It's like we turned around and we're coming up on the home stretch already! This week we're 32 weeks pregnant and this is the part in the game where babies are putting on the weight getting ready for their big debut! It's getting harder to get comfortable and sleep but it's not too bad yet. … Continue reading Getting closer…
My grandma used to tell me, 'Just wait. Life keeps going faster." It's just hard to believe that when it already feels like it's flying by. It's become so true. With every new year, child, life change, etc. it just feels like this year was faster than last. Well, today I'm going to review what … Continue reading It’s never how we planned…
I already told her that I see it coming. I can picture it so perfect in my mind already as I stand back and view the beauty in that room. All of the Christmas lights and decorations, the round tables and buzz of laughter and conversations. These moments where we all gather and celebrate. I … Continue reading Coming to a close.
As the tires leave the pavement my van dips and gives into the gravel and I swing through the open gates. There's something about the sound of gritting stones and dirt underneath me that fuels the adventure leaping within my heart. A couple of pickups are parked way across the lot with empty boat trailers. … Continue reading Bringing back my childhood magic…
At a nice and steady 68mph today we zipped down 23 with excitement and yet this sense of easy peace. Going south of the Michigan border usually finds me impatient at our neighbors' crawling speed limit but today there was no rush. Just us and adventure awaited! With plenty of time to get there, great … Continue reading Preparing for the Change…
I was going to write this as kinda an open letter to whoever would read this, like a general blog post - but then realized this is for you and Alex, Kristen. I've been struggling to put into words what I've been feeling over the past week and at the end of all of this, … Continue reading You moved to Haiti…
When you weather storms with other people it often times becomes an environment where you develop a deeper intimacy in one capacity or another. There's friends that have known my husband and I since way back when we were really struggling in our marriage and finding out who we were. There's friends that were with us … Continue reading Weathering Ground.
Today my sweet friend from Anavista came over to help me understand my A6000 a bit better. Meaning she started from scratch and went over photography 101. You know... important basics like aperture, shutter speed and ISO! She took me through all of the various settings on my camera and just did an overview on … Continue reading Coming into focus…
In the matter of a few weeks just about everything about our year as changed. I would love to have everything planned and figured out, but just like many of you I'm just doing this thing one day at a time. Today in particular was a big day emotionally as my hubby and I finally decided that … Continue reading The Next Steps… Simplified?
It's nights like these that I look around and for a quick moment feel surrendered to the magic of the atmosphere. It's a culmination of shared experiences and a consistency of time and intentionality as we do life together. It all leads me to these split seconds where I'm suddenly a witness to beauty and in awe … Continue reading Pursuing My Village…
