favorite halloween costumes
Happy Thursday, everyone! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning! My day today is pretty similar to yesterday: work on my novel this morning, do some editing work, and then teach this...
View Articlehalloween fun + weekend highlights
Hi, friends! How was your weekend? Mine was a whirlwind filled with fun, faith, fulfilling work, and even some new friends! For Halloween, Allyn and I dressed up as Sebastian the crab and Ariel the...
View Articlemy halloween weekend recap!
Hi, friends! Can you believe it is already November? I have some travel recaps coming your way soon, but first I wanted to share my Halloween with you guys because it was a great one! On Friday, Allyn...
View Articletraveling simply + the top 3 hospitality items I wish hotels would provide
Hello, friends! During this holiday season when many of us are traveling, Fairmont Hotels reached out to me about doing a post on the topic of favorite travel amenities. I thought it sounded like a fun...
View Articlegrief and the holidays
This has been a unique holiday season for me. It has been joyous in many ways: filled with love and laughter, delicious food and warm conversations. More than any other year, I have savored and...
View Articlemy valentine’s weekend
Hello, friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Presidents’ Day! In honor of our past presidents, here is a link I came across with some truly inspiring quotes: 50 Greatest Presidential Quotes of...
View Articlea welcoming table
Who do I want to be? This is a question I ask myself often. It is all too easy to want to live with certain values — to want to be generous, inviting, warm, forgiving — but it can be more difficult to...
View Articleholiday minimalism challenge
Hi guys! I hope your week is off to a marvelous start! Our little apartment is officially beginning to look like the holidays. We strung up some colorful lights, hung a wreath on the door, and even got...
View Articlenews, programs, opportunities + toddler art!
Hi, friends! I hope wherever this finds you today, you are finding moments of gratitude and something to smile about. I’ve been busily working on some new programs & resources that I’m really...
View Articlegingerbread house lessons
There is a lesson about writing, parenthood & life wrapped up in this gingerbread house. Here’s the story: last year for Christmas, one of my dear friends sent me a lovely gift of a gingerbread...
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