I can't believe how time flies. Seriously. And I can't believe it's been almost a month since Nora turned one. I'm a terrible blogger. AHHHH!But, I MUST show these wonderful photos to you that totally capture Nora's sweet personality.She is a total light and JOY in our lives!Nora is seriously my doll baby. I just can't even get over how much I adore her. We all adore her. Her daddy and ...
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Backyard Suppertime
This post is also featured on Style Me Pretty Living! One of our favorite places to eat supper during the summertime is in our backyard - at least when it's not 100 degrees! Sometimes we have fresh garden produce with homemade chicken fingers or sandwiches and salads, but when we get really fancy, we {my brother} will grill hamburgers on the ancient charcoal grill. It's such a treat for our family.The best addition to home grilled hamburgers ...
Merry Christmas, y’all!
I hope this beautiful Monday morning finds you well! We had a great first week with Ernie at home.This is a fun time of year, but it's also very non-scheduled which makes me get twitchy. I thrive on routine and normalcy which just doesn't happen during the holiday season.This week...We will cook.We will bake.We will gather with family.We will eat.We will give.{the antics of getting pictures taken.} We will be ...
It’s A New Day!!!
Happy Monday, y'all! After sharing our home decorated for Christmas last week, I'm going to be a bit quieter over the next couple of weeks as I intentionally spend more time with my family and less time with my laptop. ;)I just wanted to share a bit of exciting news. No, I'm not pregnant. ;)After working at Nucor Steel {an AMAZING job!} for seven years, Ernie resigned to work from home and to follow the dreams that God gave him many ...
Thanksgiving Week!
Happy Monday! I am so excited about this activity packed week ahead. This season is my absolute favorite time of year.It's the together-ness that I love and that I crave.And hospitality too. Having people here makes me happy because that's what this house knows. Memaw and Granddaddy always welcomed everyone into their home for a meal, for holidays - we used to gather for just about every single holiday imaginable.{view from my ...
finding beauty in the mundane
I'm on a mission of finding beauty in every day life. You know, the mundane. The stuff you do every day that seems just like routine. The things you could do in your sleep. That stuff.Cutting up cheese, avocados and apples.Wiping hands and sweet faces.Re-washing that sour load of laundry at least once.Sweeping up left over animal cracker crumbs.Laughing at the antics of my boys.Going on a treasure hunt for socks that ...