“Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 Soon after I graduated college and got married, I faced a bit of a “spiritual crisis”. Jeff and I both grew up in the church. Y’all, we were there every single time the doors were open. We were involved in all the things, served on all the mission trips and freedoms and youth camps. And, like so many people, when we went to college (together)

Hi friends!! We are starting a new series here on the blog called TOP FIVE TUESDAY. I know, nothing terribly original, but it's a fun way to round up the lists I love to make and display them for your enjoyment and personal enrichment! (I am nothing if I am not dramatic, y'all!) So today - to start it off - I am sharing the five things I am currently OBSESSED with (and you should be too!) And in order to GET you excited about these fun things, we are going to do a GIVEAWAY!!!

When Jeff headed into session, I was so excited about making Wednesdays my bread baking day. I had the house to myself for the morning so I wouldn't have any little hands wanting to help and accidentally spilling the flour, thus making us have to remeasure. (Not that I know that from experience or anything). My sweet sister in law gave me this cook book for Christmas and I planned out my course of action and gave it the best try I could. Although I did not make them all - I d

It might seem silly, but I actually am incredibly saddened to lose my beloved space of nearly four years. It has been home to my most grand dreams and also the most failed ideas. It has cultivated my love of painting, it was the place I felt the Lord lead me to write words and dare to dream bigger. This space saw me through a season of wilderness, provided comfort to my late night painting sessions during the lonely periods of session and gave my children a space to create wi

I told one of my girlfriends when session started this year that it was going to be my goal to do one “fun mom” thing a week. One. I know that sounds totally, but any mom understands that your energy is easily drained almost all of the time. There are just simply some days where even when you have the groceries and the supplies and the actual time, getting dinner on the table feels absolutely daunting. That is fact, y'all. But what if I tried to thrive not just survive? What

To say that I am in give-up-mode this time of year would quite literally be the overstatement of the year, y'all. As the number of our goodbyes with Jeff grow fewer, we can feel summertime at our fingertips! Last week was the most unproductive week, leaving me feeling completely bummed out but also overwhelmed for this week. I showed up to my nephew’s two year old birthday party without a gift - and not only did I not bring one, but it didn’t even cross my mind to bring one u