Yesterday we made our annual family trip to the county fair. Now I’ve been going to this particular fair for as long as I can remember, and being that it’s in August, it is always hot. However, yesterday took things to a whole other level.…
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Backyard Fun & Making Summer Memories
Read moreThank you TruGreen for sponsoring this post. At the beginning of the summer, we celebrated one year spent in our new home. It was so exciting to celebrate the fact that we have been here in this space that we love so much for a…
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The Thing About Climbing Out…
Read moreLet’s talk about fear. They say that you should do one thing, every day, that scares you. So here I am posting this video to my Instagram. My instinct is to pretend that this doesn’t exist, to quietly practice & never show anyone. Because I…
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Carnival Magic
Read moreLast week our town’s annual summer carnival came to town. There is nothing in the world like the excitement that builds as we see the big red & white carnival tent go up and the rides start to fill in the empty spaces in the…
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Home: Living Room in Summer
Read more“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…
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Summer Fun & Watermelon!
Read moreThank 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…
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Family Movie Night!
Read moreHotel 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…
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Blogging: How to Get Started
Read moreDisclosure: 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.…
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beautiful just the same
Read moreThis 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…