Over the last few months, my morning prayer time has been feeling a little stagnant. Time and time again, I found myself feeling as though I was just going through the motions–not connecting with the Lord on a meaningful level. My routine for a few years now has been reading the daily readings and Blessed […]

This July will mark six years that I’ve lived in the Triangle of North Carolina. That’s only one year away from this being the place I’ve lived the longest! I’m so thankful that even though I didn’t grow up here, it absolutely feels like home. I think part of that has been finding go-to places […]

Please bear with me for a few disclaimers :) As you read this, please remember that this is our unique experience and literally every child/family who deals with allergies is completely different. I faint at the sight of blood so it is safe to say I am most definitely not a doctor and nothing I […]

It sounds so obnoxiously cliché, but there really is something about putting on a face mask that makes me feel like I’m at a spa right in my own bedroom. I usually spend the ten minutes I sit with a mask on reading, rather than working or scrolling Instagram, so I’m sure that is a […]

How about a fun little chat for our Friday? A few months ago, my friend Olivia posted one of the best conversation starter questions I’ve ever heard: what rabbit holes do you always go down? You know those topics that will, without fail, get you to click on a headline (or two or three), watch […]

May was so full and so good!! We kicked off the month with a wonderful weekend in Charleston and closed it with a sweet week in Texas, celebrating my beautiful sister’s wedding. And our spring travels aren’t over yet…June is our busiest travel month of the year, with three trips to different parts of Virginia […]

One of my favorite trips of all time was our second anniversary trip to Charleston. Charlie was about nine months old, and while we’d already traveled to see family a handful of times by then, it was our first true vacation for just the three of us. When I was invited to a baby shower […]

I have a bit of a random post to share today! When I realized that Dave and I have almost literally been singing the praises of two new-to-us toddler products (both listed below), it got me thinking about the other things that have made a big, positive difference in my life lately. Let’s jump right […]