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Apple Pie

My absolute favorite pie is apple pie! Something warm, sugary, and can be topped with vanilla ice cream! I mean what else could a girl...

Dec 4, 2020

Monkey Bread

What’s better than sugary bread that you can pull apart? Probably that it’s also super easy to make! Or maybe even that it could serve as...

Dec 4, 2020

Homemade Cornbread

One side that I love so very much is cornbread! Something sweet, carb loaded, and goes with pretty much everything! So here is my...

Dec 4, 2020

Green Apple Brined Chicken

My husband and kids love chicken. I mean love it! So I had to come up with some other recipe to feed these chicken monsters, and I...

Dec 4, 2020

Lemon Chicken

This is something that I make every Sunday for my husband‘s lunches. It’s super easy, packed full of flavor, and can be paired with so...

Dec 4, 2020

Carnitas

Want an easy Mexican dish that you can cook in the crockpot? Well then carnitas are for you! Ingredients: 3 Oranges 1 Lime 1 Lemon 5...

Dec 4, 2020

Posole

One of my favorite dishes to make during the winter time is posole. It’s warm, filling, and is super easy. Ingredients: Pork Shoulder 1...

Dec 4, 2020

December 2020 Goals

It‘s officially December (yes I know it’s a day late), and bearing the end of 2020. But as we close out the year being thankful for all...

Dec 2, 2020

Home is Where You Make It: Moving Update!!!

As many of you know, my husband and I have been wanting to move our family for the last almost year. But with Covid, getting signed up...

Oct 5, 2020

To My Newly Pregnant Friend

This weekend, I found out that one of my best friends is pregnant with her first baby! And I am so excited by the mere idea of a mini...

Sep 16, 2020

You're a Mini-Me

There it was...the moment when you looked right up to me with those big brown eyes, raised foot, and stomped it down with a little...

Sep 13, 2020

Preschool Week 3: Community

Hey y'all! This week was another amazing preschool week with C is for community. Something that I think is an amazing introduction to our...

Sep 11, 2020

My Coffee Cup Was Full of Tears

I've had a really hard time lately. Juggling my art, kids, being a wife, a maid, a chef,and family member. Tears falling into my coffee...

Sep 10, 2020

Prayer Journal

This week I started a prayer journal. A powerful way to pray and keep record of my prayers so that I can see where God has been at work...

Sep 4, 2020

This is 23!

Today, I turn 23! I always loved birthdays growing up and absolutely love most parties with the celebrations, decorating, cakes, and all...

Sep 1, 2020

The Truth About Toddlers

You want to know the truth about toddlers? Well I have two, a three-year-old and a one-year-old, and this is how it is... No matter how...

Aug 26, 2020

Thank You for Being the Father Neither of us Had

Dear Marc, I grew up with a dad up until the age of 14. The year that my father left and that I found you. And you grew up without a...

Aug 20, 2020

August Coffee with Me

If you and I had coffee today I would have a iced caramel macchiato cloud - VENTI in hand. What would you have? I would probably drink it...

Aug 19, 2020

Preschool Week 2: Bugs

Week 1 of preschool, apples, was a total hit for my son. So here we are continuing on (which we would anyways...haha) with week 2. And...

Aug 15, 2020

Being a Mom to Young Kids

Being a mom to young kids is a weird time in life. It's a time when you're kind of lonely, but never really alone. Where you find...

Aug 11, 2020