We are officially three days into July, and if I’m being completely honest, my summer break has taken a turn I never saw coming. When June ended, I had this beautiful, romanticized picture in my mind of what July would look like. I was craving a slow, simplistic rhythm. I wanted lazy mornings, quiet afternoons with my…

Welcome to July, sweet friends! I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that we are officially stepping into the second half of 2026. June flew by in a chaotic blur of closing out the school year, resetting our home, and embracing the very first weeks of summer break. But as we stand on the edge of July,the true he…

Here is an honest check-in for you: Two days in, life hit. We hit a sudden financial tight spot, I lost access to my car for the week, my hormones crashed, and I found myself staring at a box of taquitos just trying to figure out how to stretch things until payday. I wanted to pretend I was sparkling right out of the …

Can you believe we are already winding down the month of June? This month has been such a beautiful journey of slowing down, returning to the rituals that ground us, and finding magic in the ordinary, everyday moments of summer. As we look ahead to the sun-drenched days of July and August, I wanted to do something spe…

There is a specific kind of magic that belongs entirely to a summer thunderstorm. When the bright, sun-drenched days suddenly give way to heavy grey clouds, the world seems to whisper a gentle invitation: slow down. While summer is usually synonymous with pool days, outdoor adventures, and packing our schedules to the…

To My Heavenly Father: My Father Who is in Heaven, You knew me before anything existed. You knit me together in my mother's womb with a good plan for my life on earth. You still love me though I do not deserve it. You still forgive me although I fail You daily. You still draw near to me even when I try to put dist…

I have a few vivid summer memories that I return to often, and every single one of them has a soundtrack. The first takes me back to the beginning of summer break right after I graduated eighth grade. I had tagged along with my mom to the grocery store, but decided to wait out the errand in the backseat of the car. As…

We are officially halfway through 2026, and I honestly can’t wrap my head around it. It feels like Christmas was just yesterday. Yet here we are standing on the edge of summer’s best days. It’s wild to think that Blogust, Blogtober, and Blogmas are already glimmering on the horizon. With the year moving at warp speed,…

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 …

There is a specific kind of surrender that happens when the temperature stays below freezing. You look at the driveway, then at the shovel, and you realize that no amount of grit or effort will change the fact that the ground is locked tight. This was my first lesson in wintering: some things cannot be fixed; they can…