~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Abby woke up wanting some quality Mama time at 5:30 the other morning. This typically elicits groans from me (and, to be fair, this particular morning was no exception), but it did let me witness the … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Jonathan’s sister made these lovely planter boxes for us several years ago, and they’ve been sitting in our garage, just waiting for us to put them to good use. Their day has finally come; Jonathan prepared … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} This may be more “neat” or “cool” than “pretty,” but I like how this photo turned out. We had more fun with bubbles this week, as expected; there’s every indication that this will be our best … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Our summer garden is planted and thriving! Landscaping and yard work have never been my most favorite activities in the world, but I always feel a thrill of excitement when we get some tomatoes, basil, and … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} We (or, more accurately, I) decided to give our local CSA a try this year, and we received our first box this week. As I was preparing to slice this kale leaf for a salad, I … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} A good friend brought us roses, clipped fresh from his garden, saying he’d rather see people enjoy them than leave them on the bush where nobody else would see them. We put them in a vase … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} Every now and then, as I’m going about my daily activities, I’m struck by how beautiful my girls are – how beautiful all children are, really. The rounded curve of a baby’s cheek. The dark lashes … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life~ (Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real was originally hosted by the wonderful women over at Like Mother, Like Daughter. They’ve stopped publishing these posts, but the idea fits so well with choosing this moment, and it provides such a good reminder to me to stop and appreciate the small pleasures … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real}"
Read More{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – The Jesus Storybook Bible Edition
This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. I wrote about The Jesus Storybook Bible early in this series, which was, perhaps, a bit short-sighted of me. I didn’t realize how much could be … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – The Jesus Storybook Bible Edition"
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This post is a part of my “Board Book Beauty – Savoring the small as I read to my toddler” series. To see all of the posts in the series, go here. A word of explanation, before jumping into the meat of this post: we don’t own a single Audrey Wood book (a situation I should probably … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Audrey Wood Edition"
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