Tag: lifestyle

At Home

Spring Cleaning & Stewardship: Simple Ways We Care for Our Home

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As spring arrives, bringing a sense of new life and fresh beginnings, many of us feel the urge to reset our homes as well. In this week’s post, I’m sharing our simple, realistic spring cleaning and home maintenance routine, framed through the lens of stewardship. These are the practical tasks we return to each year to keep our home clean, functional, and ready for everyday life. If you’re looking for a manageable, meaningful way to care for your home this season, I hope this list encourages you to start small and begin.

Around the Table

A Fun & Flavorful Fiesta: Our April Dinner Party Menu

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Take a peek into our latest monthly dinner party - full of bold flavors, simple recipes, and meaningful connection. From fresh margaritas to tacos and chocolate pie, this post shares the recipes and inspiration behind a simple fiesta-themed evening designed to bring people together around the table.

At Home

Crafting a Home: Our Journey Through DIY Hallway Updates

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Crafting a home doesn’t happen overnight - it’s a story told in layers, patience, and small, meaningful changes. In this post, I share how our hallway has evolved over time through a series of DIY updates, each one shaping the space a little more. From early beginnings to where it stands now, you’ll see how incremental progress can transform not just a space, but the way it feels to live in it.

At Home

Coat Closet Refresh: Simple Changes That Made a Big Difference

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We finally gave our coat closet the refresh it desperately needed. With a few simple changes, this once-cluttered spot is now functional, organized, and easy to maintain, proving that even small spaces can have a big impact.

Heath & Wholeness

Cultivating Purpose: A Simple Guide for Clarity & Direction

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What is my purpose? Human beings have asked some variation of this age-old question since the beginning of time. There are some people who seem to be born knowing exactly what their purpose is. They wake up in the morning knowing precisely what they were born to do and they go do it. For others… Continue reading Cultivating Purpose: A Simple Guide for Clarity & Direction

Heath & Wholeness

I Am Not a World-Changer

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Growing up, I was a bit awkward to say the least. I didn't quite fit into the stereotypical boxes of a girl from southern California. I hung out with most cliques at some time or another: the athletes, the nerds, the skater kids, the popular crowd, and the loners (yes, I hung out by myself… Continue reading I Am Not a World-Changer

Heath & Wholeness

Rooted In Love

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What is my life rooted in? It seems I have been asking myself this question quite a lot lately after writing Roots & Prunes. So for the last few days I've been doing a bit of digging to see what lies beneath the surface of my own heart. Some call it "soul searching." I call… Continue reading Rooted In Love

Heath & Wholeness

Roots & Prunes

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I used to believe I had it all together. I had a schedule to follow, obligations to keep, things to arrange. I was someone and what I did was important. This all changed when Andy and I moved and I began looking for a new job. I assumed that employers would see that I was… Continue reading Roots & Prunes

Here & There

Mountain-Top Moments: Thoughts on Perspective

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Just a note of encouragement for today: On a particular hike up a mountain in New Zealand, Andy and I came close to what we thought was the summit. Suddenly the path veered away and began leading us in an entirely different direction. I felt discouraged and even frustrated because the summit we had bypassed… Continue reading Mountain-Top Moments: Thoughts on Perspective

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Yosemite: Not Even Slightly Overrated

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Happy December!!! Friends, it is SO good that you are here today. And can I just say that I am STOKED for this holiday season and ringing in the new year! 2018 we are ready for you (almost)! Thinking back at 2017, though, I must admit that Andy and I have made some pretty amazing… Continue reading Yosemite: Not Even Slightly Overrated