Luxe Lemon Lavender Body Scrub
I thought it’s about time to take a break from outdoor summer fun and share our latest homemade body scrub recipe. After all, who isn’t ready for some peaceful pampering after long, busy days out and...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Know Your Neighbors (and Helpful Hints to Make it Happen)
About a year ago now, I wrote a guest post for The Well Studio on how to live missionally in your community – maybe you remember it? I shared my heart on how easy it is to think that living life on...
View Article20 Yummy Salad Recipes
Don’t we all want to feed our bodies well but sometimes it just seems so …. hard. Maybe for you eating well sounds too time consuming to plan out or just plain unappetizing. I know I oftentimes have...
View ArticleLife Hacks for Multi-tasking Mamas
These last two years have been busy ones for me – I’ve started a blog, a coaching business, and another new home based business. When I really stop to think about how much has changed in the last two...
View ArticleWhen Your Baby Goes Back to School
Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear. Perspective. It’s a lesson learned on day 1 of driving school. It’s the awe in a preschooler’s voice, as they ask why the sun follows along...
View Article10 Brilliant Fitness Hacks to Try Today
Maybe you work at a desk for most of the day and can only dream of getting your 10,000 steps in any day, let alone every day. Or maybe you’re a homeschool Mom and blogger like me, spending wayyy too...
View ArticleOn Marrying Young
So, I recently shared an article on my blog’s Facebook page that sparked a lot of conversation. It was called 10 Things You Should Know About People Who Get Married Young. Between my surprise over...
View ArticleWhat I’m Learning About Marriage 14 Years In
That time your anniversary landed smack in the middle of a challenging week – the week you got bad news delivered that weighed a heavy burden on your heart, you got rear-ended, and you pulled an...
View ArticlePlease Stop Asking My Child If She Has a Boyfriend
Dear Well Meaning Friends & Family, I know you mean well, truly I do. And I appreciate the interest you take in my child’s life. But the time has come I really must ask – please stop asking my...
View ArticleFun & Educational TV for Older Kids
For all the ups & downs and bittersweet moments of my kids getting older, no doubt there are so many sweet sides to having kids old enough for lots of things they weren’t ready for just a few years...
View ArticleHow Hope Can Change the World From the Inside Out
I am beyond humbled and grateful my friend Katie from Kangacoo.com is here today sharing her heart on the current global refugee crisis. Here’s the deal. I’m calling a spade a spade. Syrians need help....
View Article3 Ways to Give on a Budget
I’ve had the privilege of getting to know the amazing Amy Sullivan through my bloggers’ group, Blogging for Good. Today she is joining us to share 3 Ways to Give on a Budget One of my best friends...
View ArticleYou Don’t Want A Boring Story
“You know Syb, I think this is just supposed to be part of your story. You’re going to be able to encourage someone else through this. And you know you don’t want a boring story.” She listened to me...
View Article5 Ridiculously Awesome Things About Having Kids
Some days we all need to be reminded just why it is we wanted to be a Mom in the first place. We all know why being a Mom can be so humbling, stretching, and exhausting … but what was it again that’s...
View Article3 Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Shake
Do you ever have those days where you find yourself famished and fuzzy-headed at 2pm because the day is hurtling by faster than you can seem to catch up? That’s me, typically at least once a week! As...
View ArticleHow to Style Your Chambray to Transition with the Seasons
So it’s October now which means we are transitioning seasons in my corner of the Northern Hemisphere. Summer is my favorite time of year, so I’m always super sad to see it go. But my attitude about it...
View ArticleCreative Ways to Write Truth on the Walls of Your Home
I’ve often thought how nice it would be to have more options to get the most encouraging truth I needed to see every day posted around my home, in an easily accessible way. I used to write down...
View ArticleSuper Simple Snack Idea for Kids
Is there anything better than a super simple healthy snack, right when you need it most? Well, yes – but any foodie would agree, it’s up there with life’s greatest pleasures 😉 One day my oldest...
View ArticlePrize Bucket Ideas for Older Kids
Have you ever done rewards or incentive plans for your kids? We haven’t just because we never really found a system that works for us. That being said, I love how easy it is to make my kids smile...
View ArticleLunchbox Notes for Kids Free Printables
As a forever kid-at-heart who still loves playing games with my own kids, I absolutely believe kids don’t grow out of the need for any & all expressions of our love as fast as we may think they do....
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