Family

  • Our First Issue with Body Image

    Last week, Gracie got the most adorable two piece bathing suit from one of her besties for her birthday. She was super excited when she got it because it also came with really…

  • When Spring Break Goes Wrong

    Last week was spring break for our kids. We had big plans. We had a camping site reserved outside of St. Augustine and had plans to camp from Sunday to Wednesday. We were…

  • The End is Near

    This week we had Meet the Teacher night at the kids’ school.  Both of them got really great teachers this year and I am anticipating another great school year for both of them.…

  • Laid to Rest

    This past weekend, my family met in Blountville, Tennessee, to lay my sweet Grandma to rest.  It was what you would expect a funeral weekend to be, but it was so much more,…

  • Top Ten Tuesday

    First, thank you all so much for your support and encouragement after my last post.  It filled my heart and gave me confidence to just keep going.  And thank you again for giving…

  • In Sickness and In Health

    Oh, imaginary friends.  What a long summer this has been for our family.  I don’t normally allow myself to wallow, but June and July have definitely brought us wallow-worthy moments. About a week…

  • My Grandma

    If you want to know my Grandma a little better, read this post.  It sums her up perfectly.  🙂

  • Nerf War Birthday Party

    Bean turned nine the last week of school, but we decided to have his party after school had ended and everyone’s schedules settled down a bit.  Also, we wanted to wait until Gracie…

  • Weekend Recap: Summer Countdown!

    We had a long, lazy Memorial Day weekend.  We were supposed to get some nasty weather from a tropical storm, but the rain never came.  It was super windy and cloudy all weekend,…