Why I Love Joanna Gaines
I was lying in bed like a starfish this morning. My mind had clocked in for the day, but my body was all… nah. My thoughts were chasing squirrels all over the room until they somehow landed on what I now call my “Trifecta of Inspiration.” Has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Mister Rogers, Dolly
How I Became BFFs with Dolly Parton (Sort of)
I am the person advertisers are targeting when they cast miniature horses and cute puppies in their ads. I should not be allowed to watch TV. I’m a total sucker. Don’t believe me? Ask me what I did over the Christmas break. Dollywood. I threw my family in the car and drove 6+ hours to
The Kindness of Giving
One of the best things about having three kids in elementary school is that I get to spend a lot of time as a fly on the wall. Some people call it “volunteering,” but I call it “pretending to work while I’m secretly spying on my children.” I got to be part of a very
Look How Far We’ve Come!
A woman I know just had hip replacement surgery and it’s really getting her down. She is healthy and sassy and spry and assumed she’d be in a bit of pain, but also assumed she’d be back to her old routine in no time. And she will be, but right now it doesn’t feel that
Do Kindness Well
Jeremiah Solhjem has had a big life of building tall towers and defeating shifty robbers thanks to his vivid imagination and the 9-year-old’s love of Legos. I’m sure he’s playing right now as I write this, but we can no longer see him. This past September, Jeremiah was working alongside his dad to raise some
Take a Look at My Pedigree!
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the word, “Pedigree.” I think that’s a dog food, right? So it should never be used to describe me or my family. Right? Wrong. I’ll get to my personal pedigree in a moment, but first… When I was a little girl, my dad would breed dogs. Since
Just Do It- Together!
Have you ever opened your eyes on a Monday morning and thought, “Nah, I’m just gonna skip today.”? There’s nothing wrong with today, it just feels like it might take a lot of effort. Maybe I’ll have more energy to do Monday on Tuesday this week. Like this blog. It’s 7am and I really have
