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Summer 2025 Recap
At the end of every summer, I write a reflection on how it was, what we did, and the overall feel of that particular summer. You can read all about last summer here. Last year, I wrote about how especially the early days of summer felt hard and overwhelming as it was my first summer…
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Life Update: A Baby, Baseball, and Birthdays
I’ve been pretty quiet over here most of spring and early summer, but finally getting more energy back and ready to get back to writing on here. The main reason I’ve been extra quiet is that early on in spring we found out I was pregnant! It was a rough first trimester and I had…
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March: Leprechaun Traps, Baseball Season, and the Power in Consistently Opening a Book
Okay, I know that title is a mouth-full, but wanted to share a few quick things March has held for us. It is a little crazy to think tomorrow is already April. March always flies and feels packed with the start of baseball, birthday celebrations and spring! Leprechaun Traps Two weeks ago was St. Patrick’s…
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Slow Saturday Mornings
Happy Weekend! We have a full weekend ahead, but starting this Saturday morning slow. As we near the end of February and baseball season beginning for BOTH boys next weekend, I can sense that things are changing and pace of life is about to pick up. Before that comes, I want to relish these slower…
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A Garage Turned Into a Hockey Rink, Tooth Fairy Visits and Doing Things Half-Homemade
This week is our school district’s ski week/president’s week so Hudson has had the whole week off from school. Usually, school breaks can feel especially hard/overwhelming for me as we are out of our typical routine and have a LOT of time at home, together. However, this week has actually been really nice having more…
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Celebrating My 31st Birthday
A few weeks ago we celebrated my 31st birthday! It was a good day and has been a good string of days. This year I felt an extra amount of gratitude for all that I have. My twenties felt like a lot of newness and figuring things out: marriage, teaching, mothering, faith, etc. While I…
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The Devastating Los Angeles Fires
It’s been a horrific week here in Los Angeles. I’ll be the first to admit I can really struggle to be as moved as I would like when I hear of terrible things happening on the other side of the world or the country. I’m truly praying I can grow in this area. Admitting this…
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2024 Reflection + Nourishing All Things Well in 2025
Happy New Year! 2025 is here. I always love taking some space to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the next one. You can read last year’s reflection here. 2024 was my year to be steadfast in all areas. And I think I was. This past year, felt hard and overwhelming at…
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Summer 2024 Reflection
Summer again went by in a blink, but this summer in particular felt both hard and wonderful. There were some amazing highs (our Kauai trip was definitely the highlight) and some tougher lows (H had a tonsil surgery that was a much more difficult recovery than expected). Summer really started in my head early June…
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2023 Reflection + Being Steadfast in 2024
Happy New Year! Yesterday, Lance and I got to carve out some time to do our annual New Year’s Eve date where we reflect on the year and look ahead to the new one. In our conversation, I was reminded just how much the Lord moved and made His timing clear to us. One of…
This Mama Needs Grace 