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“Like the way the valleys of the earth cup their hands for light and drink, like the way the desert opens up its sweet mouth and laughs” –Hafiz How are you, my dear friends? Today is the 20th of July. It’s morning and I am sitting at my kitchen table finishing up a little bit…
Thank you National Watermelon Promotion Board for sponsoring this post. Watermelon is the perfect portable food for enjoying wherever life takes you! Hello, friends! Can you believe that we are already into the middle of July?! I sure can’t. As it always goes, these summer days are flying by so quickly. We’ve been making the…
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is about to hit theaters on July 13th. My kids have been so excited as we count down the days until we can go & watch it. In the meantime, we’ve been having family movie nights with some of their old favorites at home. We all get cuddled up on…
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated in partnership with Bluehost and contains affiliate links. All opinions are mine alone. Thank you for supporting the companies that help to make my work possible. Next month I will celebrate nine years with this blog. That’s pretty incredible. Blogging has been such a life-changer for me. From being…
This life is not what I imagined it would be, but it’s beautiful just the same. I took these photographs last week on the golden afternoon of the Summer Solstice. The Solstice always holds such an important space in my heart. It is a day full of so much hope & light. Magical Midsummer, the…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadeHeartHealth #CollectiveBias Focusing on proper nutrition, living an active lifestyle, and taking supplements are major parts of my wellness routine. I have been taking supplements for 11 years. I take a variety of supplements that benefit me in various ways from EPA &…
My experiences both during pregnancy and after the birth of each of my children were vastly different. I often find myself wondering how much it shaped them–the things that I went through while I carried them inside of me, the things that I went through in the first months after they were born. I studied…
Thank you to the Chinet® brand for sponsoring this post. Click the Image Above to Shop! Spring is quickly blossoming into summer and as the season turns, my favorite time of the year begins — time for outdoor entertaining. There is nothing that I love more than sitting outside in nature, enjoying good food, good…
“Perhaps we should love ourselves so fiercely, that when others see us they know exactly how it should be done.” –Rudy Francisco I can’t believe that we’re nearing the middle of June already. This spring has moved so quickly that it takes my breath away. The last thing that I can remember with clarity was…