I’m sharing over on Instagram a special Longing for Paris giveaway….. I’m giving away a copy of Sarah Mae’s book, Longing for Paris and some other goodies! This book is about longings and the deep places of our hearts that ache for something more, something we can’t even always explain. It is about figuring out what do with our dreams and our longings, and how we navigate the tensions between them and our reality. In Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae…
Being a mom sometimes means you give up some things. Taking showers. Putting on real clothes. Make-up. Some days it just doesn’t happen. It might be 2:00 before I hop into the steamy quiet. As mothers, we give up fitting into those jeans from college. We forgo reading a good book. Our neat and tidy house is long gone. One thing that should not be abandoned when you become a mother is friendships. We all know we need community. Let’s be honest….
As a young girl I read all of the Anne Frankish books in our library. I started journaling at age thirteen. When I moved out of my parent’s house at twenty-two I took with me an Avon box full of 70-page lined spiral notebooks. I suppose there were over twenty notebooks filled with the thoughts and dreams of my girlhood. I still have them now. One of those dreams was to write a book. Most of the time, when I was dreaming…
It’s almost SUMMER! I love summer, and I’d love for you to join me as we welcome summer with a Fun Friday post about those fun summer activities you can do with your kiddos! I am I can’t wait to try some of these! They are all found on my Summer in the Sun Pinterest board. Most activities you find on Pinterest look fun and exciting, but after you click on the link, the prep-work for it is CRAZY! So…