Happy Monday!   Today starts the day that I talked about in my last post.  Starting my “new year” today by giving God the first part of my morning (something I typically do anyway but had fallen away from in the last month), eating healthier, and getting my body moving.  I’m finishing up a plate of […]

I feel like my whole schedule is a little skewed and thrown off.   I didn’t have the whole “new year, new you” motivation like usual because instead of planning for a healthier “new me,” I was packing for a vacation.   Now that I’m back and starting to settle back into a routine and normal life, […]

Confession time… I just took down our Christmas decorations a few days ago.  The absolute longest time I’ve ever left them up.   I feel like I have a fairly good excuse, though!   We just got back from a trip to Jamaica – we didn’t actually leave until January 12, so even that is way too […]

A year ago today, I had Covid for the first time.   Most of us managed to go 2 years without getting it but on a family trip to Branson, 10 out of 11 people wound up getting sick.  Why am I bringing this up?   Because this precious baby boy celebrated his first birthday yesterday and […]

The period between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be a strange and confusing time – I know I can’t be the only one to feel this way. Our usual routines are disrupted and I sometimes don’t know what to do with myself. Sometimes it can be a relaxing and enjoyable time, while other times […]

This was such a special one-year-old session!   Allie is the youngest of 4 and is such a welcome and special addition to her family!  She was so full of personality and I especially love her angry face, such a little attitude!  Mom showed me a photo from birth when she came out making that same […]