Even before my husband and I tied the knot last summer, his family was a large part of my life and my family a large part of his. Now that we’re married, we’ve officially gained new family members in the form of in-laws. Not including extended family, I gained a mother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, [Continue Reading…]
Today Marks The End of a Hard Year
On this day last July, I loaded up my entire life into a moving truck, turned in my apartment keys, and drove away in my grey Honda Civic, tears rolling uncontrollably down my ruddy cheeks for the first 50 miles. They say “you don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone,” and that may be a [Continue Reading…]
How To Simplify Wedding Planning | EP17 Simplify Everything
Wedding planning has become a huge, overwhelming undertaking in today’s world, but it truly doesn’t have to be. My husband and I had an enjoyable seven month engagement and easily planned our dream wedding during that time! Today I’m sharing seven quick tips to help you simplify wedding planning. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Subscribe [Continue Reading…]
5 Things My Husband Has “Stolen” From Me
Marriage, as I’ve experienced it, is a delicate dance. Giving and taking, pushing and pulling, asking and receiving. It’s slowly, slowly, slowly melding two worlds and lives into one and compromising all along the way. After my husband Riley and I got married last summer, we moved in together for the first time. This change was [Continue Reading…]
The Everyday Miraculous
Because everything is so airbrushed and sparkly and “perfect” in the world and media today, I think we’ve lost sight of the everyday miracles. It seems like everything except grand, expensive gestures, and picture-perfect moments, and Pinterest-worthy backgrounds are lost and forgotten. But lately, I’ve been trying to notice and appreciate the everyday miraculous. Falling asleep in Riley’s [Continue Reading…]
7 Ways To Improve Your Mood When You’re Grumpy
As I’ve mentioned about 40,000 times now, my husband Riley and I returned back from a long trip last-last Saturday. We then spent the following Sunday doing laundry, catching up on emails, grocery shopping, starting to unpack, etc. You know, all that stuff you do when you return from being away. The next day, Monday, we both [Continue Reading…]
9 Months Into Marriage: Cultivating Laughter
This post is the third installment in my series of quarterly first-year-of-marriage posts. You can read 3 Months Into Marriage: Finding our Rhythm as a Couple and 6 Months Into Marriage: Creating Overlap or check out all of my wedding and marriage posts here. This post was meant to go live a couple of weeks [Continue Reading…]
9 Ways To Prepare To Be a Bridesmaid
This week, I fly to Maryland to celebrate holy matrimony with my sweet childhood friend, Olivia! She and I have known each other since we were six years old; she stood by me in my wedding last summer, and I’ll stand by her this Friday. Everyone should have an Olivia. Friendships steeped in time are [Continue Reading…]
Practical Ways To Be a Thoughtful Wife
Today is part two of a two-part mini-series on being a thoughtful wife in collaboration with Hannah from Just Bee! (Read part one here.) Hannah is a lovely blogger, teacher, wife, and believer who writes from rural Minnesota. Today, both Hannah and I are sharing some practical and implementable ways to love your husband and live out [Continue Reading…]
On Being a Thoughtful Wife
Today is part one of a two-part mini-series on being a thoughtful wife in collaboration with Hannah from Just Bee! Hannah is a lovely blogger, teacher, wife, and believer who writes from rural Minnesota. Today, both Hannah and I are sharing what being a thoughtful wife means to us; next Thursday, we’re each sharing some [Continue Reading…]
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