Last week was a week of celebration in honor of my sweet Roman James turning 5 years old! Five has always been a big deal in my mind. It is that true transition age from baby to child. Perhaps it is the knowledge that this…
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You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.
Read more“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” –Rumi I wake up to the sound of my bedroom door opening and then the patter of little feet entering the room. “Mama…” Each morning it’s the same. One of them wakes the other. Roman…
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Tissue Paper Stained Glass Butterflies
Read moreHello, friends and happy Monday! After a long winter, spring has finally sprung around here and it’s making me so happy! Birds are singing. The gorgeous flowering trees are in full bloom. Folks are beginning their summer garden preparations. It is such a beautiful time…
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An Easy Weeknight Meal with Village Harvest
Read moreThank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post. Every day Village Harvest is planting seeds of change and growing possibilities, one bag of goodness at a time. Hello, friends! I am so excited to share today’s post with you because it features my new favorite…
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Homemaking: Refinishing My Bedroom Set
Read more“When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.” –Armand Hammer I had grand ambitions for my house and yard this spring. More than anything, I was excited about starting seeds for my garden. But then life happened, as life…
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a little heart-spill & a spring walk (finally!)
Read moreIt’s finally happened. The snow has melted, the flowers have opened, and the earth is alive with the warmth & joy of springtime once again. This is the moment that we’ve been waiting for through the long, cold winter. I kept Roman home from school…
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Target Dates & Kitty Litter
Read moreThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeandCleanLiving #CollectiveBias When you have a second child, there is a natural disparity in the amount of alone time that you are able to spend with each of…
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Culinary Wreath-making Class at Pennings Farm
Read moreA couples of weeks ago, I attended a culinary wreath-making workshop at one of my favorite local farms, Pennings. You can check out some of my earlier posts from our Pennings visits here and here; and a trip to the Pennings Orchard when Roman was…
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Homemaking: A Plant Wall
Read moreOver the winter I set out to complete several indoor projects. I didn’t get to everything on my list, but I did complete a few. Two of the biggest ones were to finish painting my bedroom set and get it into my room (complete!) and…