There is something incredibly grounding about the middle of June. The year is exactly half over, summer is stretching out ahead of us, and the frantic pace of the spring rush is finally beginning to settle. It’s the perfect pocket of time to pause, take a deep breath, and check in with ourselves. Often, we wait until …

If you’ve been following along with my journey, you know that last fall brought a wonderful, big shift when I returned to working outside the home. It has been an incredibly fulfilling season, but as any working mama or busy professional knows, a new routine means some of our quiet, slow-living habits naturally get pu…

Do you remember what summer break used to feel like before we carried the entire world around in our pockets? I’ve been feeling a deep pull lately to step away from the digital noise and return to a simpler, slower way of experiencing these warmer months. I’m craving the kind of summer where the days felt wonderfully …

Since my first child was born, I've felt a deep passion for being intentional about creating family traditions for every season. Each year, as my three children grow, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to celebrate milestones and capture every bit of magic I can. The idea for a summer spa night actually came d…

There is a specific kind of magic that settles in during the first week of June. The busyness of the school year has officially folded into the archives, the mornings feel a little softer, and for the first time in months, the clock feels like a friend rather than a taskmaster. This summer, my first real summer break …

While it's technically still spring, summer break has officially begun and that means a whole new season to romanticize! Since this is my first real summer break as a working mom, I'm planning to squeeze every last drop of summer dreaming that I can into these next three months. As with the turn of any season,…

I inadvertently went on a blogging hiatus. I had planned a full schedule of spring posts for you, but between a full-on work schedule and the endless loop of household chores, time simply got away from me. Now, it's hard to believe we are already at summer break! That’s the thing about plans; sometimes they fall i…

One of my New Year’s intentions was to reconnect with a consistent Bible study routine. I landed on Hannah Anderson’s Life Under the Sun, an 8-week journey through Ecclesiastes, for two main reasons. First, my favorite verse is Ecclesiastes 3:11 ("He has made everything beautiful in its time"). Second, this …