostalgic today! I realized that this is the 10th summer that Paul and I have spent together, and I thought it would be fun to look back through the pictures from those summers. We actually met in the summer of 2002. Both of us worked in the kitchen at The Wilds… Continue reading 10 Summers
April 2019 In Review
Before I share my highlights from April, I want to share some encouragement with you. I find so much hope and relief in the truth that to everything there is a season. If things aren't the way I like, I just have to hang on because it's only a season. If things are exactly the way… Continue reading April 2019 In Review
Confessions {2.22.19}
I've had some funny things happen to me lately, so I thought you might enjoy commiserating with me - or at least laughing at me! I'm okay with that. Ready? #1 I've had a new car for over three months. Every time I tried to put gas in it, I could not get the gas… Continue reading Confessions {2.22.19}
God Gave Us Forever: Adoption Party Planning Details!
this post contains affiliate links Last weekend my sister and brother in law officially adopted their twin boys! It was a WONDERFUL weekend as we celebrated and thanked the Lord for answered prayer! My sister and I love to plan parties together - she has excellent taste and I love all the details. We put… Continue reading God Gave Us Forever: Adoption Party Planning Details!
Dad’s 60th Birthday Party
On Monday my whole family met in Asheville, North Carolina to celebrate my Dad's 60th birthday! It was a really fun day - I hope you enjoy this post with all the fun details and pictures! We decided to go with a casual atmosphere that guaranteed good food, so we chose Luella's Bar-B-Que in Biltmore… Continue reading Dad’s 60th Birthday Party
My Word For 2019
I took my Mom's advice (always a good idea, right?) and asked myself two questions: What do I wish I had done more of in 2018? What do I wish I had done less of in 2018? Working through the answers to those questions, along with reviewing last year's goals, led me to the word I'm… Continue reading My Word For 2019
Come Home For Comfort 